No, and this was discussed I'm pretty sure.
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This is a realistic connotation. Do you want it?
I consider it to be very rude to edit something and then claim it to be a quote. You need to mark it as edited by you.Also did you actually hide an argument in there? I don't see one.
No, I'm fairly certain that's just what you made of it, not a conclusion in any way and certainly not true.
It proves that I'm too lazy to go search through that thread here for you just because you've already forgotten about a more or less recent discussion and can't be bothered to do it yourself.
This post does not make any connection between the device and Greek characters, it simply states that Greek letters would be neat "for the geeks". Star Wars references would be neat for the geeks; That doesn't connect them to the Pyra in any way, shape, or form.
I had a feeling you were going to post this one. I've already addressed this in the topic and pointed out that math does not connect Greek directly to the Pyra, because math is a dominant factor behind all technology. That would be like saying it makes sense to put Greek on a microwave because it's a piece of electronics and thus closely related to math.
I can find no information that supports the claim that Nikolaus Schaller is Greek.
EvilDragon expressed an interest in expanding his target demographic. To do that, he needs something easy to communicate, which Greek letters are not.
Great, let's turn off new users to the handheld. If we go around yelling "this is not for you!" at new customers, then all we'd do is hurt EvilDragon's sales and the chances of a P3.
The people who it may interest in a positive way are already more likely to want to buy the device on specs alone. The people we need to be convincing, the gamers who haven't jumped into homewbrew yet and the people who have only tested the waters for Linux, or haven't yet at all, would be more likely to be influenced negatively by a device using button labels that they can't type easily. Remember, the first thing people do when they have a problem they can't solve is try to figure it out through other sources, often the internet. If it's not something they can readily type with their keyboard, it is likely to be a frustrating experience for them.
The Pyra doesn't have any direct competition. And if you are talking about it competing with umpcs, tablets, or phones, then gaming controls already distinguish it from the competition. And if you are talking about competing with the 3DS and Vita, then Linux and a Keyboard distinguish it from its competition, among other things.
Suits are not a negative association, you're just being incredibly biased.
The original excuse that _wb_ used to launch this campaign was exactly that: getting away from symbols used on the keyboard.
If you are in an emulator it is
ressing the key on the keyboard
Agreed.
No, if you are using an emulator, then they are going to map to the game buttons by default. Any maps to the keyboard will likely be due to user customization, in which case, you should remember where you told the emulator you wanted your buttons to be.If you are in an emulator it is:
Pressing the key on the keyboard
Pressing the button
Realize, that this is an emulator and your button is SOMEWHERE also ("where was the B button on the GBA again?").
If you use a pandora emulator on the pyra (with new button layout, but still letters) this gets even more confusing...
So something else than letters would make sense.
It's not even a matter of confusing but a matter of logic. Why should we choose letters if they are already used by keyboard?
It's not like controller+keyboard has not already been done before:
