Dell shows off Alienware Concept Nyx controller with trackpad and customizable triggers

Dell has shown the Alienware Concept Nyx Game Controller, a controller with haptic and customizable triggers, a fingerprint scanner and a trackpad instead of a four-point push button. The company emphasizes that the controller is still a concept.

The Concept Nyx Game Controller resembles an Xbox controller with the button layout of a PlayStation controller, except that Dell’s controller does not have a four-point push button. Instead, there is a touchpad that can be set by the user. The two joysticks also adapt to the game, so they feel different per game. For example, a racing game should feel different from a shooting game. The weight of the two triggers can be adjusted by the player.

There are two scroll wheels at the bottom of the controller, so that players can, for example, change weapons in games. There are two shift buttons on the back near the handles, one on each side. A fingerprint scanner is incorporated into the Alienware logo on the front, with which the controller can recognize the user and start his or her games. The controller can connect to Concept Nyx via WiFi to be used for gaming.

Dell announced the Concept Nyx platform last year. Concept Nyx works with a local system of the user and can stream to TVs, for example. As a result, according to Dell, Nyx and the controller work on any screen in a house, provided they have a WiFi connection and the app. Nyx should let users use their TVs split-screen, where, for example, one user is playing a game and the other user is making video calls or playing another game. The Nyx controller hasn’t hit the market yet, but Dell says the concept will help the company “develop the roadmap.”