Here's the article with the rest of the photos.
This reminds me of the XBOX 720 memes from back in the day where the console was a sphere or some shit
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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IT'S SPHERICAL
Funny to see that it's turned out be a simple geometrical shape after all but just a little... edgier.
Please don't feed bullshit designs like this oxygen. It's bad enough seeing all the "PS5 Pro" and "Switch 2" articles.
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Ragebait
Why is it upside down?
That pad and buttons look painful.
This has got to be rage bait
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I am almost positive the Steam Deck 2 will be the same design with upgraded hardware, maybe additional USB port or something.
Valve put a lot of RND into the Decks design and ergonomics. I think it would be a waste of money to change it. Money i would rather them use towards an OLED screen or something.
I hope they find a way to make it almost as thin as a PSP or a Switch, and powerful enough to play games at 1080p. Maybe then I'll consider one.
Yeah, I'm expecting the same. Maybe some exhaust differences with newer heatsink tech.
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Concepts are always made by the people I least want to actually be in charge of design
Part of the problem is that concept art needs to be flashy to be noticed, but most usability focused designs are plain or very similar to existing designs.
I'm so happy they don't actually get to design anything
Actually maybe one of them did ouya
That's why they're stuck making concepts instead of actual products.
I forgot these existed! I always wanted one...
I had one. Those controllers were incredibly cheap and plasticky.
Not only the controller. I always had to put something heavy on the toploader or the CDs wouldn't load properly.
This design is dumber than that one rounded boomerang ps3 prototype controller
From what I’ve read, the boomerangs ps3 controller wasn’t actually dumb at all. It was apparently extremely comfortable to hold because of the way it curved into your palms and the placement of the buttons and sticks felt really natural. But the poor reception to the look of it basically bullied Sony into reverting to the classic DualShock layout.
Where are the touch pads? Are they secret? Are they safe?
Sweet mercy that's ugly
Cool! It even has an unintentionally belly-operated off-button!
(Sorry, but this design looks like a UX nightmare. The Sticks feel barely reachable, the buttons on the bottom will be touched unintentionally, the shoulder pads aren't clearly separated, the ABXY buttons are way too small, the speaker seems to be mono,... The list of shortcomings could go on forever...)
What kind of prank is the artist trying to pull?
What? The Steam Deck needs trackpads and L4, L5, R4, and R5 buttons! Without them I wouldn't have been able to play modded Minecraft properly due to the amount of controls introduced by the mods I use.
If they ever drop the track pads I'm out. It's the only reason I got the Steam Deck as I play a lot of WoW on it and they are basically required. Plus I tinker in Linux a ton too and also they are super necessary.
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Rounded corners on the screen? Yuck
I love this shit. They're always so wrong but such fun designs. I wish I could find pictures of the old PS3 and Xbox 720 concepts that people were paying back in the day.
This looks really clunky. Like the steam deck is simple and familiar to me
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I've never seen a good fan render. Ever.
Getting serious Wutang controller vibes.
Is it the 1st of April already?
Looks like a game gear
When's the MadCatz brand Steam deck competitor coming out?
Holding this is the equivalent of trying to run in your dreams. Can’t be done.
One speaker... in the middle.
It looks like an upsidedown Xbox controller with a screen in the middle.
Maybe unpopular but I kinda like the design and the aluminium looking bottom line.. but it's still dumb and not repairable like this. Also, we just want the old one with a better screen.
They’re joking….right?
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…Guys?
What's the point of the cutout around the screen?
It seems like that design is made with the idea of removing the screen from the controller, which isn't bad
But it's genuinely missing hardware. It can't be used.
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