Well, the console wars are officially over. Electronic Arts has announced that cynical "me too" fitness game, EA Sports Active 2.0, is coming to multiple platforms, but will skip the Xbox 360 for some reason. The Wii, PS3, and even iPhone are getting a version, but Microsoft has been left in the cold.
The PS3 version looks like it'll be the best, since EA has also revealed that players will get to download new workouts via the PSN. This news comes after EA announced that PGA Tour 11 would support Sony's motion controller but wasn't being planned for Natal. Mayhaps it's a case of EA being more familiar with the PS3's new controller than Project Natal? Who knows?
In any case, it would appear that EA isn't supporting Natal right now. Microsoft will want to look into that.
EA Sports Active 2.0 Skips Xbox 360 [Edge]
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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
The man who OWNED Xbox now OWNS EA said NO to XBOX?
Surely if natal is any good this is the perfect type of app for such amazing tech /sarcasm.
I won't buy it anyway, but really expected some natal support here.
If you're implying that you're not going to be waving your arms like an idiot with the "Arc" you're in for a shocking realization.
I can't wait to be here this time next year, watching you come up with another excuse for Sony's poor implementation of the motion controller in games.
What more do you want?
I couldn't agree more!
I lul'd.
I agree I think if this is coming to Natal MS is asking publishers and devs to stay quiet. They've been very tightlipped about Natal. Presumably because they want to try and use it to get some serious E3 coverage. It's hard to get much steam showcasing the same hardware at 2 E3s (in a row no less) so I'm assuming they're trying to hold back as hard as they can before E3.
@CrazyBlue
Haha, I thought the same thing. Seriously though, this is exactly why I didn't want to see motion controls on the PS3. Natal just went up a notch in my book.
@Astalano - Taking a well known, market proven motion control system and improving upon it is poor implementation, is it?
This is almost too good to be true.
Hey do you think you could give me the full list of Natal launch releases? Since you seem to know so much more than I do and all. I didn't know the games ONLY consisted of catching bugs and kicking balls! OMG!
Yep, he's THAT excited for Arc.
Yo, sexual chocolate! Didn't you say not too long ago that all natal would be was crappy sports/fitness sims? Your preferenece change so rapidly when Sony rolls out it's bullshit!
I never say this so this is a first for me but.....I loled.
i loved the exclusive battlefield beta but seriously exclusive adds and stuff for dantes inferno and this why for such lame stuff like that
now ea go out there and fix the damn store on the ps3 version of bfbc 2
The Natal being so different would likely miss out, but the PS3 seems to have become the console that bridges the motion-Wii gap and HD game gap.
Sony going with a more conventional approach may play to it's benefit in the motion controller game space.
It's by no means why we bought PS3's, but it's just another nice addition to the whole "everything" that it does.
The Wii had some really great game ideas, with a lot of potential spoiled by the early waggle controls and the general lack of power from the Wii. i'm really looking forward to playing some of the flopped wii games on my PS3.
I wouldn't say i'm "excited" for Arc, I'm hopeful, and confident that it'll make a fun addition to my gaming set up.
@Bakewell - One man's Wii ripoff is for another man taking the (extremely successful) wii to the next level.
I think MS bit off more than they could chew, but the hype machine has been running pretty strong, and even non gamers are talking about it, so you know it's going to sell. That doesn't mean that it will do anything that they showed at E3, but hype will move it along,and then after it fails to be the second coming of Christ. we will begin to hear about the next xbox by E3 2011.
In my opinion
Actually a Natal-developed exercise game would be pretty good if it was able to tell you how your form is. I know with WiiFit I'll catch myself "cheating" or doing it wrong at times. I may get a higher "score" but it really help my fitness.
Either way I dont really care Cause unless theres something mindblowing coming up i prefer traditional controls
No! It can't be that simple!
*fanoyism conspiracy rabble rabble*
I do think it's funny that the usual suspects bit on this story and can't help themselves. Heh.
Do you really want your favorite wasting-time-machine such a shovel-tastic sucess that the majority of games that will be developed in the future are only focused on the cassual audience?
Can i have your pc if its worth it?
I'll take the 360 if it isn't spoken for. Could always use a second.
Next, you're going to tell me that they're not bringing Carnival Games 2 to the 360 either!
Honestly, who cares!? With the success of Wii Fit, game companies would be crazy not to ride this flaming train of money until it crashes and burns like Guitar Hero did.
/consolewars
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