Mister Jack Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 That was my main reason for sticking with wired. If I'm on a console I do prefer wireless unless I'm playing a fighting game, but on a PC I don't really see the need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I hate messing with batteries Are you telling me you can't buy a controller with a rechargable battery these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah you're pretty near enough that you don't need the extra distance wireless can provide, and you avoid the whole annoying battery thing (replacing/recharging). Just plug in and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I don't mean just replacing, recharging too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yeah you're pretty near enough that you don't need the extra distance wireless can provide, and you avoid the whole annoying battery thing (replacing/recharging). Just plug in and go. Implying everyone plays at a desk using their PC http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/thebigpicture.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yeah, for TV gaming I prefer wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yeah you're pretty near enough that you don't need the extra distance wireless can provide, and you avoid the whole annoying battery thing (replacing/recharging). Just plug in and go. Implying everyone plays at a desk using their PC http://www.steampowe...ebigpicture.php Yes I'm obviously the person that's in the "Gaming PCs are phyiscally impossible to hook up to TVs and have in a living room" camp. ¬_¬ Cable on a 360 pad is pretty lengthy anyway (excessively so for most cases) so you'd need a pretty big room before it becomes an issue. Pretty big TV too in order to not make it tinsy at that distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Has anyone tried Big Picture? Being late to the game as usual, I just tried it for the first time today and I am very impressed by it. It's not perfect, and I could name a few simple suggestions that might improve it considerably, but it's definitely a great start to tailoring the Steam platform to people who are playing in high resolution on televisions and/or who primarily game with controllers on the PC. If the rest of you haven't already stoned us to death >.> Everything is very nicely laid out, and pretty simple to navigate. The only time I hit a wall where I had to reach for the mouse was to click on a link that a friend sent me in out chat, since you can only scroll up and down the chat window, and not bring an icon into it or single out lines (not that I can tell, at least). The home-button functionality works perfectly with my F710, down to the ability to use it (home + RT) to take screens. I'm definitely digging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 What rest of us that stone folks to death? At least on here most of us highly recommend 360 pad for PC n those that don't mainly play grand strategy. And yeah big screen is neat, shame as soon as beta hit I ended up having to put my tele in living room So not much use from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I use a cheesy wired Logitech gamepad I got for $20. No rumble, but it works fairly well for couch gaming. I've heard that the Dual Shock controllers work on PC with the right drivers. Is it worthwhile to switch just so I can have rumble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 It would be worth it if you bought a bluetooth adapter as well so you get the full upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I used to use the dualshock adapter back when I had windows vista but for some reason when I got windows 7 it just didn't work anymore. I've been told the windows 7 driver is supposed to work but I could never make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 FBD: You mean a standard PC bluetooth receiver? Or is there a dedicated Dual Shock adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 FBD: You mean a standard PC bluetooth receiver? Or is there a dedicated Dual Shock adapter? Generic but it needs to be compatible. There's info on the motion in joy website. Also Mister Jack... adapter? You don't need any sort of adapter for a PS3 controller. Did you mean a PS2 controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I meant to say driver. I dunno why adapter came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) Hmm I thought I was set for notifications, my bad. Dean: Some of my PC friends are pretty critical of controllers in general, and even more so of my playing PC games with them. I'm going to leave a list of names in here, so if I'm ever found dead with a bloody Logitech F710 laying next to me, you guys will know who to call the cops on. GOH: In theory one should be able to use Big Picture with a PS3 controller and motionjoy, but the few discussions I've seen on it show mixed results. One person couldn't get it to work, another did but it stopped working after an update, etc. People are asking for full support though, for DS3 and for Dinput controllers, so I'm remaining hopeful. It seems like there might be some legal issues with the former, but if anything a convenient back door may be left open, so to speak. 360 controllers and the newer Logitechs (that support Xinput) are all supported in BPM though. Edited December 4, 2012 by FredEffinChopin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 As a general rule, I play all games except shooters, strategy games, and point-and-clicks with a controller. It's just a better experience that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Its been over a year, and I've got a question: What controller do you use now for your PC? Scanning the standard subreddits today, there's a picture-perfect example of a circlejerk on r/gaming. It's far from anything new, or surprising, or interesting, other than it got me thinking about what controllers PC gamers use. Momentarily I wanted to call out any hypocrisy among the elitists, that is if they were in fact using a console's controller. If they wanted to keep denouncing a console, you'd think they'd abstain from the input device of that console. Of course, there are other controllers/pads out there too. I'm only aware of the Logitech gamepads, and Logitech has been embracing gaming products more. I'm not sure where their headsets and other devices stand against other brands like Corsair, Cooler Master, Steelseries, and Microsoft. Anyway, for myself I have a wired 360 controller. Brother-in-law had it originally for the 360 he and my sister share (but rarely use). For my birthday I asked for it, and while he was hesitant, eventually he gave it. Later on I gifted him the standard wireless 360 controller for a previous Christmas. Never thought to look at Logitech because the only one I ever saw in stores looked MadCatz-level cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Dualshock 4. /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm still using the same 360 pad, used it to beat SRIV. Simple case that while many games on PC are built for kb/m, there's a ton of console-first cross-platform games where kb/m controls are ill thought out and it just makes sense in the end to use a 360 controller and save on the bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Yeah, 360 controller was easily the best until the DS4 came out, and its still at least on the same level as the DS4. Just because people don't like a console doesn't mean they can't acknowledge that it has a good controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Yep, DS4 after using a DS3. Touchpad to navigate like a mouse= amazing. Momentarily I wanted to call out any hypocrisy among the elitists, that is if they were in fact using a console's controller. If they wanted to keep denouncing a console, you'd think they'd abstain from the input device of that console. In my experience these people do denounce using a controller. Don't assume everyone is an elitist. Edited January 4, 2014 by Faiblesse Des Sens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Didn't assume everyone was an elitist. For the most part it comes down to preference, and I wouldn't care if anyone scoffed at me for using a controller for something like Skyrim or whatever else. If someone was going to go off on a console in an elitist nature, but simultaneously using its controller for his "superior machine," that to me is being hypocritical because without that console, you wouldn't have that controller for your platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 If someone was going to go off on a console in an elitist nature, but simultaneously using its controller for his "superior machine," that to me is being hypocritical because without that console, you wouldn't have that controller for your platform. Yeah, I never see that, these same elitists assholes are the ones who think that every single type of game plays best with a M+KB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc4life Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I still use my 360 wireless pad for PC gaming. Obviously not all games, but games that are more at home on consoles. The likes of Batman, or Saints Row, or Lego. Driving games, I can play on keyboard all right if I don't have my controller with me (like say, if I'm on my laptop and want to maybe play some Grid 2 or Need For Speed), but if I'm at my desktop, I'll have my controller. First-person shooters are KB/M for me. Not that I don't like playing those with controllers, it's just preference really. Emulators pre-PS2 are also KB/M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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