Because Valve is one of the few tech companies that still wants to have fun and be silly like tech used to be. Before we entered the hell scape tech feudalism era.
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I tested this out last night. It took a few tries and my wife thought I was crazy till it screamed out. 11/10 would buy again.
When you drop the Steam controller it plays the Wilheim scream noise. They were trying it out repeatedly agitating their wife in trying something so senseless until it worked to her astonishment.
no, really ?
that's real... amazing
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/the-steam-controller-wilhelm-scream-easter-egg-is-incredible/
I was responding earnestly because I thought it was polite. That's my mistake.
I don't understand
Parent comment thought you were being sarcastic
For anyone who gets the ridiculous 5070 overlay ad instead of actual audio (Thanks CNET, for finding really annoying ways around ad blockers), here is just a video of the sound: https://youtu.be/tw5Luf_7F8c
Scream Controller
Well, now I want a Scream Deck and Scream Machine!
And to wrap a scream frame around my head!
Valve is trapped in a time prism where tech is still fun.
GLaDOS/GabeN: They're sentient, you know. I think that one was about to say "I love you".
"What are you doing? YOU MONSTER! They're one of us."
"I'm kidding. Destroying them is part of the test. They are no more important to you than you are to me."
It's beyond silly. And I love it.
But I also hate it because I don't want to drop my controller, but I love that it screams when I do.
"If we're not gonna have planned obsolescence, let's make it so people wanna drop their controllers on purpose!"
Billionaires don't make things
I want to buy one just so I can do custom sound effects:
Use the accelerometer to detect when in free fall and play the Goofy falling scream then, on impact, cut it off and play the GTA "Wasted" sound effect.



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