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Is oculus having difficulty thinking of an input device?
I thought oculus would have had it all figured out, but the more i read this section of the thread the more i doubt that oculus haven't figured out an input device. This is what you do, you use the b...
"Alric" wrote:
As far as I know this is why Oculus bought out Carbon Design Group a few months ago who developed my personal favourite controller, the xbox 360 gamepad. Apparently they were already working with them for over a year before the buyout so I still have high hopes they are working on something magical but I'm starting to think they may release it after the headset but with full compatibility. I personally hope they come up with a glove or hand recognition camera on the rift. I have a hydra and while it feels great to move your hands around it doesn't feel very natural holding a controller and pressing a button to grab something.
I think having a controller will really have less impact on the industry than if it were motions. Personally I wouldn't see myself buying OR if they used some sort of controller.