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Kick Your Input Device

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the send-one-to-alan-cox-immediately dept.

Darkfox writes "This story from BBC News shows a new Thrustmaster device designed to let you actually carry out physical movements for input into fighting games. Looks like contortionist heaven, and the input mechanism is ... coarse to say the least, but perhaps this is just the start of the evolution of input devices?" An input device that my brother and I can agree on -- except that it only works with Playstation for now. It's nearly guaranteed to be denounced as encouraging violence and lust. Ergo, we need drivers for PCs running Free operating systems.

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  1. It's like this, doctor... by jbuhler · · Score: 5

    I tried out that new "up up down down left right left right A B A B" combo kick... and blew out a disk in my back. Does my insurance cover this?

    BTW, we're having a Quake deathmatch this weekend. You'd better write me a scrip for some Oxycontin, just in case.