Poll: Would you want the NextBox and PS4 controllers to have touch screen?

[malestrithe]

If it's a part of the system, it would not stop me from buying it. I might get annoyed if it weren't implemented correctly, but I would gripe a little before I move on.

 

[LordChhaya]

No, never. We had enough trouble with shoe horned in six-axis crap back in that day, I will not have touch screen tomfoolery ruin my Dragon flying sim!

 

[Vrach]

Nope. What I would like is if the new consoles were 100% friendly to a mouse and keyboard setup. Controllers are cool for a lot of games, but there are games I just can't get into without a mouse and keyboard. There's also quite a bit less pleasure in playing, say, RDR and having to use autoaim and playing GTA on a PC and doing just as well (if not even better) without it.

 

[Snotnarok]

Okay, lets face it, the industry has never been coy about ripping off Nintendo, be it the D-Pad, thumb-stick, using a handheld as a second controller, motion controls

and Nintendo has never been coy about taking their control schemes from other places either (D-pad, thumb-stick, touch controls all had origins elsewhere not Nintendo)

As far as I understand, analog flightsticks were available for home consumers as far as the 70s, but the N64 controller had the first analog thumbstick. And the modern ubiquitous "cross" D-Pad was first used in the Donkey Kong handheld.

Look, there's no denying Nintendo is a regular trendsetter. The Kinect and Move came into existence only because of the Wii's popularity.

Nintendo was far from the first to have analog, motion controls, nor was the 64 an analog stick it was actually digital. To set a how late they were: Atari 5200, Vectrex, Playstation, Sega Saturn, etc came before the big N.

OT: No, they jacked up the cost of controllers enough with useless wireless functions; okay it's mostly useless how many REALLY need wireless controllers, you that far away from the console? Back in my day we just raised the wire if someone needed to get past *shakes cane*

Seriously what's the point of a screen on your controller? So you don't have to open a menu or map? I'd rather save the extra cash spent on a function already built into the game that works perfectly well. Not to mention the numerous dunderheaded publishers who'll make the touchscreen & controller tilting mandatory.

 

[crazyarms33]

No. I don't want any stupid, pointless gimmicks to make consoles seem technically savvy. Just give the same controllers that have worked for years, and don't need fixing or changing.

This. So much this. I don't understand the point of a touch screen on a controller. If I am playing the game on my TV I don't want to split my attention between it and the controller. Seems a waste.

 

[Something Amyss]

Personally, no. I don't want anything that will require me to take my eyes off the (main) screen. That's a surefire way to break immersion, which is hard enough to come by as it is.

Immersion's pretty easy to come by, unless you define it as "realism" or something similar.

Actually, tactile interaction can enhance immersion.

Otherwise, if you want "immersion," go outside. It's an easy way to become immerse in something that's hard to get broken out of.

Side note, but imagine if people took this approach to books. "I have to turn the pages?"

 

[SecondPrize]

No. Game developers can not be trusted to handle touch screens in a sensible manner that actually improves game play, and we're just better off if they don't shoe-horn stupid gimmicky crap into games because Sony and Microsoft force them to make use of touch screens.
Why in the name of fucking fuck is this capcha a fucking advertisement?

 

[Sylveria]

l think touchscreen controllers could work really well. If more developers used the touch screen aiming system from Metroid Hunters, we might finally get console shooters that don't control like crap.

Metroid Hunters has the worst controls in the world. It makes the DS hard to hold and the game a pain to control.

Opinions. l for one loved the fact that l could actually aim precisely, rather than waggling my thumbs in the vague direction l wanted to look.

Also, if the PS4 or Xbox 720 had a touch screen, then it would be some shoddy copy of the Wii U which some games force you to use but isn't required for the console. Look at the Wii, Move and Kinect.

Well then, doesn't the fault there lie with developers? Plenty of Nintendo games used the Wiimote brilliantly, after all.

Sure a touch screen can be fun, but no, the nextgen consoles don't need it, and not too many people were pleased with Nintendo's choice to add it to their console.

Since when has gaming ever been about need? The N64 didn't need an analogue stick, but they used one anywayl and revolutionised gaming in doing so.

The Atari 5200 had an analog stick.... the 3DS has an analog stick and all that seems to be said about that is "Why isn't there a second stick?" Oh and the touch screen lets you aim precisely? Ya know what else has allowed for precise aiming for decades? A mouse.

On topic. No, I do not want a touch screen on every console. Popular specilation is that a replacement gamepad for a Wii-U is gonna run around $150.. do we really want all our consoles to have $100+ controllers? The $50-60 for PS3 and Xbox360 ones is bad enough especially when half the price is due to barely-used features like the 6-axis in the PS3.

 

[RA92]

Nope. Just give me m+kb support on all console games so that I can play the console exclusive shooters I like without being forced to use a controller.

Heh. That's how I feel every time I see footage of Vanquish. Forget bullet-time, what this needs is KB+M.

Of course, needless to say, plenty of games are better with the gamepad, from DS to AC. But God intended shooters to be played with a mouse.

 

[Something Amyss]

OT: No, they jacked up the cost of controllers enough with useless wireless functions; okay it's mostly useless how many REALLY need wireless controllers, you that far away from the console? Back in my day we just raised the wire if someone needed to get past *shakes cane*

Back in my day, that led to broken consoles.

Of course, these days, people keep their consoles in home theater cabinets and out of the way locations. Most consoles are designed for optimal use on a big TV within a big room.

