Rob
03-12-2010, 12:18 AM
The PS Move motion controller is Sony's answer to the Nintendo's Wiimote and Microsoft's Natal. Like the Wiimote, the Move is made up of a smart controller and a separate dumb controller, but that is where there similarities end. The Move uses better technology to more precisely track the movement of the controller in a 3D space. It uses rechargeable batteries and communicates with the PS3 using the PSEye camera that is already on the market.
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So far the games that have been demoed are not very impressive but that can be expected from early builds of any game. What I'm more concerned with is the tech in the controller and the potential is has to be used in full featured titles. Unfortunately that is probably a long time off considering the hardware isn't even complete. Also because the Move will be not be included with every PS3 system then it will be hard to get a big budget developer to make full use of the Move. To add even more confusion not every game will use both controllers and may use different combinations of the smart/dumb setup.
If I had to rate my interest in these movement tracking controllers that are all the rage right now then I would go with PSMove > MSNatal > Wiimote. I hope Sony and MS can get the software right because that's what is going to make or break these controllers. The Wiimote looks and has the specs of a toy but is a huge success because of all the software behind it. It seems to me that Sony and MS are pouring to much time into the tech and to late in the game. I think they should have took the next few years to perfect this tech and then put it into their next console release.
The PS Move is supposed to be released during the 2010 holidays but no pricing has been set. Here is the official release (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/) and a more in depth review by engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/playstation-move-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/?s=t5).
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4423031462_c7f959bd98.jpg
So far the games that have been demoed are not very impressive but that can be expected from early builds of any game. What I'm more concerned with is the tech in the controller and the potential is has to be used in full featured titles. Unfortunately that is probably a long time off considering the hardware isn't even complete. Also because the Move will be not be included with every PS3 system then it will be hard to get a big budget developer to make full use of the Move. To add even more confusion not every game will use both controllers and may use different combinations of the smart/dumb setup.
If I had to rate my interest in these movement tracking controllers that are all the rage right now then I would go with PSMove > MSNatal > Wiimote. I hope Sony and MS can get the software right because that's what is going to make or break these controllers. The Wiimote looks and has the specs of a toy but is a huge success because of all the software behind it. It seems to me that Sony and MS are pouring to much time into the tech and to late in the game. I think they should have took the next few years to perfect this tech and then put it into their next console release.
The PS Move is supposed to be released during the 2010 holidays but no pricing has been set. Here is the official release (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/) and a more in depth review by engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/playstation-move-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/?s=t5).