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This is actually something I can get behind. The jury is still out since nothing has been announced, but it's a good way to close the gap between hand waiving and precision control. It's really the only way I can imagine the Steel Battalion game working well.
I can imagine how cool this would be with NATAL's ability to see your fingers and such (hand gestures and whatnot) - but with KINECT's lack of precision and resolution, maybe I'm being closed-minded, but i just can't imagine it working well.
So Microsoft already doesn't believe in their motion controller? That's sad, but I suppose using both just gives you more input.
Oh look, Sexual Chocolate...buttons! How are you gonna justify how much better the Move is since it has buttons, now?
So will it be like one of those subpar experiences using Move with a standard controller substituting for the "navigation" controller? Sounds like need a dedicated controller for it to not be cumbersome, which of course raises the cost. Not a good plan Microsoft.
Ars Technica has an interesting theory. Quoted from their Kinect review: "We're going to come out and say it: Microsoft is going to release a Move-style controller for the Kinect within a year or so. Both gamers and developers are going to be frustrated by all the things the hardware can't do, and they'll demand a way to interact with games using at least one or two buttons. It's not a coincidence that so many games at launch are in the same few genres, you know. The hardware simply can't handle much else."
This was the first idea that sprung into my head when I heard about it when it was called Natal and actually, it's where I see a lot of promise for the Kinect. Ya hear that developers! Make it happen!
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I just want to chainsaw bitches with my controller, while making a chainsaw movement. That is all.</p>
I just want to chainsaw bitches with my controller, while making a chainsaw movement. That is all.</p>
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I think Cliff Blezinski, not Peter Molyneux, will be the one to figure out how best to utilize a hybrid control scheme. Epic has an entire year to work Kinect into Gears 3 (it will happen) and Cliff seems to have the discipline necessary to make it appealing to core gamers. I can also see 343 Industries implementing a Cortana-like interface into a future Halo title while still relying on standard FPS controls for gameplay.</p>
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I think Cliff Blezinski, not Peter Molyneux, will be the one to figure out how best to utilize a hybrid control scheme. Epic has an entire year to work Kinect into Gears 3 (it will happen) and Cliff seems to have the discipline necessary to make it appealing to core gamers. I can also see 343 Industries implementing a Cortana-like interface into a future Halo title while still relying on standard FPS controls for gameplay.</p>
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<img alt="" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/10/gears-natal.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 126px;" /></p>
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I wonder how in the hell they're gonna make this work without making it an rushed, buggy, oversold experence...oh wait this is M$ we're talking about hurr D:</p>
I wonder how in the hell they're gonna make this work without making it an rushed, buggy, oversold experence...oh wait this is M$ we're talking about hurr D:</p>
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Man, the fanboys and the haters, such a twisted rationalization that they don't realize that it just makes sense and it was bound to happen.</p>
Man, the fanboys and the haters, such a twisted rationalization that they don't realize that it just makes sense and it was bound to happen.</p>
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This makes me very happy. Tactical FPS games (if done right) could work very well with this combination.</p>
This makes me very happy. Tactical FPS games (if done right) could work very well with this combination.</p>
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Well that was obvious, its the only way to make a hardcore kinect game, im hoping for head tracking so when we can see leaning added back into FPS games.</p>
Well that was obvious, its the only way to make a hardcore kinect game, im hoping for head tracking so when we can see leaning added back into FPS games.</p>
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Sorry, but no -- I don't see this working.</p>
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The reason motion gaming works with the Wii and the PS3 is because the controllers are like your hands -- The pieces are independent of each other. Having a motion control element combined with a controller that tethers both of your hands in one general area just cancels the whole concept out. There are some games that can work, but I don't see anything beyond a couple being interesting.</p>
Sorry, but no -- I don't see this working.</p>
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The reason motion gaming works with the Wii and the PS3 is because the controllers are like your hands -- The pieces are independent of each other. Having a motion control element combined with a controller that tethers both of your hands in one general area just cancels the whole concept out. There are some games that can work, but I don't see anything beyond a couple being interesting.</p>
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