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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by anonymfus on Saturday March 15, 2014 @12:53PM (#7405135)
Looks like they want their controller to be fully symmetric so it could be reprogrammed for left-handed users without making compromises.
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by Scryptonite on Saturday March 15, 2014 @01:07PM (#7405185)
What makes a controller right handed?
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by NoodleIncident on Saturday March 15, 2014 @01:18PM (#7405236)
Asymmetry. It's not an accident that movement is on the left and aiming is on the right, both on controllers and PC. On PC, though, you can move the mouse to the left side of the keyboard and rebind your movement keys if you want to.
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by erwanl on Saturday March 15, 2014 @01:51PM (#7405388)
I've never heard a left-handed complaining about the traditional gamepad layout.
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by PhasmaFelis on Saturday March 15, 2014 @03:37PM (#7405990)
And yet, many popular console FPSes have optional "southpaw" layouts that switch the left and right sticks.
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by baby on Saturday March 15, 2014 @02:40PM (#7405671)
now they will.
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by scrame on Sunday March 16, 2014 @01:15PM (#7410237)
Kid Icarus on 3ds was completely unplayable as a lefty.
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by sizzle on Sunday March 16, 2014 @03:51AM (#7408481)
any have stats of the left handed population in the world?
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Re:Valve replaces Steam Controller touchscreen with new anal... by lutusp on Sunday March 16, 2014 @03:53AM (#7408488)
11% overall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness

Quote: "Globally, roughly 12% of men and 10% of women are left-handed."

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