• Gamoc@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    11 months ago

    You can plug your dual sense into both a phone and a steam deck without it costing you any more money.

    • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      11 months ago

      And the dual-sense then attaches to your phone and increases the size of the screen for free?

      • Gamoc@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        11 months ago

        Get some glue and make a holder or something. Bigger screen? Use a tablet, laptop, or PC that you’ve probably already got. £200 for a device that can’t do anything on its own? Stop bending over for them.

          • Lilium@lemmy.ml
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            11 months ago

            A handheld that can only stream games from a home console is anything but convenient.

            • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              11 months ago

              On the contrary, it’s super convenient. You turn it on, it connects, you play.

          • Gamoc@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            11 months ago

            Yeah, and convenience used to be putting multiple different functions in one device. Now apparently it’s more convenient to pay £200 for a device that can literally only do one thing instead of using the many other devices you already own to conveniently do the same thing.

            • willya@lemmyf.uk
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              edit-2
              11 months ago

              This goes for lots of things. What point are you making? You’re mad people are wasting money? When they didn’t cuz they like their purchase.

              • Gamoc@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                3
                ·
                edit-2
                11 months ago

                No I’m disappointed they didn’t make a worthwhile device. I would’ve loved this if it had some worthwhile additions, but it’s an overpriced screen with a controller attached, useless without your PS5 connected to it wirelessly.

                Even just streaming from PS+/Now would’ve done it for me, but “here’s a way to play games you already own that are installed on the console you already own, but it costs £200 and you could do the same thing with many of the devices you already own, some of which may have an ethernet connection, so they’re better at it” just feels like a waste.

                Hopefully it’ll get hacked and they’ll get gamepass streaming on it or something.

                • SmoothIsFast@citizensgaming.com
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  edit-2
                  11 months ago

                  It’s just a $200 pro controller with a screen. I don’t think it’s gonna have a massive market, but for what it is, it’s not entirely terrible. Not everyone has a phone with a large screen so upgrading to a $1k phone is not a move they can make, but $200 for what’s basically an extra controller with an 8in display is not terrible just very niche.

                  Edit: If you just want a screen controller combo for streaming, there are a myriad of android based options littered in the space for nearly the same cost and similar screen size.

                  • Gamoc@lemmy.world
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    1
                    ·
                    11 months ago

                    Don’t get me wrong I’m sure it’ll find a small market, it just could’ve had a bigger one with comparatively little effort and now the device it could’ve been will never exist. I had hopes for this as I’d expected it to stream from Now, but it just doesn’t for no reason beyond “CBA” really.

            • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              11 months ago

              Yeah, and convenience used to be putting multiple different functions in one device

              Yeah, I always use my Swiss army knife in the kitchen, way more convenient than using my chef’s knife, because it combines so many functions.

              Convenience is often a tool that does one thing and does it really well. Combining multiple functions almost always complicates things.

              I used to own a combination microwave/oven/steamer/grill that I replaced with a simple microwave, as I rarely if ever used any of those other functions. Guess which one is more convenient to use?

              Compare a simple black and white laser printer with an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax combo an tell me which one is more convenient.

              • Gamoc@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                11 months ago

                I’d say the printer/scanner/fax combo is more convenient the second you either need to scan something or find yourself in the 1980s and need to send a fax.

                It’s kinda absurd to think Sony can’t put more than one feature into this £200 device without over complicating it. There’s no reason it couldn’t stream from PS Now, all the hardware it needs is already there. It’s just the bare minimum and much of the potential was squandered.

      • SmoothIsFast@citizensgaming.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        11 months ago

        They do sell like $5 phone clips for controllers now a days as some mobile games are adding more controller support. But if for you an extra inch or two of screen real estate for the display is worth $200 then that’s your position, it just seems like the market share for that will be pretty damn niche. Like the nvidia shield I don’t expect it to be around for to long so if you do want this you better get one while they make em but know once the ps5 is done support for this will die out as well.