Ask HN: Why is precision mouse pointer control not possible sitting on a couch?
Any gamer knows that console controllers don't have the same level of precision pointer control as sitting at a desk using a mouse.
That's why any first person shooter game can be played more precisely using PC and mouse compared to console controller sitting on a couch.
But I started wondering, why is this not a solved problem? Is there truly no way to have the same level of precision sitting on a couch? Has there been any research into this topic, any big company actually tried to come up with a way to have mouse-on-desk level of control whilst sitting on a couch?
That's why any first person shooter game can be played more precisely using PC and mouse compared to console controller sitting on a couch.
But I started wondering, why is this not a solved problem? Is there truly no way to have the same level of precision sitting on a couch? Has there been any research into this topic, any big company actually tried to come up with a way to have mouse-on-desk level of control whilst sitting on a couch?