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Missing the track pads, total garbage.
I agree. The article claims this mockup has better “trackpads”, but I think they’re just referring to the thumbsticks.
Nah, I think the article and the image are both AI generated, so the “author” of the article really has no idea what the image actually looks like.
The article could be, but the images definitely aren’t.
I only ever use them in desktop mode but I know if they disappeared I’d be mad about it
And typing.
This reminds me of the XBOX 720 memes from back in the day where the console was a sphere or some shit
IT’S SPHERICAL
Funny to see that it’s turned out be a simple geometrical shape after all but just a little… edgier.
Please don’t feed bullshit designs like this oxygen. It’s bad enough seeing all the “PS5 Pro” and “Switch 2” articles.
Switch 2 was officially announced though.
No, it wasn’t.
https://www.polygon.com/23633001/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-2024-backward-compatibility
“Nintendo has not formally announced its next console, and has effectively ruled out releasing one anytime prior to April 1, 2024. The company said earlier this year that it wants to bolster Switch sales with new games and add-on content.”
I guess official wasn’t the right choice of words, but there’s enough info and dev kits going out means it’s not speculation anymore.
It’s all a lot of “my uncle works at Nintendo and…” Even the stuff about dev kits going out is all sillyness and nonsense.
No trackpads = no thanks
Also why does the screen jut out like that?
How comes Valve is the only one to get inputs right? Not even fan renders get it right.
Nobody else is thinking of it as “PC gaming on a console”
They’re thinking in terms of “A console which is a PC”
In other words, their heads are in console mode rather than in PC gaming mode. They aren’t thinking of an effective mouse option to play paradox games and the like.
They aren’t thinking of an effective mouse option to play paradox games and the like.
To buy the DLC?
Exactly. Purchasing Sunset Invasion requires high precision.
I recently finished Planescape Torment, and I can only imagine how much I would’ve hated it without the touchpads.
100% agree. Loved the Steam Controller. Love the Steam Deck. Drop the trackpads and my use case gets 10x smaller - I’d pass on it.
Ragebait
holy shit this thing is ugly
Truly awful concept tbh, the shape is awful the screen makes no sense superfluous lights. Just wretched.
Why is it upside down?
That pad and buttons look painful.
This has got to be rage bait
My wrists are sore just looking at that shape.
Concepts are always made by the people I least want to actually be in charge of design
Part of the problem is that concept art needs to be flashy to be noticed, but most usability focused designs are plain or very similar to existing designs.
I’m so happy they don’t actually get to design anything
Actually maybe one of them did ouya
That’s why they’re stuck making concepts instead of actual products.
This design is dumber than that one rounded boomerang ps3 prototype controller
At least the boomerang curved into your palms. This literally curves away. The only part of your body that will be holding onto this “prototype” when you use its joysticks are the tips of your fingers.
From what I’ve read, the boomerangs ps3 controller wasn’t actually dumb at all. It was apparently extremely comfortable to hold because of the way it curved into your palms and the placement of the buttons and sticks felt really natural. But the poor reception to the look of it basically bullied Sony into reverting to the classic DualShock layout.
I forgot these existed! I always wanted one…
I had one. Those controllers were incredibly cheap and plasticky.
Not only the controller. I always had to put something heavy on the toploader or the CDs wouldn’t load properly.
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I knew it reminded me something, you’re exactly right. Recolor it in leappad colors and it would fit right in.
Shit looks hella uncomfortable to hold
It looks like it was designed by an AI, just like how the article was written
Cool! It even has an unintentionally belly-operated off-button!
(Sorry, but this design looks like a UX nightmare. The Sticks feel barely reachable, the buttons on the bottom will be touched unintentionally, the shoulder pads aren’t clearly separated, the ABXY buttons are way too small, the speaker seems to be mono,… The list of shortcomings could go on forever…)
Where are the touch pads? Are they secret? Are they safe?
