Sony has been late to the party on most things this generation, but the platform will be damned if it won't try to compete with absolutely everybody. Not content to follow Nintendo with its own Wiimote, Sony has revealed that the PSEye will be taking on Microsoft's Project Natal thanks to some natty facial recognition software. To be fair though, at least Sony started the whole Natal stuff with its EyeToy shenanigans.
Head of developer services Kish Hirani claims that his team has got "a wealth of libraries available" and that many experiments have been undertaken by SCEE R&D to get this all working. "It's a lot of fun in the office," he claims.
Looks like the age of gimmickry and gadgetry has descended upon the world of videogames. There's all sorts of interesting and/or stupid technology being thrown at there at the moment, which prompts the questions ... how many of these things will end up long-forgotten on junk-filled flea market tables in ten years' time?
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2:40 PM on 07.16.2009
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Also it is scary how Sony is supposed to be late with its camera technology (because of the announcement of Natal) when it has already been out since the PS2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFN8cW1mSVY
Except Face Recognition is being used with the PlayStation Eye, so it has plenty to do with them. You make zero point here. Nobody said that face recognition was hardware. But they WILL require hardware, which is the PSEye and Natal. Ta-daaa!
"Also it is scary how Sony is supposed to be late with its camera technology (because of the announcement of Natal) when it has already been out since the PS2."
The article did point out that Sony got in first this time, actually.
Except it's not a PSEye feature but just software that uses the hardware.
My semantics disagree with your semantics.
"When you're in a hole, stop digging."
I wonder if this mean's we'll see such a game...or if it'll be GOOD...
"'Also it is scary how Sony is supposed to be late with its camera technology (because of the announcement of Natal) when it has already been out since the PS2.'
The article did point out that Sony got in first this time, actually."
except the article and article title make it sound like Sony's jumping on Microsoft's bandwagon rather than the other way around.
also, just to play devil's advocate, the PS3 has had facial recognition features for quite a while with it's photo viewing software. Of course that's probably a different tech than something used in a real time camera, but it might be the same thing... somebody with more of a programming experience than me might know.
This is already out, and readily available for 30 - 40 bucks.
Also a new mic after my fucking dog chewed mine to shit. Little fucker.
Good excuse to get that new official one though, eh.