Comments on: Another Look At The PlayStation 3 Motion Controller

By: Bruno Diaz Celis

Bruno Diaz Celis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:59:01 +0000

uggly, but a real control

By: Bruno Diaz Celis

Bruno Diaz Celis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:59:01 +0000

uggly, but a real control

By: Sean Rohde

Sean Rohde — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:58 +0000

does it vibrate?

By: jarrodand

jarrodand — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:00 +0000

@rockleex

Sorry, we hit the reply limit. I've seen the previous demos before, and while impressive there's not really anything there on par with the extreme speed/range/pacing of traditional arcade lightgun shooters. I'm just comparing the first in-game demo we saw (RE5) to the Wii version of RE4, and cursor seems noticeably slower. Now, that may be an intentional game design choice or it may be a tech issue due to the vastly different input method, we just don't know yet, but it raises questions.

Not that it's a huge issue though... anyone wanting to do a lightgun shooter on PS3 should just use Namco's Gun.con3 anyway.

By: rockleex

rockleex — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:18 +0000

What are you guys talking about?

Just watch Sony's E3 motion controller live demonstration.

Watch the whole thing to see all the different ways it can be used in any variety of games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnuyaIIOyz8

By: TokyoGuy

TokyoGuy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:58:12 +0000

WHAT? You need the Eyetoy as WELL to use it? While that makes sense, it will never sell. No one is going to run out and buy two different device to play what will end up being a small handful of games. (Though I am sure Sony will make a wand/Eyetoy bundle). Actually if anyone is interested there is an ongoing discussion about this issue in the other recent Sony topic:

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/11/19/sony-to-pu...

By: LOVEoo

LOVEoo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:00 +0000

Too late. Obviously the tech is better than the Wii but too damn late to get this into peoples home and buying software for it. It’s simply gonna fail.

They also need to show of the nunchuck equivalent because holding a dualshock while playing with that shit is ridiculous.

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:57 +0000

I'm not sure about all the tech talk, but from the demos shown before (like the guy doing archery or sword fighting the skeleton), it looked precise and quite promising, I was imagine how well it would work w/ games like Dragon Quest Swords. I never bought eyetoy because it was never applied to real games. But w/ RE5 Ultimate coming out, they have kind of sold me this gadget alrdy. I agree it might be a little tiring holding the Dual Shock 3 after a while by only one hand, I guess you kind of just put it on your lap.

By: badgrammergeniuscontent

badgrammergeniuscontent — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:34 +0000

this is like a wiimote COUGH NO,this has gyro like wm+ COUGH NO i love the uninformed sony FANBOYING......

PS3 WANDS 300 DEGREES PER SECOND TRACKING MAX.....Wii motion plus 1600 DEGREES PER SECOND MAX= NO CONTEST

PS WANDS CAMERA TRACKING=LAG AND NO INFRA-RED MOUSE POINTER ITS A LIGHT TRACK CAM POINTER NOT SUITED TO TIGHT FPS AIMING LIKE WIIS IR MOUSE POINTER ITS WEAKER AND LAGGY AGAIN ITS FACT...

PS3 WANDS NO ANOLOG STICK

WII NUNCHUCK HAS BOTH MOTION AND A ANOLOG STICK

THIS IS WAGGLE VS MOTION PRECISION NO CONTEST....ASK YOUR SELF WHY DID NINTENDO DROP CAM MOTION HHMMMMM

By: Chow

Chow — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:41 +0000

I'd imagine the PS button getting pressed repeatedly by the heel of your thumb, unless the button is now recessed and with a clicky and less-travelled button press thingamajig.

By: nyobzoo

nyobzoo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:04 +0000

I wish there was an analog or D-pad on the controller. I actually tried holding the Dual Shock with one hand and it's not bad but it's not really great also.

By: Scypher

Scypher — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:38:31 +0000

I find it strange that they repositioned the face buttons (triangle, etc.) into a square pattern instead of the usual diamond pattern.

Then again, it might feel more natural when you're actually holding it... I guess if you always hold the wand in your right hand, your thumb will be tangent to the face buttons, so at that angle it's almost like the same pattern on a controller.

But it's still kind of an awkward layout, I think.

By: MadMirko

MadMirko — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:40 +0000

Hm. That would mean you'd have to make fairly large movements to get a cursor across the screen, and now the reports of it being “slow” finally make sense.

Thanks!

By: jarrodand

jarrodand — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:12 +0000

Camera tracks the glowing bulb, PS3 calculates positioning. If RE4 Wii vs that RE5 PS3 demo is anything to go by it's slower than IR pointing though and might not be as suited for faster paced games (like light gun/rail shooters).

By: MadMirko

MadMirko — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:33:28 +0000

How does the pointing work? The Wii remote uses two fixed light sources on the TV to get it's orientation with a sensor in the remote, but the wand has nothing like that, right?