It has been almost a year since we first heard that Novint would add a pistol grip accessory to their 3D Haptic Joystick—but the update has yet to hit the market. Nonetheless, Wired got a chance to play a few FPS games with the add-on and were blown away by the level of feedback and control, saying that it completely changes the experience. Targeting was precise, and each gun used in the game takes on a different recoil intensity—which can sometimes be violent when dealing with high calibre weapons. There is also a steep learning curve with the haptic controls.
More and more games are adding support for haptic controllers, so gamers interested in the experience will have a lot of choices down the line. However, we are still waiting for the pistol grip add-on. Let’s just hope that it makes it out of the gate by the end of the year. When it is finally released, the grip is expected to retail for US$20. [Wired]
Joel
Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 1:39 PMThis news is all well and good but when is Novint finally going to open there doors internationally. It is so easy for them to use currier companies such as Fed Ex or UPS to service international customers. At the moment North America and Canada are laughing whilst the rest of the world can only look at pictures and read articles of the Novint Falcon & Pistol grip. There is supposedly an Official Novint Ebay Store opening to service international customers but its anybodies guess when that will be? :(