1UP on Sony motion device: Discounted knockoff item from Dollar Store

"It was maybe a little underwhelming when Sony followed Microsoft's controller-free demo with a fairly standard kind of motion recognition, but the thing is... well, the device shown was... I'm still kind of dumbstruck by...

Oh hell! It was a damn blinking wand! The thing looked like it was looted out of a discounted, knockoff "Harry The Wizard" Halloween costume from a dollar store. Someone must have left the actual controller at home and called their mom to pick something up on her way back from pilates." - 1UP

Link to full article of top 5 E3 WTF's:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3174687

Didn't seem like they were very impressed by it. :( Natal didn't make the "WTF" article, so Sony's motion device must not have been as impressive. :( Oh well, I hope Sony gets it right next time. It has potential.

All motion controls suck.

All motion controls suck.

urdead18

It seems this one does the most, though. Really a shame.

All motion controls suck.

urdead18

i'd rather the wand than natal and i dont own a ps3 so it's not a bias

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All motion controls suck.

BioShockOwnz

It seems this one does the most, though. Really a shame.

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All motion controls suck.

Giancar

It seems this one does the most, though. Really a shame.

If it has to be done, I want to see it be done right.

It is pretty damn Fugly. Good thing its only a PROTOTYPEthat will look different when it launches.

when during the presentation did sony say that would be the final model?......:roll:

*At least it actually IS a controller and people wont think you look like an idiot "pretending" to drive a car with nothing in your hands..lol you'll just look like an idiot WITH a wand..haha...ha.

when during the presentation did sony say that would be the final model?......:roll:

*At least it actually IS a controller and people wont think you look like an idiot "pretending" to drive a car with nothing in your hands..lol you'll just look like an idiot WITH a wand..haha...ha.

Uzburacuz9

Why use a wand when you can use a real steering wheel?!

arethey making fun of the funtionality or the look of the wand it self?

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All motion controls suck.

BioShockOwnz

It seems this one does the most, though. Really a shame.

reminds me of the image i made months ago when the concept copyright images surfaced, enjoy - as amateurish as it was.. took me about 3 mins.

keep in mind the prototype showed it as a connected unit that can split up in to two different 'wands'. so lame.

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when during the presentation did sony say that would be the final model?......:roll:

*At least it actually IS a controller and people wont think you look like an idiot "pretending" to drive a car with nothing in your hands..lol you'll just look like an idiot WITH a wand..haha...ha.

Why use a wand when you can use a real steering wheel?!

It was just a prototype so nobody should be surprised it looked terrible. It worked great though.

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All motion controls suck.

djsifer01

It seems this one does the most, though. Really a shame.

Probably a good thing the look of it is most likely going to change. Either or, I was fairly impressed with Sony's motion controller and Natal. Natal wins with having absolutely nothing to be used besides your body to create an experience but so far it seems a bit messy with some of the interactions I've heard or seen. Nothing that can't be tweaked. Sony's motion controller seems pretty spot on with it's sensitivity with objects in the virtual world. I'd even say it's a wee bit better than Motion Plus as of right now. Who knows? Either or, I don't think either are going to be a bad experience. Just hope they create good casual games alongside something more.

He's dissing the design of the controller not the functionality....reading comprehension FTW!

Also they said it was a prototype so it's obviously gonna look different once it's released.

"It was maybe a little underwhelming when Sony followed Microsoft's controller-free demo with a fairly standard kind of motion recognition, but the thing is... well, the device shown was... I'm still kind of dumbstruck by...

Oh hell! It was a damn blinking wand! The thing looked like it was looted out of a discounted, knockoff "Harry The Wizard" Halloween costume from a dollar store. Someone must have left the actual controller at home and called their mom to pick something up on her way back from pilates." - 1UP

Link to full article of top 5 E3 WTF's:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3174687

Didn't seem like they were very impressed by it. :( Natal didn't make the "WTF" article, so Sony's motion device must not have been as impressive. :( Oh well, I hope Sony gets it right next time. It has potential.

BioShockOwnz

They didn't even have the chance to screw up yet, it hasn't been released. Only the software will be able to determine whether it's a failure or not.

