Sony thought about developing PS3 voice control for Jeopardy

By Spencer . September 10, 2008 . 11:22pm

Let the Dualshock 3 be your buzzer this Thursday when Jeopardy comes to the PlayStation Network. The base game includes online play and 2,500+ questions with more expansion packages scheduled in 2009. The good news is you don’t have to worry about spelling errors resulting in an incorrect response, but all of the questions are multiple choice with four possible answers. Let the random guessing begin!

It wasn’t always going to be this way. Sony Online Entertainment thought about implementing voice recognition software for Jeopardy. They found the right middleware, but mandatory voice recognition would require all players to have a Bluetooth headset. This would have been a great feature as long as Sony passed on the code they used for Lifeline / Operator’s Side. That didn’t turn out too well. “Maybe in the next version…” says Shalom Mann, Senior Vice President at Sony Online Entertainment.

While I would like to see how voice recognition on the PS3 would work, “the next version” won’t be coming any time soon. Sony Online Entertainment is busy working on Wheel of Fortune for PSN.

Images courtesy of Sony.

TAGS: Jeopardy, Playstation 3, Playstation Network, Sony, Voice Control

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It would go perfectly with the new official PlayStation headset from Sony, since that already has voice recognition/command integrated into it. Perhaps as DLC this fall? Two options on how to play would be great, and it only working only with the official headset would also push sales for it (along with Socom).

I say they should go for it, voice recognition Jeopardy along with other games would be AWESOME.