Daemon X Machina, a Nintendo Switch-exclusive title pitting players against AI robots gone haywire, is set for a release this September 13th. To accompany its release, peripheral manufacturer Hori has announced its Daemon X Machina-themed grip controllers for Japan.

Other than looking like larger and fancier joycons, the Hori Daemon X Machina grip controllers are pretty much bare bones. They can only be used in handheld mode as they don't pack a built-in battery for wireless support nor do they feature a gyro sensor, infrared camera, HD vibration or NFC.

To make up for those missing features, the company added a Turbo button on each controller that allows you to fire 5, 10 or 20 times per second. Also present on each controller is a programmable button at the back which can be mapped to your desired button.

Hori's Daemon X Machina grip controllers are priced at ¥ 5,162 (about $48) and are scheduled to launch this September. There is no information whether this peripheral will be made available outside of Japan. However, would you like to get your hands on one?

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[sarkwalvein]

The controller looks like something I would probably get at half that price.
Regarding the game, I am still not convinced. Actually, I didn't really like what I saw though I wanted to.
I am also not interested in Borderlands 3. Meh for both games.

 

[tabzer]

It's completely disingenuous to suggest these issues aren't intertwined.

No it's not. People do not pirate software because they feel businesses are unethical. What a stupid insinuation. People pirate the game because they want the game and don't want to pay the money. You're so blind to your own corrupted grandstanding. It's pathetic.

You only validate my point about diverting the attention to the technicalities of piracy away from the awareness of "bad practice"

 

[Xzi]

No it's not. People do not pirate software because they feel businesses are unethical.

Now you're just misinterpreting what I'm saying on purpose. I never claimed that was the reason the majority of people engage in piracy, I only suggested piracy as an alternative to buying games from unethical companies, and that's assuming people feel the need to play them at all.

People pirate the game because they want the game and don't want to pay the money.

I guess you've missed the entire EGS controversy then, or are being intentionally dense. It's not all about the money. In any case, this conversation is going nowhere fast and at this point you're just trying to drag it into the mud. I'm not going to continue to engage in pedantic hair splitting, so good day to you.

 

[Hells Malice]

Looks nice but i'll never trust third party controllers. They're priced in a way that means they could very well be quality, but who knows. Glad they at least didn't include any of the gimmicky crap the joycons have to lower the price.

Well, yeah. That's what he said he will do.

His post doesn't tell me he is trying to excuse himself for pirating, but instead trying to explain his reasons.

His motives are to play a game for free. His reason is an excuse. Pretty simple.

 

[Xzi]

His motives are to play a game for free. His reason is an excuse. Pretty simple.

If that was my reasoning, I'd say so. It's not like this is a site that shuns piracy, regardless of reasoning. For Christ sake, I'm probably one of the very few people here with an unhacked release day Switch. My PS4 is also legit, and I've bought over 1000 games on Steam.

Read again:

You can believe my motives are weak, I honestly don't care. I refuse to give money to companies who mandate 16-hour work days (Epic) and/or companies that don't pay their voice actors (Gearbox). I might not even install the game for a long time, I'm not that eager to play it. Basically just pirating it out of spite.

 

[SG854]

First it starts with pirating
Then next is drugs

 

[Xzi]

First it starts with pirating
Then next is drugs

Before you know it I'll be selling nuclear weapons on the black market.

 

[SS4]

Finally a non shitty control scheme for the Switch . . . . I might actually consider getting one now lol

 

[Rahkeesh]

1. Actually wireless joycons are cool, but what is the point for this particular model. Look how big these are, how were you planning on holding them one-handed in split mode? You want a grip just for these things instead of using a proper controller?

2. Its should be about the same battery drain with normal joycons, they have to be recharged too as you are using them handheld. I would guess these won't have rumble for power transfer concerns alone though.

3. The switch tablet has a built-in gyro, I'm pretty sure this is what every game uses for gyro in handheld mode as its in the most accurate position. So handheld motion controls should work.

 

[Bladexdsl]

First it starts with pirating
Then next is drugs

i've been pirating since the 80's and i've never done drugs

 

[burial]

i've been pirating since the 80's and i've never done drugs

Since the 80s?