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when during the presentation did sony say that would be the final model?......:roll:

*At least it actually IS a controller and people wont think you look like an idiot "pretending" to drive a car with nothing in your hands..lol you'll just look like an idiot WITH a wand..haha...ha.

2beers_in_hand

Why use a wand when you can use a real steering wheel?!

I used to skate (grew out of it, though) and I still race and tune cars. I still like playing racing games.

Another sony bashing thread *Yawn*. Man who cares what it looks like, didnt they say RIGHT AT THEBEGINING OF THE DEMO that it was a protoype? E3 was joke as far as motion contrls went. Natal looks promising, but I tell ya it'll launch at 200 samolians and who the heck would buy it? We all found out milo was a fraud. I mean what next, the sky is blue?

when during the presentation did sony say that would be the final model?......:roll:

*At least it actually IS a controller and people wont think you look like an idiot "pretending" to drive a car with nothing in your hands..lol you'll just look like an idiot WITH a wand..haha...ha.

Uzburacuz9

Yes, because every time you play video games you have an audience of strangers that judge you......

Looks so far like the wii motion + is winning the motion wars

Looks so far like the wii motion + is winning the motion wars

Dycras

How can it look that way if M$ and Sony's motion controls aren't released or even have games announced for them yet?

natal is gonna be microsofts betamax why wont you lemmings get it.............its gonna fail and its gonna fail hard......just like sony's glowstick lol

Personally, I think Natal is overshooting the goal. Full body motion recognition is a great idea, no doubt about that. And I think that for certain games and a certain audience this is just fine. But here's my thoughts: do I as a gamer really want to stand up in front of my TV and (I think many others would share this issue) move around my TV table so there's enough space to wiggle all my limbs?

I don't mean to downtalk Natal. It's just in my own preference I'd still like to have some kind of controller in my hands. There will still be a lot of actions in a video game that will require you to push a button. Sony showed their tech and I think nobody can argue about the precision and responsiness of the system.

Bashing the looks of a prototype... was the writer desperate?

when during the presentation did sony say that would be the final model?......:roll:

*At least it actually IS a controller and people wont think you look like an idiot "pretending" to drive a car with nothing in your hands..lol you'll just look like an idiot WITH a wand..haha...ha.

Uzburacuz9

Exactly, a prototype is bound to look ugly till they iron out the kinks.

Aren't they only bagging the design of the device not the actual functionality.

Wasn't it a prototype anyway.:|

And here's BioShockOwnz delivering the news on why the PS3 still isn't impressing him. What a surprise.NAPK1NS

And here's BioShockOwnz delivering the news on why the PS3 still isn't impressing him. What a surprise.NAPK1NS

If it makes you feel any better, I'm still not impressed by the PS3 either.

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"]And here's BioShockOwnz delivering the news on why the PS3 still isn't impressing him. What a surprise.VitunLehmat

NAPK1NS is right though,

If a similar article was written about Natal, Bio would never be the first to post it on system wars and express his dissapointment about it like he has in this thread.

[QUOTE="VitunLehmat"][QUOTE="NAPK1NS"]And here's BioShockOwnz delivering the news on why the PS3 still isn't impressing him. What a surprise.macca404

NAPK1NS is right though,

If a similar article was written about Natal, Bio would never be the first to post it on system wars and express his dissapointment about it like he has in this thread.

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"]And here's BioShockOwnz delivering the news on why the PS3 still isn't impressing him. What a surprise.VitunLehmat

Sorry to get off topic like that its just that it really gets to me sometimes,

Anyway i do like the Sony motion controller though i find Natal to be more impressive even if Milo was fake.

IMO the general public and casuals will probabaly take more of a liking to Natal as well because of the fact that Microsoft is much better at marketing than Sony and also the fact that Natal appears to be more advanced and new tech than Sony's "wand".

[QUOTE="VitunLehmat"][QUOTE="NAPK1NS"]And here's BioShockOwnz delivering the news on why the PS3 still isn't impressing him. What a surprise.macca404

NAPK1NS is right though,

If a similar article was written about Natal, Bio would never be the first to post it on system wars and express his dissapointment about it like he has in this thread.