Solarix
09-30-2004, 07:49 PM
I would really like to see a bluetooth gamepad come out for PPC's. I have never used a bluetooth device connection before, but correct me if I am wrong, but it would probably be the easiest way to get it to work with the most PPC's without having to make different hardware for each one. (Wonders if he could hack up a Bluetooth keyboard and somehow turn it into a gamepad.)
Most game's are able to compinsate for the lack of a real gamepad device. And for games in landscape mode it is usally made up for by having software buttons. I don't want ugly thumbprints all over my screen so I have to use the stylus for these... which is a royal pain. I know BenQ had a gamepad for the 3xxx/5xxx series of iPaqs that was halfway decent. Yes having your BT radio on does drain more power. But wouldn't it be nice. A Racing game w/o soft buttons for accelerate and break. Quake could even be a major benefit of this.
What about even having an SDIO Card based solution. Every recent PPC I can think of over the past few years has at least had an SD Slot (My old 3955 was SDIO) I know that if someone tapped the market right and made something for most all PPC's... then I believe it would sell. Emulators and every real game out there (Minus the Puzzle ones) would be able to take advantage of it. I really dont want to have to buy a $100 BT Keyboard and see what I can turn it in to.
Ideas?
Most game's are able to compinsate for the lack of a real gamepad device. And for games in landscape mode it is usally made up for by having software buttons. I don't want ugly thumbprints all over my screen so I have to use the stylus for these... which is a royal pain. I know BenQ had a gamepad for the 3xxx/5xxx series of iPaqs that was halfway decent. Yes having your BT radio on does drain more power. But wouldn't it be nice. A Racing game w/o soft buttons for accelerate and break. Quake could even be a major benefit of this.
What about even having an SDIO Card based solution. Every recent PPC I can think of over the past few years has at least had an SD Slot (My old 3955 was SDIO) I know that if someone tapped the market right and made something for most all PPC's... then I believe it would sell. Emulators and every real game out there (Minus the Puzzle ones) would be able to take advantage of it. I really dont want to have to buy a $100 BT Keyboard and see what I can turn it in to.
Ideas?