14 DAY TRIAL // Rob Bartholomew, the brand director in charge of the Total War series at The Creative Assembly, says that the new haptic feedback motors that Valve has incorporated into its controller might convince players to link their PC with a TV and play all their favorite titles on it.
He tells Edge that, “it really is surprising how much the haptic feedback motors make a profound difference. No, it’s not exactly the same, but it very much won me over.”
The statement comes after the developer used the Valve controller to play Counterstrike Global Offensive and Total War: Rome II, two of the titles that traditionally do not work well without a keyboard and mouse.
Fredrick Wester, the chief executive officer of Paradox Interactive, says that he is also satisfied with the feel of the new controller.
Valve wants to ship its haptic feedback-powered device and the associated SteamOS at some point in 2014, after an extensive beta testing phase.