Ewww, touchscreen controller? The only way a controller actually works is physical tactile feedback, else you'd have to look down at the controller rather than at the screen.
If this is true the controllers are going to cost a lot more than the insane amount they charge for the s**tty things we have now. I can't believe this is legit. It makes no sense.
That sucks balls if true. The 360 controller is so comfortable. The Wii U controller, a giant heavy tablet with controls on the outside, is retarded. You're supposed to be looking at the tv, not having to look down at your hands to use a touchscreen.
It's still never officially been referenced as "720," that's just done for ease of communication as everybody immediately knows that you're talking about the next gen Xbox. It's not even official it will have "Xbox" in the name, but just seems likely given that with the Wii U even Nintendo has jumped on board with keeping a console name across generations.
Sure, they could just say "next Xbox," but I guess 720 is easier. And using anything like "Xbox 3" or any other potential but non-official name would be just as non-official.
And? How can you play a game using a touch screen controller? Motion tracking does not take your attention away from the screen. A touch screen controller does.
Heavy kinect integration, screen taking up real estate on my controller, no used games...
Sounds like I'll be spending what it costs for the new console, on a top notch video card, and begin buying parts for a gaming PC. Sorry Microsoft, but I hope that none of these rumors are true.
I don't understand the problem with Kinect integration, it seems to work pretty well for navigating menus and playing videos. Plus you'll get built in video Skype which can't hurt.
Oh for christ's sake. I'm sick of this gimmicky bullcrap. I have no interest in Kinect. No interest in motion controls. I have no interest in a touch screen controller. I've been an X-bot from day one, but if this is true, I'm jumping ship. Unless Sony does it too (and they will.) Then I'll suddenly decide I'm a PC gamer for the first time ever.
I think it meant touchscreen plus regular sticks/buttons on the 360 controller. I imagine it means replacing the back/start/home buttons with a screen, kinda like on the Razer laptop's touchpad... Maybe.
I'd say they've been regarded as leaders but not innovators. If you want to get really picky, all of the console manufacturers (including ones like Sega in the past) have all had their contributions, but even if a given console brings something new to the market, pretty much everything else it brought along was not innovative.
Just go through any console and look at what it brought that was new (and good), what was bad, and what was par for the pack.
We, the PC Gamers, can't wait to use this new controller for our gaming rigs- just like how we can alreadyt use the xbox 360 controller and even the kinect.
Well yea, but notice I said "mimic", not copy. No idea is entirely original anymore. Motion detection has been around since the '80s, as has the idea of a touchscreen for gaming. Cracked wrote a great article about it recently.
It's fine as long as Microsoft doesn't overemphasize the touchscreen at the same time as Nintendo begins the marketing push for the Wii U, otherwise most consumers will have no idea which one's which except the price, which Nintendo usually sets very low.
agmlauncherFeb 10, 2012Buried
Ewww, touchscreen controller? The only way a controller actually works is physical tactile feedback, else you'd have to look down at the controller rather than at the screen.
barackalypseFeb 10, 2012Buried
The button and analog sticks are precise and work every time and precisely. Touchscreens, not so much.
boomerangsp24Feb 10, 2012Buried
for the love of God please let this stay just a rumor
mizuhochanFeb 10, 2012Buried
Can we not just have some damn buttons. Motion controls, touchscreen controls, they're all s**t.
BUTTONS.
norman619Feb 10, 2012Buried
If this is true the controllers are going to cost a lot more than the insane amount they charge for the s**tty things we have now. I can't believe this is legit. It makes no sense.
AnonanimalFeb 10, 2012Buried
That sucks balls if true. The 360 controller is so comfortable. The Wii U controller, a giant heavy tablet with controls on the outside, is retarded. You're supposed to be looking at the tv, not having to look down at your hands to use a touchscreen.
jimborickFeb 10, 2012Buried
Lovely. So now each controller will cost a mere $149.99.
socialpyramidFeb 10, 2012Buried
So Xboxes are hereafter named after snowboard tricks...
seroevoFeb 10, 2012Buried
It's still never officially been referenced as "720," that's just done for ease of communication as everybody immediately knows that you're talking about the next gen Xbox. It's not even official it will have "Xbox" in the name, but just seems likely given that with the Wii U even Nintendo has jumped on board with keeping a console name across generations.
Sure, they could just say "next Xbox," but I guess 720 is easier. And using anything like "Xbox 3" or any other potential but non-official name would be just as non-official.
norman619Feb 10, 2012Buried
And? How can you play a game using a touch screen controller? Motion tracking does not take your attention away from the screen. A touch screen controller does.
thetwintowersFeb 10, 2012Buried
Heavy kinect integration, screen taking up real estate on my controller, no used games...
Sounds like I'll be spending what it costs for the new console, on a top notch video card, and begin buying parts for a gaming PC. Sorry Microsoft, but I hope that none of these rumors are true.
sab0tageFeb 10, 2012Buried
I don't understand the problem with Kinect integration, it seems to work pretty well for navigating menus and playing videos. Plus you'll get built in video Skype which can't hurt.
rockyoumonkeysFeb 10, 2012Buried
Oh for christ's sake. I'm sick of this gimmicky bullcrap. I have no interest in Kinect. No interest in motion controls. I have no interest in a touch screen controller. I've been an X-bot from day one, but if this is true, I'm jumping ship. Unless Sony does it too (and they will.) Then I'll suddenly decide I'm a PC gamer for the first time ever.
sab0tageFeb 10, 2012Buried
I think it meant touchscreen plus regular sticks/buttons on the 360 controller. I imagine it means replacing the back/start/home buttons with a screen, kinda like on the Razer laptop's touchpad... Maybe.
seroevoFeb 10, 2012Buried
I'd say they've been regarded as leaders but not innovators. If you want to get really picky, all of the console manufacturers (including ones like Sega in the past) have all had their contributions, but even if a given console brings something new to the market, pretty much everything else it brought along was not innovative.
Just go through any console and look at what it brought that was new (and good), what was bad, and what was par for the pack.
sab0tageFeb 10, 2012Buried
Small LCD screens don't cost that much, yields on small screens are far higher than big screens.
parasit3Feb 10, 2012Buried
We, the PC Gamers, can't wait to use this new controller for our gaming rigs- just like how we can alreadyt use the xbox 360 controller and even the kinect.
rudegarFeb 10, 2012Buried
think it was org skateboard tricks
http://skateboardgamez.com/content/images/720_507326.jpg
norman619Feb 10, 2012Buried
Which should tell you this is bogus.
RujabesFeb 10, 2012Buried
Well yea, but notice I said "mimic", not copy. No idea is entirely original anymore. Motion detection has been around since the '80s, as has the idea of a touchscreen for gaming. Cracked wrote a great article about it recently.
It's fine as long as Microsoft doesn't overemphasize the touchscreen at the same time as Nintendo begins the marketing push for the Wii U, otherwise most consumers will have no idea which one's which except the price, which Nintendo usually sets very low.