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Why won't any PocketPC's adopt better game controls?! Why?!


Postby Michael Y » Feb 19, 2004 @ 5:59am

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Postby WHY » Feb 19, 2004 @ 2:02pm

Trae - man this guy is the perfect, typical example of a sheep minded "businessman" with no imagination.

So better game controls would look "less professional"? Well that's not even really true, it ALL depends on the design. A silver or black GBA SP looks more "professional" than those ugly Dell PPC's IMO.

Also, what ever happened to the concept of CHOICE and catering to varying markets within a product range? You can still have your top-of-the-line straight laced "look-at-me-I'm-a-serious-business-guy!" PPC's, heck take ALL the damn buttons and dpad off for all I care. But there can also be models with better gaming controls oriented toward a younger demographic and more creative users.

Not everyone who uses PPC's lives in some boring, stodgy, depressing assanine corporate world where having a better dpad and a few extra buttons would be considered a social and professional faux pas.
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Postby bobbob » Feb 19, 2004 @ 9:37pm

Keep the D-pad exactly where it is, keep the buttons exactly where they are (for example, on a 620), and add 4 more, two on each side below the first two. Make them a little more raised and a tad bigger (the 716 buttons look good for this) and you have the perfect blend of business-looking and game playability.
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