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Wow. Some of that sounds cool. And I have to point out that figures 4a and 5a look like a how-to on hand jobs...
@FORMAT1C LMAO :D ...Still looks like a Penis to me Idk...might buy one for any females that come over :-}
Yeah, looks nice, but if the move had an analog stick, Sony wouldn't have to sell a subcontroller to go with the move. So, profit.
...why the blazes did they not make this thing the primary motion controller instead of the second-rate Wiimote clone they currently have?
@MailOrderClone I completely agree with you. The thing that annoys me with the sub controller is some games require two move controllers leaving you without an analog stick. It just seems like a waste to have to buy more peripherals... not to mention a wasted chance on more intuitive gameplay. (ex. dungeon crawlers, walking around with 2 swords and being able to move about easily)
@Moloks How can Sony profit if they're alienating their customers? It's no surprise to most that money is an issue right now and Sony should realise that.
You'd think Sony would have heard of the ever popular term of this generation, streamlining. Having 4 moves and 4 subs instead of 4 moves with analog isn't it.
But whatever... I'll still buy move once an appropriate line-up comes out. 'Sorcery' was one that caught my eye. They just need the software, which I have higher hopes for than whatever Kinect could clumsily put together.
You'd think Sony would have heard of the ever popular term of this generation, streamlining. Having 4 moves and 4 subs instead of 4 moves with analog isn't it.
But whatever... I'll still buy move once an appropriate line-up comes out. 'Sorcery' was one that caught my eye. They just need the software, which I have higher hopes for than whatever Kinect could clumsily put together.
Yes, I'm sure a controller with a trackball on the bottom and a bunch of other extra features would be as cheap as the current controller - or not. Not to mention the difficulty of controlling your joystick while waving the unit about.
I think this would have been way more expensive than the controller (or even the controller + nunchuck) that eventually appeared.
I think this would have been way more expensive than the controller (or even the controller + nunchuck) that eventually appeared.
That trackball would have been awkward as hell to use the way it's designed. When I play motion-control games, I'm either sitting on the couch (if the motion control is basic, ala Zelda: Twilight Princess) or I'm standing up completely. In either case, I don't have a convenient surface for me to run the trackball along.
In any case, what use would that trackball have been? I literally cannot think of a use for it not already filled by the motion controls or the analog stick. It would have been a cheap, annoying gimmick, most likely used effectively in a grand total of one or two games and used frustratingly in dozens more.
It's easy to see why this didn't get off the drawing board... Unlike the Wii, The PS3 doesn't need to use the controller as a workaround for other prehipherals like Rock Band's Guitar, so that means the modular design would serve little purpose outside of gimmicks. Gimmicks are bad. Very often, they're implemented with little to no concern about whether they're a positive or negative impact on the playability of a section of a game.
In any case, what use would that trackball have been? I literally cannot think of a use for it not already filled by the motion controls or the analog stick. It would have been a cheap, annoying gimmick, most likely used effectively in a grand total of one or two games and used frustratingly in dozens more.
It's easy to see why this didn't get off the drawing board... Unlike the Wii, The PS3 doesn't need to use the controller as a workaround for other prehipherals like Rock Band's Guitar, so that means the modular design would serve little purpose outside of gimmicks. Gimmicks are bad. Very often, they're implemented with little to no concern about whether they're a positive or negative impact on the playability of a section of a game.
@meteorscrap: I think the trackball was intended to be operated with your thumb, holding the Move controller with the Sphere end down like a flightstick. I agree, awkward and completely understandably cut but an interesting design concept.
@goggyturk totally agree the trackball was a pointless addition but honestly how uncoordinated would you have to be to fail at using a joystick while swinging? half the time you would stop using it before a swing anyways. I'll use twilight princess as an example... The nun-chuck joystick moves your character, yet you can still thrust it or swing it for combinations and it worked well but still lacked the accuracy a secondary wiimote/move would've made up for. The R&D department deserves five fingers (or perhaps just one) straight to the face.
I have the Move. It still needs another analog stick. To use when looking around in games like Resident evil. It sucks because in order to look around, you need to hold down a button and then use the controller to just look around.....another analog would be great to have.
I wish they'd made this controller instead. Being left handed I need an analog stick on the controller. That's the number one reason why I can't play Wii or Sony Move games.
Here's what I had to say before they released it: http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/03/24/did-sony-really-need-the-sub-controller/
Goddammit Sony. Why didn't you?!
Goddammit Sony. Why didn't you?!
@fightmejimmy - I think you should see a Doctor son. Especially if it looks like yours.
@boxfresh - making precise,twitch movements on something that's got G's applied to it is difficult I would think? But if you feel different fair enough.
@boxfresh - making precise,twitch movements on something that's got G's applied to it is difficult I would think? But if you feel different fair enough.
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