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REvolve: A new type of controller

The REvolve is a controller with a slight difference, instead of the R analogue stick, it has been replaced with a trackball! Pretty cool huh.

The controller, is actually an improvement from it’s predece…… predeces…… Daddy. By making a big leap and changing it into the wireless generation, which is a big deal nowadays.

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PopRocks3594785d ago

I remember seeing a supposed controller design for the Steambox with two of those tracking spheres instead of one. Seems interesting, but it would probably take a lot of getting used to.

Lone_Man4784d ago (Edited 4784d ago )

oh ..so steam box have 2 of them... oohk now i get it why they dont feel a kick.

Veni Vidi Vici4784d ago

I think what he's talking about is more similar to the PS3 Move. They use two wands that work off of electromagnetism instead of a camera.

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Qrphe4785d ago (Edited 4785d ago )

This is what the consoles should be offering as an alternative but oh well. I know the DS4 will have a touchpad but nothing compares to the accuracy of a trackball (even more precise than mice); it's the only thing the Pippin got somewhat right.

I had been following this controller; I just hope they work out the drivers and the buttons get mapped properly into a game such Dust 514 to try out for the hell of it (the PS3 can even recognize as a controller what's in the attached image).

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imahustla194784d ago

This could go either way.either its really accurate and good or not.the trackball might make it hard to snap all the way to the side of the screen tho depends on the sensitivity i guess.you could always just go get a mouse and keyboard that works with ps3,there kinda rare to find in a store but they exist.

Veni Vidi Vici4784d ago

Just about any M+KB will work with the PS3. The issue is whether the game will support it. The only game I know that supported it was Unreal Tournament 3.

imahustla194784d ago

Yea but there's a few out there that let you use the mouse n keyboard on n e shooter.i saw 1 on a best buy Clerence rack a while back, said works with back ops(the first 1)

Veni Vidi Vici4783d ago

I think what you saw was one of those Eagle Eye converters or something similar. Those aren't the same. They use a translator and those are usually not very good. I've tried them. There's always some sort of lag or something that doesn't feel right.

What I was talking about is the PS3 will allow you to plug a mouse and KB into the USB ports on the front of the PS3 but that's only good if the game you play is formatted for that. Like I said, the only game that I know of that will allow the use of a M+KB is UT3. There might be others but I don't know of them. The game has to be programmed with that function in it or it won't let you use a M+KB through the PS3.

mixelon4784d ago

This could, if supported well and implemented properly give some players (if they invested enough time learning it) a competitive advantage.

I wish there were more weird controller designs like this.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio12d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing12d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9212d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit12d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing12d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9212d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."