Reality Bytes EP19: The $70 Controller That Beat Steam Controller Hype + an AR Laptop in Your Pocket
About this episode
Todd and Skeeva hold down the fort on Episode 19 (Eric's out sick) for a full nerd-out on the gear and games eating up all their free time right now. A $69.99 third-party controller that out-classes a $200 Xbox Elite, an AR "laptop" that fits in your pocket, a flat roguelite that hooked a lifelong VR diehard, plus fresh news from the Impact Labs testing floor and the latest Valve Steam Frame rumors.
In this episode: - Why the Manba One controller (Hall-effect sticks, on-board config, no software) became Todd's daily driver - The INAIR GoPack: AR glasses + a pocket keyboard that replaced his laptop for travel - Dead Zone Rogue, the flat roguelite that got Todd (and his whole family) addicted - RoboQuest coming to Quest with multiplayer, straight from the lab - Steam Frame headset rumors and 13,000 hours of SteamVR nostalgia - A pile of couch-co-op asynchronous VR party games worth your time
CHAPTERS
Chapters
- 00:00Cold open
- 01:18Welcome to Episode 19 (Eric's out sick)
- 02:50Catching up + Skeeva's wedding
- 03:33Family VR nights: Deadly Delivery
- 06:35Asynchronous VR party games (Acron, Fruit Golf, Rico's Fragments)
- 10:03More co-op chaos: Carly and the Reaper Man, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- 12:51Getting the family hooked on Flatout
- 13:35In the Lab: RoboQuest hits Quest with multiplayer
- 16:14In the Lab: Guardians, a HELLDIVERS-style game (testers wanted)
- 18:01Dead Zone Rogue
- 19:58The Manba One controller deep dive ($69.99)
- 27:16Star Wars Outlaws with the new controller
- 31:26An arcade helicopter game on Steam
- 32:41Why Dead Zone Rogue is so good (Eric's 101 hours)
- 36:36Heading to AWE + travel plans
- 38:11The INAIR GoPack: an AR laptop you wear
- 57:50Valve Steam Frame rumors
- 60:0013,000 hours of SteamVR + Oculus nostalgia
- 64:30The AirMouse: a foldable origami mouse
- 67:08Wrap-up + AWE recap show teaser