[PCWORLD] Exclusive: Sony Answers 12 Questions about PlayStation 3 Motion Control - Overclock.net

jbranton · 07-31-09

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"Take that, Microsoft," may not be what PlayStation 3 special projects manager Dr. Richard "EyeToy" Marks actually said when he took the stage back in early June at E3 2009. Still, you could practically hear it whispered in the rare downbeats as Marks divulged Sony's own two-fisted take on precision motion-control.

Imagine a microphone with a translucent bulb in lieu of the mic's metal mesh, capable of lighting up and changing color, almost a wand of sorts. "Just a prototype," said Marks then, and the final look will probably change, but you hold it like you're gripping the hilt of a sword. Now imagine that device (or devices--Sony eventually rolled out two) working in tandem with the PlayStation Eye camera/microphone to offer stunningly precise 1-to-1 tracking, and you have what Sony informally dubbed "PlayStation Motion Control."

I recently posed a series of questions to Marks about the technology by email. These are his responses.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/16939...n_control.html

rduffy123 · 08-04-09

Looks like its written by a Sony fanboy.....

gtarmanrob · 08-04-09

lol yeah im a PS3 owner, but i probably wont take an article that starts with "Take that Microsoft!" too seriously.

sounds like fuel for a flame war.

enter the fanboys to argue this to death.

venom55520 · 08-04-09

STOP THE FREAKING MOTION CONTROL CRAP. look where the wii is heading, its sales are finally decreasing because the gimmick got old. the motion control only means 1 thing, crappy games. and i'm not hating, i just think that when it comes to gaming, give a keyboard and mouse or a controller.

JKBenchmarks · 08-04-09

Motion control is just as gimmicky as virtual reality.

We all know how long that lasted.

GBob314 · 08-04-09

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Originally Posted by JKBenchmarks

Motion control is just as gimmicky as virtual reality.

We all know how long that lasted.

I believe the same thing goes with 3D, I know it is a little off-topic but I am tired of the 3D stuff in recent times.

OmegaNemesis28 · 08-04-09

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Originally Posted by GBob314

I believe the same thing goes with 3D, I know it is a little off-topic but I am tired of the 3D stuff in recent times.

but the 3D stuff is optional and technically free aside from the 50 cents glasses.
Motion control - you have to pay for the peripheral, you have to have a motion game, and the motion game sucks or is unplayable without the peripheral.

Motion control =/= 3D
Oh and 3D can be very cool in some games. Motion control has yet to show anything "very cool" to me.

JKBenchmarks · 08-04-09

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Originally Posted by OmegaNemesis28

but the 3D stuff is optional and technically free aside from the 50 cents glasses.
Motion control - you have to pay for the peripheral, you have to have a motion game, and the motion game sucks or is unplayable without the peripheral.

Motion control =/= 3D
Oh and 3D can be very cool in some games. Motion control has yet to show anything "very cool" to me.

[Becomes a 6 year old kid]Dude, when you point the WiiMote at the screen, the finger goes there!

I'm totally going to beg to get this![/Becomes a 6 year old kid]

Kuntz · 08-04-09

Wow that entire article was a Sony rep talking trash about Microsofts Natal rather than about his own product. I guess he's just jealous or something.

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