Besides, I don't need wireless, but I also don't need games in the first place. I like both just fine, however. You want wired, you can buy wired controllers for two major consoles and the PC. Everybody wins. Except Wii owners, I suppose. And now WiiU owners.

 

[putowtin]

no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no!

Just cause we can do something doesn't mean we should
(you could stick your finger in an electrical socket, doesn't mean you should)

 

[Maszynow]

Nope.

The whole fashion of "Touching & fiddling" is reeeeealy exaggerated.
We shouldn't make inventions a part of our life until we're sure they do everything we'd like them to. And to me, the touch screens surly have more then one issue to deal with.

 

[Snotnarok]

OT: No, they jacked up the cost of controllers enough with useless wireless functions; okay it's mostly useless how many REALLY need wireless controllers, you that far away from the console? Back in my day we just raised the wire if someone needed to get past *shakes cane*

Back in my day, that led to broken consoles.

Of course, these days, people keep their consoles in home theater cabinets and out of the way locations. Most consoles are designed for optimal use on a big TV within a big room.

Besides, I don't need wireless, but I also don't need games in the first place. I like both just fine, however. You want wired, you can buy wired controllers for two major consoles and the PC. Everybody wins. Except Wii owners, I suppose. And now WiiU owners.

That's all 3rd party stuff the wired controllers, or you have to pay extra, I just manage with recharagble batteries but the PS3 controllers don't have that luxury so it's a tad annoying with a 4 foot cord. I think the NES had one that long.

Minus the wired 360 controller but they went rare real fast, at least around here.

 

[Something Amyss]

That's all 3rd party stuff the wired controllers, or you have to pay extra, I just manage with recharagble batteries but the PS3 controllers don't have that luxury so it's a tad annoying with a 4 foot cord. I think the NES had one that long.

Minus the wired 360 controller but they went rare real fast, at least around here.

I can find the official MS controllers in STORES.

Like, Brick and Mortar.

As for the playstation 3, I mean, you can simply attach a longer cable, you know. I did. Mine stays wired 80% of the time anyway. Like, I know that technically falls under paying extra, but it's like 4 bucks to get what you want. And official wireless controllers don't tend to be more expensive than their wired counterparts anyway, so you're not really paying extra.

The PC can accept both a Dualshock or a XBox controller, so it's pretty easy to get one for that. Usually, jsut use what you have already. So for the most part, I still think the only clear loser in this are Wii owners. And than, only if they want wired.

Personally, I like wireless. Easier to throw my controller at my friends. >.>

 

[Snotnarok]

That's all 3rd party stuff the wired controllers, or you have to pay extra, I just manage with recharagble batteries but the PS3 controllers don't have that luxury so it's a tad annoying with a 4 foot cord. I think the NES had one that long.

Minus the wired 360 controller but they went rare real fast, at least around here.

I can find the official MS controllers in STORES.

Like, Brick and Mortar.

As for the playstation 3, I mean, you can simply attach a longer cable, you know. I did. Mine stays wired 80% of the time anyway. Like, I know that technically falls under paying extra, but it's like 4 bucks to get what you want. And official wireless controllers don't tend to be more expensive than their wired counterparts anyway, so you're not really paying extra.

The PC can accept both a Dualshock or a XBox controller, so it's pretty easy to get one for that. Usually, jsut use what you have already. So for the most part, I still think the only clear loser in this are Wii owners. And than, only if they want wired.

Personally, I like wireless. Easier to throw my controller at my friends. >.>

Well my problem is the controller for PS3 is wireless no matter what, which means it's more expensive. PS2=25 PS3=45/50. That's annoying
You can attach any controller to a PC, I don't think there's many that cannot without some form of a cheap ass adapter. 360 controllers at a shop? Couldn't say I got mine ages ago before my 360's died.

 

[Darmy647]

Well. SmartGlass+Kinect+720= Yeah, its a touch evolution, whether you have a say in it or not. Will Sony follow suit? THAt one is debatable really. I think sony realised how shitty its move system was received and how it performed. Will it it come to a ps4? If anything, id say sony will make it only a Add-on. But for Shitbox whatno i ment xbox, shh PC elitest, sorry, inner ego, anyways, Xbox has a high chance of getting it forced down their throats.

 

[Something Amyss]

Well my problem is the controller for PS3 is wireless no matter what, which means it's more expensive. PS2=25 PS3=45/50. That's annoying
You can attach any controller to a PC, I don't think there's many that cannot without some form of a cheap ass adapter. 360 controllers at a shop? Couldn't say I got mine ages ago before my 360's died.

Well, the price increase is fairly universal, though, with accessories this gen.

 

[x EvilErmine x]

Short answer: No
Long answer: Hellllllllll noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

WTF is with the touch screen craze these days?! What happened to buttons? Buttons work, buttons don't get smudged and require less time time to clean. I don't need to calibrate a button. A button will not fail to work properly if I have cold hands. Seriously I think the world has gone mad over the touch screen.

Now before anyone gets me wrong then let me explain, i love the touch screen, but here's the thing. Not everything needs them. Some things are better done the old fashioned way. A touch screen on a game console[footnote]Excluding hand held consoles, that's a different matter altogether[/footnote] would be stupid. Don't think so? Well sorry you are wrong (Feel free to disagree with me on this though, I'd be interested to here the justifications)