Sony’s Kish Hirani (head of developer services) and Paul Holman (SCEE’s vice president of research and development) were interviewed by Eurogamer and stated how advanced the ‘wand’ is compared to its rivals;
Eurogamer: So the level of precision and accuracy is greater than with motion controllers already on the market, i.e. the Wii remote?
Paul Holman: Oh, totally. It’s another generation forward, or even a couple of generations. I know in certain games or applications which are out there, people had to sort of fluff it to make it real for consumers. But this stuff is super-accurate and the impact of that is incredible. I think you have to play with it to realise what it will do to games.
In the rest of the interview they try to refrain from talking directly about their rivals but i couldn’t help but notice this. Its quite a bold statement and from the demo at E3 it does look like it can hold ground, but it remains to be seen if it is that much better than Microsoft’s Natal or Nintendo’s MotionPlus.
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Written by: Trev
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#1 by Fleakitten on July 21st, 2009
If Sony’s anything, it’s innovative. They opened the gate for all of the motion controller with the EyeToy.
#2 by Tosh on July 21st, 2009 [ 87406 Points ]
Exactly Fleakitten. A lot of people seem to forget that Sony was the first to bring motion to the market.
#3 by azk on July 21st, 2009
But sony just started it they didnt know how to go on.
#4 by Mike on July 21st, 2009
We won’t know until the wand is out. As far as we’re concerned, this is corporate smacktalk.
#5 by No Kill Tayler on July 21st, 2009 [ 1865 Points ]
They used an example with writing your name and the wii couldn’t do that. So they say.
#6 by Darrin on July 21st, 2009
I don’t think people forgot the EyeToy… The software never really lived up to expectations. Honestly, I don’t think the Wii software did either, but the Wii earned it’s attention through huge sales.
I’m highly skeptical about the games, but this wand sounds cool. I assume it tracks position through non-visible light, and the color is just for user feedback (muzzle flash sounds cool). Will this only work for rail shooters? How would you turn around, move forward/back/strafe, etc?
#7 by No Kill Tayler on July 21st, 2009 [ 1865 Points ]
@Darrun that’s where the 3d comes in to play, that and 1:! ratio.
#8 by Darrin on July 21st, 2009
3D and 1:1 tracking are great, but how does that make a great game?
I still can’t see a current-genre game using this and I’m skeptical about how many new genres can really deliver new experiences with this.
#9 by Eddie on July 21st, 2009 [ 37586 Points ]
yea I can do without motion all together. I want no part of it on any system.
#10 by Jay on July 21st, 2009 [ 69283 Points ]
some of it’s OK. I like Wii’s rail shooters, they’re OK. Other than that, the only game I keep playing is Wii Sports and, at the time, it came with the system lol. The new Sports Resort comes packaged with the Wii Motion Plus, though I’m undecided on getting that or just the MP, but it also includes the favs bowling and golf, but this time its more accurate and you can also curve the ball on the golf one as well