As for RE5, it seems the game is going to be FORWARDS compatible with the wand; I actually thought there was some kind of timing issue so that they both released at the same time, and yet now it seems there will be some kind of patch or something for said magician's instrument when it comes out. From my whole conception of RE5DC from the TGS this year, it seemed like Sony was trying to push that game as a major milestone, yet now it seems the two aren't even in the same release quarter.

I'm sure that there will be a number of games that make use of the wand, but seriously, will it be any different than Sony's Eye-Toy (or whatever it's called)? Sure there will be some gimmicky software that makes use of it, but the company is attempting to Wii-ify the the PS3 almost half-a-decade years after its release. That kind of major change just won't work if history is any guide. It's not like the Dual Shock, wherein the implementation was rather simple. This is kind of like forcing developers to redesign their entire game. On that note, IS there an actual difference between the Wiimote and this Sony wand?

BTW I don't want it to seem like I'm “yelling” at you, these are general comments, primarily directed at Sony. How the company thinks it will turn profitable next year, especially in the game division, is a total mystery.

To me, this device seems like the same kind of idiocy that ushered in the PS2 HDD. Sure it was a great option and made a lot of sense, but as the device was not sold WITH the console initially, that meant an extra purchase for everyone that already had it. So why would developers make software for only a small consumer base? They didn't and thus the PS2 HDD was, as we all know, basically a huge failure for Sony. I really see this 3-D “wand” as a second coming, but hopefully it won't be.

As for RE5, it seems the game is going to be FORWARDS compatible with the wand; I actually thought there was some kind of timing issue so that they both released at the same time, and yet now it seems there will be some kind of patch or something for said magician's instrument when it comes out. From my whole conception of RE5DC from the TGS this year, it seemed like Sony was trying to push that game as a major milestone, yet now it seems the two aren't even in the same release quarter.

I'm sure that there will be a number of games that make use of the wand, but seriously, will it be any different than Sony's Eye-Toy (or whatever it's called)? Sure there will be some gimmicky software that makes use of it, but the company is attempting to Wii-ify the the PS3 almost half-a-decade years after its release. That kind of major change just won't work if history is any guide. It's not like the Dual Shock, wherein the implementation was rather simple. This is kind of like forcing developers to redesign their entire game. On that note, IS there an actual difference between the Wiimote and this Sony wand?

BTW I don't want it to seem like I'm “yelling” at you, these are general comments, primarily directed at Sony. How the company thinks it will turn profitable next year, especially in the game division, is a total mystery.

To me, this device seems like the same kind of idiocy that ushered in the PS2 HDD. Sure it was a great option and made a lot of sense, but as the device was not sold WITH the console initially, that meant an extra purchase for everyone that already had it. So why would developers make software for only a small consumer base? They didn't and thus the PS2 HDD was, as we all know, basically a huge failure for Sony. I really see this 3-D “wand” as a second coming, but hopefully it won't be.