Live Letter LI: THE GAMEPAD FROM HORI IS FOR RIGHT-HANDED PEOPLE

[Lozza]

In the stream it's made for right-handed people, and plenty of gamepads exist for the left hand (right-handed users), but not the right hand (left-handed users) because like you said, not enough people would buy for the right hand.

And I totally understand what you're saying, but I think people just like the precision of mouse movement being in the dominant hand due to having to aim a cursor, and how that accuracy would decrease with the non-dominant hand. But another weird lefty/righty thing is kind of like playing guitar. Why do you use the dominant hand to strum when changing the notes is harder on the other hand? People just don't want to readjust I guess, similar to how we're stuck with QWERTY keyboards now even though Dvorak was better.

For precision gaming sure, but I'm talking about when the mouse was first introduced and the jobs which used it, it would have made more sense for the mouse to be in the left hand given the number pad is on the right side of the keyboard and most people write with their right hand. Accuracy for the mouse wasn't important, people would have had enough fine motor control in their left hand for the basics of mouse movement back then.

[Seraphor]

I don’t get it at all. (not the lefty-righty thing, just the purpose of it in general)
If you’re using this gamepad, you’d still need to use a normal keyboard anyway, at least for chat.
At that point, isn’t it just easier to use a controller?

[Gwenorai]

I don’t get it at all. (not the lefty-righty thing, just the purpose of it in general)
If you’re using this gamepad, you’d still need to use a normal keyboard anyway, at least for chat.
At that point, isn’t it just easier to use a controller?

Some people struggle with WASD. I'm one of them. I use a 12 button sided mouse and have reprogrammed an Xbox controller so that the analogue stick is WASD and LB and LT are alt and shift. This gives me maximum movement and access to 48 keybinds. If I want to type I just move my hand away from the controller and quickly type.

Of course. As you said the purpose of the gamepad is to make WASD movement and keybinds easier. That's why I wanted to make it clear that this isn't only targeting lefty people, it's just made for the left hand to make movement and key access easier.

I can just play right-handed like most folks, it's not like righty can't play lefty either if that was an option, it just takes adapting. My own salt was just a personal rant and my own fault for being stubborn by not conforming lol, but the main point is that this isn't targeting lefties just because it said "left-handed".

Ahh, I get you now.

[Leticro]

I don’t get it at all. (not the lefty-righty thing, just the purpose of it in general)
If you’re using this gamepad, you’d still need to use a normal keyboard anyway, at least for chat.
At that point, isn’t it just easier to use a controller?

I personally have been looking for one because when traveling, I don't want to have to bring an entire keyboard with me, and a thumbstick feels more natural for movement anyway. I play on a laptop and use a numpad for movement, but laptop has no numpad so my situation is a bit more unique. Everyone has their own preferences, but I think most people just like how it feels and how it has more buttons than a controller.

[Caitlinzulu]

its obvious the device is for use with your left hand thats all.

[Leticro]

they should've called it a "Larboard-handed gaming device"

Perfect XD

its obvious the device is for use with your left hand thats all.

That's obvious yes. Some people just think it's made exclusively for left-handed people as well.

[Rinia]

As someone who has used one for years, OP is right. You use it with your left hand. The thumbpad replaces the use of WASD for movement and you still use your mouse as normal with your right hand. Can't wait for the pad to release and I pray that it's easy to get a hold of outside of Japan. With the G13 being discontinued and my personal hatred for all things Razer, the only options on the market are very cheap knockoffs that just don't feel good. I love HORI and have never had a bad product from them, so I am 100% ready to shell out the $100+ for this, especially since I use it for digital art. It's amazing being able to pan around the screen with the thumbstick and have a plethora of hotkeys/macros to use.

[Legion88]

I don't see the confusion...
It is labeld als left-hand gamepad, not as left-handed gamepad...