....old fucker

 

[Burorī]

It's already listed on amazon US though - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T5QKKVP/

Buying this stuff ASAP, I need it. IDGAF about the extra "features" of the joycons. They suck as individual joysticks, I hate gyro/rumble, and have no use for NFC. Since I mostly play the Switch in portable mode, this is a godsend.

I don't really order things online and I'm sure you won't find it in stores

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I don't really order things online and I'm sure you won't find it in stores

Or it will release months later like the D-Pad joycon

 

[Bladexdsl]

Since the 80s?


....old fucker

older and A LOT wiser. and to answer the previous question only weak minded idiots do drugs

 

[AlexMCS]

I don't really order things online and I'm sure you won't find it in stores

Or it will release months later like the D-Pad joycon

Heh, I'm the opposite - I only buy stuff online.

Looks nice but i'll never trust third party controllers. They're priced in a way that means they could very well be quality, but who knows. Glad they at least didn't include any of the gimmicky crap the joycons have to lower the price.

His motives are to play a game for free. His reason is an excuse. Pretty simple.

Hori is very well known for being a great controller manufacturer.
My Hori Fighting Commander Pro is over 2 years old already, in almost perfect condition, and is MUCH better than any alternative for fighting games.

As for piracy itself, it's mostly a matter of service than cheapness.
When I was a teen, I had 0 income, so almost every game I got was pirated.
Today, most of my games are NOT pirated, since I can afford them, and Steam promotions gives them an accessible price from time to time. I even buy them at launch if I really like the IP, as I did for Warriors Orochi 4 and Tales of Vesperia: DE.

Most of my pirated games now are on the Switch, since Nintendo sucks at deals and price adjustments.

 

[Scarlet]

1. Actually wireless joycons are cool, but what is the point for this particular model. Look how big these are, how were you planning on holding them one-handed in split mode? You want a grip just for these things instead of using a proper controller?

2. Its should be about the same battery drain with normal joycons, they have to be recharged too as you are using them handheld. I would guess these won't have rumble for power transfer concerns alone though.

3. The switch tablet has a built-in gyro, I'm pretty sure this is what every game uses for gyro in handheld mode as its in the most accurate position. So handheld motion controls should work.

For what it's worth, gyro is in the Joy Cons. I'm fairly sure the tablet itself doesn't have the capability, or at least if it does, games don't interface with it.

From memory, most games rely on the right joy con's tracking.

 

[KingVamp]

I don't want to buy new joycons because the Switch Mini might be announced next year but in the meantime this will make handheld mode way more comfortable for me

I wonder if the "Pro" will come with revised Joy-Con.

I doubt anyone is expecting Pokemon or Zelda-level sales out of it, but there's definitely a market out there for mech games with a focus on customization. I think the aesthetic is pretty awesome, too.

They could pull a Xenoblade and gain popularity.

Making me miss Custom Robo again.

 

[sarkwalvein]

For what it's worth, gyro is in the Joy Cons. I'm fairly sure the tablet itself doesn't have the capability, or at least if it does, games don't interface with it.

From memory, most games rely on the right joy con's tracking.

It does, it is used in VR mode. It is not used by any game I know in anything but VR mode.

 

[Scarlet]

It does, it is used in VR mode. It is not used by any game I know in anything but VR mode.

Huh! Learn something new every day I guess! I always thought you had to keep the Joy Cons in the system for VR mode because of the gyro.

 

[GreywormJohn]

Losses it's portability but looks dope!

 

[Nekomaru]

It does, it is used in VR mode. It is not used by any game I know in anything but VR mode.

It can be used by any game as long as there's a patch or It's supported from the start. I expect it to be at least compatible with the announced DxM gyro :-p

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Huh! Learn something new every day I guess! I always thought you had to keep the Joy Cons in the system for VR mode because of the gyro.

Switch is more clever than you think :-p Like in the Labo VR Kit, the Elephant Trunk setup is tracking the positions of the tablet and both Joy-Cons separately.