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Logitech's 'PowerShell' iOS 7 Game Controller Now Available
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what is really funny about these "It is going to be obsolete in 9 months" comments. 20 bucks says those people have an iPhone 5s, which ALSO will be obsolete in 9 month. And that cost you MUCH more.
Great to see these coming out, even if I think these accessory makers are up against it: it seems to me Mac/iOS users tend to much prefer Apple hardware than anything from 3rd parties.
Personally, I don't care too much for the designs, too wide and impractical*. I'd love to see (and would be happy to pay for) a controller which could double-up as a case, if that were possible.
(* by impractical, I mean the phone with controller above is an awkward size/shape to carry around, and if you separate them you have to carry around 2/3 pieces).
Personally, I don't care too much for the designs, too wide and impractical*. I'd love to see (and would be happy to pay for) a controller which could double-up as a case, if that were possible.
(* by impractical, I mean the phone with controller above is an awkward size/shape to carry around, and if you separate them you have to carry around 2/3 pieces).
Two years? Okay, so that's one more to go for the 5. Let's say it'll be another six months before a proper controller comes out. That's six months of playing before you'll have to upgrade the controller at the same time as the phone...
And what about the producers? They're completely missing out on the whole 4/4S market...
Apparently you have no prospect for how much they could make off of gaming. They could literally destroy all other portable gaming if they had a decent controller and the draw from AAA titles etc. however it would be about a billion times more likely that a huge amount of people would buy the control if it was made by Apple even talking STRICTLY marketing alone. You know how many people know that there will even be iOS gaming controllers? Lol.
P.S. Apple makes cases
It's a nice device, but I think it has a very short life span as a product. Unless you have an itouch you plan on keeping for a long time, what happens next year when the new iPhones come out and they are a different size, bigger screen, thinner, etc?? You won't be able to use this device anymore if you get a new phone, it won't fit inside of it. Of course you can keep your current iphone and use it as an iPod touch, but most people these days take advantage of the trade in offers most carriers have to put it toward the cost of a new phone. I'm not going to spend 100 bucks on a devise that isn't compatible with future devises and I'm sure Logitech isn't going to release a new model of these every couple years to accommodate the new designs of every new iPhone. It's a cool devise, but not practical.
Yes and they all want to go buy an iPhone 6 and then buy a new awful controller for another $100 hahahah. Yeah. No.
The controller is hardware that can last for years with all the latest and greatest software, the iPhone isn't. Huge difference.
If you know you're gonna move in two years, would you get anything that you knew you couldn't bring to the new house?
This guy will buy one of these no matter how cheap and awfully built they are. Even though they are $100 lol. Have at em sir, I hope the buttons rattle, they feel awful, very clicky, and total waste of $100.
Lose the battery and sell it for less than 50
Anyway, the Moga controller does seem to be simply better since it includes 2 analog sticks and 2 more shoulder buttons that this one lacks. Some games might even be built for that controller profile only...
Anyway, the Moga controller does seem to be simply better since it includes 2 analog sticks and 2 more shoulder buttons that this one lacks. Some games might even be built for that controller profile only...
This guy will buy one of these no matter how cheap and awfully built they are. Even though they are $100 lol. Have at em sir, I hope the buttons rattle, they feel awful, very clicky, and total waste of $100.
Who, me?
Yeah at the most. The xbox one and ps4 controllers are like $60 and they have ridiculous amounts of money poured into R&D, and not to mention the far better materials and components used. These are cheap crap and cost $100 lol...
Sorry, not a good comparison.
The iPhone/iPod/iPad is a controller in and of itself. So, you are not using a device or game system with no built-in/packed-in way to control or play games.
These controllers are completely optional. You can play all the gams you want and never need to buy a single controller from a 3rd party.
If you exclude Apples failed game system, Pippin, Apple hasnt made a standalone game controller since the early 80s. They simply havent been interested in making game specific controllers. But they provide you with a way to play games. On the computer, you can use a keyboard and mouse. On the iDevices, you use touch controls. On both the computers and iDevices, you can choose to buy a 3rd party controller to play your games. But you dont need to.
So did I... I was thinking, "PowerShell coming to iOS???" and wondering what the heck a gaming controller had to do with it...
Won't someone please actually create a reasonably priced controller? Come on China, I'm looking at you!
It's a touch controller. Tactile is completely different. Point is it's going no where because of these not being an Apple controller which would be mass marketed and people would actually pay $100 for it. If anyone pays $100 for these then I just feel sorry for them.
I think it's safe to say a form change is very unlikely coming from Apple anytime soon.
I've been looking at these controller devices next to my iPhone and my Vita, and I honestly prefer to keep the experiences separate.
Not gaming being exclusively on the Vita though, I think casual gaming really comes into it's own on the iPhone, however I couldn't see myself playing Uncharted or Little Big Planet on a phone, even with this sort of attachment.
Not gaming being exclusively on the Vita though, I think casual gaming really comes into it's own on the iPhone, however I couldn't see myself playing Uncharted or Little Big Planet on a phone, even with this sort of attachment.
Very, very slow bt.. rather than lightning fast lightning.... No thanks.
I thank God you aren't an engineer & nobody will be following your horrible idea.
Bluetooth worked just fine for the PS3. Why would it be any worse for the iPhone?