Some More on the PlayStation Move

Post by trog @ 07:13pm 11/03/10 | 20 Comments

Finally got back from various GDC press events and just jotted down some more quick impressions about Sony's announced PlayStation Move controller. It's definitely a pretty neat piece of hardware; they're really focusing on the accuracy and precision of the device as big features and they are really noticable when you get your hands on it.

It will be fascinating to see how it is received on launch, given the extremely high penetration rates that the Nintendo Wii already has. Stay tuned though!

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skythra
Posted 07:35pm 11/3/10

Question 1) Was it fun?

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Viper
Posted 01:27am 12/3/10

Unless this gets released with a stream of AAA proper titles designed specifically for this I really doubt it will sell, especially amongst people who already own a Wii, as if its just gimicky party games, chances are they already have them on their Wii and wont want to fork out another few bucks.

All I'm saying is that its gonna take a whole lot of convincing and AAA titles to convince me that this can be more than a gimmick.

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trog
Posted 05:24am 12/3/10

Question 1) Was it fun?

it was fun like wii is fun. So yes. But it didn't feel new and exciting. It felt better but not by an order of magnitude to the poirlnt where I felt I must run out and buy a ps3. But it would certainly inform future console buying decisions.

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Khel
Posted 05:36am 12/3/10

Seems to me like its sitting in a kind of limbo where it doesn't really appeal in a huge way to the existing ps3 install base, but probably isn't enough to make other people who are after those sorts of games go and buy a ps3.

Its a sweet little piece of technology, we were playing with them at work last year, developing a game for it until the company I was working for went broke, and I was impressed by it. I'm just not sure though many people its going to really appeal to. I mean, I'm sure I'll buy one, cos I buy all sorts of gaming gadgetry, but I don't think it'll sell like wildfire like the Wii.

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ravn0s
Posted 08:57am 12/3/10

i saw a vid of someone playing the fighting game. it looked unresponsive.

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pixem
Posted 11:58am 12/3/10

I think that was the only video where it did, im going to assume it was more due to early code and not optimizing the game to respond as well, or gameplay design. Everything else looked pretty smooth.

I agree, I don't think it will have high pen rates, but it will be more of an enhancement to the system and games. As far as AAA titles, they mentioned socom4 and LBP which should be in there. They said they would retroactively add it to existing titles via patches and future.

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gamer
Posted 12:04pm 12/3/10

Question 2) Is it true there is latency/delay in it?

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Dan
Posted 12:11pm 12/3/10

trog addressed the latency factors at length in the article.

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greazy
Posted 12:18pm 12/3/10

Q3) what is sony thinking?

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Viper
Posted 12:56pm 12/3/10

pixmen,

yea socom 4 and LPB but both those games allow you to also use a controller and I have a feeling the it will feel much more natural to use a controller for those games and if you can buy the game and not need the "move" then I hardly think it will be a selling point for the product, as I said they need AAA titles that are designed from the ground up specifically for the "Move".

Also I have heard mention of using it along side the 6 axis function of a regular ps3 controller.
My concern with this is that the 6 axis can sometimes feel a little sloppy and unresponsive.

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CSIRAC
Posted 01:40pm 12/3/10

http://i43.tinypic.com/2r5c1nq.gif

^ dont know if its real but if it is.. impressive!

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trog
Posted 01:51pm 12/3/10

Q3) what is sony thinking?

what do you mean? surely its obvious they're trying to get a piece of that phat casual/family gaming pie. Everyone loves pie!

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DM
Posted 01:54pm 12/3/10

surely its obvious they're trying to get a piece of that phat casual/family gaming pie

Causal, family gaming... for only $700.

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Viper
Posted 08:10pm 13/3/10

can I haz sum pie trog?

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Blue
Posted 11:12pm 13/3/10

mmm penetration rates

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reefed
Posted 12:51am 14/3/10

wiis got the pie. sony just playing catch up. as usual

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Sc00bs
Posted 12:20pm 14/3/10

700$ where the hell do u shop, 3yrs ago or something?

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Khel
Posted 03:12pm 14/3/10

Well a 120gb PS3 is about $500 and you'd have to think move will be at least $150 or so, so you're going to be pushing $700 to get the whole kit. Definitely not in the same ballpark as a Wii.

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groganus
Posted 01:01am 15/3/10

I personally can't see myself investing in it, whilst i like playing the wii i don't really get into the whole being active while gaming thing, im the guy that sits on the couch and twitches the controller to do what i want. Natal and Move look like effort.

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iWhoop
Posted 01:58am 15/3/10

Well a 120gb PS3 is about $500 and you'd have to think move will be at least $150 or so, so you're going to be pushing $700 to get the whole kit. Definitely not in the same ballpark as a Wii.

But as much as I hate to admit it, a ps3 is probably 100x better than a wii.

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