Valve just dropped a preview of the next SteamOS update and, I have to say, it looks incredible. It even features what we all thought was an impossible feature. Check out the features here: https:/...
That sure looks like an interesting device, but I cannot imagine that being worth the €300 for anyone. I would expect that even someone who really needs a far-from-standard controller for accessibility reasons could find a better (albeit less reconfigurable) option to suit their needs.
Yeah it’s definitely an interesting and unique design, so it doesn’t exactly surprise me that it costs AU$525. Disability tax is kind of a fact of life honestly, between products being for a smaller niche of the community, and the knowledge that insurance of some sort is often paying for it. Comparatively though, Microsoft’s Adaptive Controller starts at only AU$130, but that isn’t really a full controller OOTB. You need at least a couple of joysticks, and a few more buttons, which cost almost as much as the controller again each, pushing up towards the cost of the Byowave device. However, it’s a fully extensible platform using simple 3.5mm TS and TRS for buttons, analogue triggers and sticks. Plus two USB-A inputs for joysticks as well. This allows for much more specialised inputs such as Sip and Puff switches, but these start at US$325 (AU$515).
I guess my point is that it’s not great, but it’s not terrible either for certain niches.
Saved you a click, and watching a whole ass video
This is copied from the video description
General
Controllers and Input
Desktop mode
Steam Deck Dock
Graphics and Performance
Desktop
Misc
Which in itself is copy and paste from most of https://steamcommunity.com/games/1675200/announcements/detail/529841158837240757
This is a lame ass video
That sure looks like an interesting device, but I cannot imagine that being worth the €300 for anyone. I would expect that even someone who really needs a far-from-standard controller for accessibility reasons could find a better (albeit less reconfigurable) option to suit their needs.
https://byowave.com/
Yeah it’s definitely an interesting and unique design, so it doesn’t exactly surprise me that it costs AU$525. Disability tax is kind of a fact of life honestly, between products being for a smaller niche of the community, and the knowledge that insurance of some sort is often paying for it. Comparatively though, Microsoft’s Adaptive Controller starts at only AU$130, but that isn’t really a full controller OOTB. You need at least a couple of joysticks, and a few more buttons, which cost almost as much as the controller again each, pushing up towards the cost of the Byowave device. However, it’s a fully extensible platform using simple 3.5mm TS and TRS for buttons, analogue triggers and sticks. Plus two USB-A inputs for joysticks as well. This allows for much more specialised inputs such as Sip and Puff switches, but these start at US$325 (AU$515).
I guess my point is that it’s not great, but it’s not terrible either for certain niches.