▲ 220 ▼ Steam Controller: Reservations open May 8th - Steam News (store.steampowered.com) submitted 3 months ago by ampersandrew@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] warm@kbin.earth 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) The Steam Machine will include a Steam Controller. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tal@lemmy.today 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) You sure? I don't think I remember seeing that. goes looking https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine Made for Steam Controller Steam Machine comes with a built-in wireless adapter, just for pairing with Steam Controller. (Up to four with a single adapter!) This means you can pair your Steam Controller without its puck, and you can wake your Steam Machine without leaving your couch. I mean, they say that it has wireless support for remote power-on for it, but nothing on that page that I see says that the Steam Machine comes with a Steam Controller. They might do some bundle with a discount that includes both, and I could totally believe that, but... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago I don't exactly know why, but I was 100% positive that the Steam Machine was planned to come bundled with a Steam Controller. Just like how any PlayStation, Xbox, etc. comes with a controller. But no, looking at the official page (as well as an archive), I cannot see any mention that the Steam Controller is bundled. permalink fedilink source parent [–] warm@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago Maybe they are planning both, standalone and bundle. I was under the impression from the original announcement coverage that a controller would come with it, pretty sure that was said multiple places. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tal@lemmy.today 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) You sure? I don't think I remember seeing that. goes looking https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine Made for Steam Controller Steam Machine comes with a built-in wireless adapter, just for pairing with Steam Controller. (Up to four with a single adapter!) This means you can pair your Steam Controller without its puck, and you can wake your Steam Machine without leaving your couch. I mean, they say that it has wireless support for remote power-on for it, but nothing on that page that I see says that the Steam Machine comes with a Steam Controller. They might do some bundle with a discount that includes both, and I could totally believe that, but... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago I don't exactly know why, but I was 100% positive that the Steam Machine was planned to come bundled with a Steam Controller. Just like how any PlayStation, Xbox, etc. comes with a controller. But no, looking at the official page (as well as an archive), I cannot see any mention that the Steam Controller is bundled. permalink fedilink source parent [–] warm@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago Maybe they are planning both, standalone and bundle. I was under the impression from the original announcement coverage that a controller would come with it, pretty sure that was said multiple places. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago I don't exactly know why, but I was 100% positive that the Steam Machine was planned to come bundled with a Steam Controller. Just like how any PlayStation, Xbox, etc. comes with a controller. But no, looking at the official page (as well as an archive), I cannot see any mention that the Steam Controller is bundled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] warm@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago Maybe they are planning both, standalone and bundle. I was under the impression from the original announcement coverage that a controller would come with it, pretty sure that was said multiple places. permalink fedilink source parent