woelkchen@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.world · vor 3 MonatenLeaked images show Microsoft’s new Xbox Cloud Gaming controllerwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down18
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkLeaked images show Microsoft’s new Xbox Cloud Gaming controllerwww.theverge.comwoelkchen@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.world · vor 3 Monatenmessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·vor 3 Monaten…why do you need a special controller for Cloud gaming?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·vor 3 MonatenIf it’s like the Stadia controller, stuff like user authentication is done by the controller’s embedded system.
minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·vor 3 MonatenIf it’s like the Stadia controller, it’ll have a kickass D-pad but shitty battery life, featuring a battery that CAN’T be replaced.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·vor 3 Monaten featuring a battery that CAN’T be replaced. That would make it tough to impossible to sell in certain jurisdictions that adopted right to repair laws.
minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 3 MonatenGood thing Google killed it before that became their problem!
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·vor 3 MonatenBut we already know its not.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·vor 3 Monaten But we already know its not. “It will connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers to reduce latency, much like how Google’s Stadia controllers used to work.”
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·vor 3 MonatenNothing about user authentication in that sentence.
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-2vor 3 MonatenThe controller sends nput direct to the server via WiFi, rather than via Bluetooth through the viewing device. Removes some latency, which given how much latency cloud having introduces makes a difference.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·vor 3 MonatenBut then why is it shaped like a shitty pancake?
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·vor 3 MonatenTo make it more portable would be my guess. Same reason the Switch is flat.
minus-squareTronn4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 3 MonatenEveryone would have to buy new ones then
…why do you need a special controller for Cloud gaming?
If it’s like the Stadia controller, stuff like user authentication is done by the controller’s embedded system.
If it’s like the Stadia controller, it’ll have a kickass D-pad but shitty battery life, featuring a battery that CAN’T be replaced.
That would make it tough to impossible to sell in certain jurisdictions that adopted right to repair laws.
Good thing Google killed it before that became their problem!
But we already know its not.
“It will connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers to reduce latency, much like how Google’s Stadia controllers used to work.”
Nothing about user authentication in that sentence.
The controller sends nput direct to the server via WiFi, rather than via Bluetooth through the viewing device. Removes some latency, which given how much latency cloud having introduces makes a difference.
But then why is it shaped like a shitty pancake?
To make it more portable would be my guess. Same reason the Switch is flat.
Everyone would have to buy new ones then