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New Zune Game Has a Curious 'Touch' Option, According to Man With Gun
Posted by John Herrman at 8:34 PM on November 20, 2008
Those new games that came with the 3.1 firmware are swell and all, but they're not deciding features. Well, a strapping, brusque, heavily armed young man has brought to our attention that the Checkers app contains a dummy 'Touch' option, leaving us a mysterious clue — to something. That something, while it could be new, touchy Zunes from the future, is more likely one of these less-exciting things: either a bizarre example of the lazy porting of a mobile game or evidence that the planned integration of Zune software into Windows Mobile will extend beyond the music interface.
No matter what the reason behind the 'Touch' button, one thing is very clear: Zune fans aren't exactly helping their favourite media player too much. Zune Tattoo Guy? Zune anal spew guy? Zune "I'll shoot you in the face if the next Zunes don't have touch" Guy? Try as you will, you can't peg this one on Ballmer. Video below and mildly NSFW for a gratuitous "Sup, bitches." [RyJones]
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Elen
Posted November 21, 2008 9:18 AM
A Zune with touch-screen would be really sweet. A Zune with a touch-screen AND the current pad and buttons would be sweeter than... who knows, but I'd definitely buy it in a heartbeat.
Wibblewobbles
Posted November 21, 2008 12:47 PM
Actually, most games have this feature/option. And it has nothing to do with a touch screen. The newer Zunes have the touch pad "squaricle" thing going on, if you recall. Turning it on allows you to swipe the pad to move directions, turning the thing off lets you only use the directional buttons, ie. clicking up, down, etc.
zune touch
Posted November 22, 2008 12:17 AM
bummer. i saw that button yesterday and failed to write about it first. i wonder it this is for a Zune device or if they plan on putting Zune games on other devices?
ValoraVole
Posted 11:16 PM 20/11/08
The newer Zunes have already have touch sensitive control on that little pad. The touch sensitivity could get in the way of controlling some games so it gives the option to turn it off. Did you really not know that John? Or did Giz just want to post a video of another fat Zune fan?
ValoraVole
hinges
Posted 11:07 PM 20/11/08
@christopherborne:
Seconded.
Theres even an option labeled "touch" in the zune 80 (and, I presume 4, 8 & 120) settings. It lets you "flick" up and down menus etc with the zune pad.
hinges
christopherborne
Posted 10:57 PM 20/11/08
@Senk: I've got a Zune 120, so I can confirm; that's exactly what it's for.
christopherborne
Senk
Posted 10:51 PM 20/11/08
Uh? Its been there since the first 2 games.
I have that option disable on Texas Hold'Em, one of the first 2 game of the 3.0 upgrade.
I can't confirm, but when I saw that I asked a friend that had the 80gig, and told me it was a option for the touchpad of the second gen Zune.
Senk
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 10:47 PM 20/11/08
Dear RyJones:
You, and everyone else on the internet, need to learn some things about video.
First, this sounds silly but get a chair that will lower if you're going to make videos for the internet. The webcam shot with the ceiling is a horrible horrible blight upon the cultural landscape. Lower your chair so that you're eye level with the lens.
Second, don't look at the monitor. Look at the lens.
Third, back up.
And most importantly, remove whatever dead animal you have stapled to face. I've seen better trimmed bushes in issues of Hustler from 1974. You have a double chin and there aren't enough lifeless squirrel carcasses to conceal it. If you lower your chair, you won't be looking down which will do a much better job of hiding the double chin.
Fix the cam angle and take off the pelt.
OMG! Ponies!