Not impressed with PlayStation Move? Think it's a petty "me-too" Wii cashgrab? Think one waggle system is enough? FOOL! Sony is here to explain why PlayStation Move is better than the Wii, and it's all thanks to that most underused of gimmicks, the PlayStation Eye.
"It's a homegrown technology and we chose it for a number of reasons -- chiefly because of the precision that we knew we could get," says Worldwide Studios VP Scott Rohde. "When you're talking about a game that was demoed like Table Tennis out there, you might be able to play that on another system, but I think we showed very well that you can get that top spin or slice in there and it really feels like you're playing a Table Tennis game.
"Because of the camera, the PS Eye, we add that whole element of augmented reality. And I think that's a big advantage we have over what the Wii has done to date. That's definitely an audience that we're targeting ... Maybe someone is sitting on the fence about whether or not to upgrade [to PS3] and [Move] could lead them to do it."
I am still not sure Sony will get the audience it's looking for. I know I bought a PS3 because I wanted the things it already has -- great looking traditional games. I'm a little worried that Sony will go motion-crazy in a desperate attempt to corner a market that doesn't exist. Just look at how well Microsoft's attempts with LIPS and that stupid movie game worked. Not well.
Sony: Move's 'big advantage' over Wii is ... [CVG]
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9:00 AM on 03.18.2010
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I think there actually IS room for motion controlled gaming if it's done right and hell, who knows, maybe Sony can succeed where Nintendo hasn't. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt on this one until given reason to do otherwise.
Its bad enough using move makes you look like a retard waving a dildo around, but now you can see on-screen just how retarded you look too.
I mean, they had to move away from "EyeToy" to "Playstation Eye" just to distance themselvee from that trainwreck, but its the same thing all over again. The only promising concept to come of it previously was Eye of Judgment.
Well, until online play consisted of you sitting at a table by yourself with real cards and you had to look back and forth between the table and the TV to see the real board. Sounds a little depraved to me. That's why its going to be a PSP game now, it might actually find an audience.
Wii party games - cartoon mii's doing whatever they're doing.
Sony move party games - actually shows a live feed of YOU and augments it with whatever is in your hand.
Come on guys, it's pretty obvious how much cooler that is?! I for one am more excited about augmented reality than Motion control, but BOTH TOGETHER?! Fuck yes.
Also, a note on the word "Waggle" - before Motion plus, Wii was waggle, as in waggle left, down, up or right, or waggle side to side. Now with Motion plus and Move's 1:1 it's a long way from "waggle".
Waggle is almost like the haters word, like calling aeroplanes "propeller birds" despite the fact that very few modern planes use propellers.
It's fucking stupid mindless hating. If you think that move is "waggle" you're a fucking idiot.
Sony move party games - actually shows a live feed of YOU and augments it with whatever is in your hand. "
Actually I prefer mii's and avatars cartoony approach than Sony continual "real" approach because it usually ends up looking really awkward and shit.
"Wii party games - cartoon mii's doing whatever they're doing.
Sony move party games - actually shows a live feed of YOU and augments it with whatever is in your hand. "
Actually I prefer mii's and avatars cartoony approach than Sony continual "real" approach because it usually ends up looking really awkward and shit.
Really? Have you seen the tech demos?
I think it looks frickin awesome how it augments a sword, tennis racket, gun, etc onto your hands.
Each to their own I suppose.
I've always thought Miis were a bit shit.
I think Cam + Controller is definitely better than Cam OR controller.
Fingers crossed.
The Move with all it's super graphics for its party games makes me feel like I'm playing a serious game, and I don't WANT to think I'm playing a serious game while I'm flailing all around. I want to be playing a goofy, cartoon game.
Just my 2 cents. That's why playing the Wii hasn't made me feel too dumb around my inlaws, but if I played this all "srsly" I'd probably feel like a moron.
seriously? No offense, but, do you, like, work for Sony? I think it's time you answered flat out. Like nintendo and Microsoft not everyhing Sony does is awesome or even good, but you buy into all of it.
Move is fucking stupid, natal is fucking stupid, both companies need to get over this fad and stick with what they're good at, awesome online community (ms) and awesome epic single play gamelay experiances (ps3).
The government is EVERYWHERE.
That's what I'm hoping for, and Sony is already pushing the Move harder than they ever pushed the Eye, so maybe that will happen. But in reality, I kinda expect it to be under-utilized and for it to disappear into obscurity. Which is the same thing I suspect from Natal.
Yeah, I wrote a little blog about this. It's something along the lines of what Jim said.
but anyway ,i was describing the on screen "toys" that connect with the controller and it shows you on the screen and stuff. i told him how if you throw the controller in the air the sword would be in the air still connected to the controller on screen etc. told him you could use it in socom 4.
he loved 1-3 and was the only games he played for a long time
and he looked at me dumb founded. "are you serious? thats fucking crazy!" he said. he actually looked excited about it.
then i asked him what he thought about the wii when he played it.
"its not nearly as cool as what you just told me about the MOVE and that on screen camera shit sounds awesome."
there i said it.
Also, even if they're not stealing Wii customers right now, they might steal a few WiiHD customers. When the next Wii is announced, they might look at it and think "well, I could just get a PS3".
Beyond that, all this motion control shit is all going to lead to the quick and easy dollar for the manufacturers, which is all they really care about. The inevitable deluge of shovelware will dilute the gene pool of potential players online, but you know what? Doesn't affect me. Doesn't affect you. Think you'll be more accurate and precise on SOCOM 4 with a controller? Bring it and prove the MOVE people right. Only on games where I'm forced to be competitive with someone using motion controls are the only situation where I'll have any interest in how motion controls will become a part of the platform.
As will be proven, the controller will win on this front, as people will inevitably be too lazy or too poor at performing with motion controls to bother sticking with it for long. Yes, the gimmick of playing with motion controls will be darn enticing for people on the short term, but the hard smack of reality in trying to be anywhere near 1:1 on controls for SOCOM will kill interest when people can respond just as fast on a controller.
Worse still, if the motion controls are NOT 1:1 for games of that nature, expect to hear bloody murder if MOVE users are offered auto-aim options for sake of ability to play against better controller-based users.
Otherwise, turn away from this and "MOVE" on. :) These aren't the games you're looking for...
I fucking told you that you'd be defending Sony party games, so hilarious. :)
people saying sony ripping of nintendo is bullshit,and they need to grow up.
nintendo didnt invent motion controls, PC motion controllers that have been around for years.
ya know those motion control robots they use in hospitals? invented on a computer. not by nintendo.
stop bitching about who copied who, because it gets you nowhere. dont buy it. and ignore the posts if its that big of a problem for you.
Literally all the Wii players I know besides me (read: my parents and two sets of aunts and uncles [I'm not trying to make a joke, this is true]) bought bundles that included these add-ons and they use them frequently. I always thought they were kind of neat, but didn't think they were worth spending the extra $30 or whatever.
If Sony is trying to market, at least in part, to the "casual" crowd, I wonder how this will affect sales?
That's understandable seeing as neither company can produce a quality* 1st party title that rivals Nintendo's franchises in popularity. *fact
They need to court 3rd parties constantly because their own content could never sustain their respective consoles. Never
I hate all four of them.
Sheez, I can't believe they're selling us this.
And as for the the people complaining about motion controls, yeah, fine we get it. You don't like them. You can quit posting that in EVERY FUCKING STORY centered around the subject. Motion controls aren't a gimmick, they're a legitimate form of input, and they're quite good if the developers make more than a half-assed attempt at utilizing them. They're here to stay for a long time, if not permanently, so get used to it.
He should know; he's an expert.