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joystiq.com - 1/11/2009

CES 2009: Novint CEO wants Falcon on consoles by year's end

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We're big fans of Novint's Falcon controller , which replicates the sense of touch in PC games pretty convincingly. We were even more excited after we wrapped our mitts around the new pistol grip and played a little Left 4 Dead. But we couldn't help ourselves from thinking: "Wouldn't it be ...

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CrunchGear — It’s true. Well, sorta. CEO Tom Anderson reportedly said that they are trying to get the Falcon controller ported over by the end of 2009. This would be excellent, because while expensive, the Falcon controller is considered to be the best thing out there for many games, including the excellent Left 4 Dead title. Currently, there’s not a whole lot of information available, however console manufacturers were apparently waiting to see if there was much demand for the controller before starting the process of licensing it. That makes ...