Casual Kinect 'surprises' Sony

Sony has revealed its "surprise" over Microsoft's casual launch line-up for Kinect.

Microsoft unveiled Kinect at E3 last month with a wealth of Wii-esque titles, including Kinectimals, Kinect Sports and Joyride.

Sony worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida told the August issue of Edge magazine that he respected Microsoft's strength with FPS games.

However, he said he was bemused by its family-friendly approach with its new motion sensing peripheral.

"In practical purposes, those are Microsoft's strengths - they have very strong FPSes, for example," he said, "and they work with Activision to provide content for Call Of Duty.

"It's very interesting to see them confirm where they have those strengths by opening [their E3 presentation] with those games.

"When they showed Kinect I was surprised to see so much on the casual side. It was a polarised kind of approach."

Yoshida said that Sony's approach was more widespread. "We are not focusing on one area, or two areas, but covering a full audience spectrum," he added.

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i was surprised to, i thought it would have more hardcore games.

really... at what point did MS ever give the impression that this was for the hardcore. you only need to look at last years E3 concept video to see this was going to be aimed at the family.

Inb4 "Arrogance! Last place!" etc. etc.

Yoshida's right though, there was a pretty stark contrast between the first 25 minutes of Microsoft's E3 and the remain 50.

They were also surprised by the Wii. I wonder if this is the next thing they are gonna copy.The_RedLion

that a statement that is so true. awesome reply.

really... at what point did MS ever give the impression that this was for the hardcore. you only need to look at last years E3 concept video to see this was going to be aimed at the family.

Vinegar_Strokes

well people just thought it was going to be amazing technology wise, like playing an FPS like that movie Gamer and other concepts... it won't live up to anything like that. this commecial shows a fighting game that looks awesome and a skateboard game, both look hardcore. people were thinking back in 2009 that there were going to be games like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qlHoxPioM

but instead this is what it's like

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really... at what point did MS ever give the impression that this was for the hardcore. you only need to look at last years E3 concept video to see this was going to be aimed at the family.

KevinButlerVP

well people just thought it was going to be amazing technology wise, like playing an FPS like that movie Gamer and other concepts... it won't live up to anything like that. this commecial shows a fighting game that looks awesome and a skateboard game, both look hardcore. people were thinking back in 2009 that there were going to be games like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qlHoxPioM

but instead this is what it's like

Everyone was surprised and they sucked big time, at least when Nintendo did all of this it was original. They're relying on core gamers encouraging their families to buy this thing but after E3 I'll be telling them to avoid this piece of crap.

until it outsells move 5 to 1. lol

everyone thought it would have more hardcore, really disapointingKevinButlerVP

[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]everyone thought it would have more hardcore, really disapointingGuppy507

Confirmation that Move's audience includes hardcore and casuals.

That's a bit hypocritical to me.

I remember last year when this thing was revealed all the MS fanboys were saying how great this thing would be, this would be way better than the Wii, more hardcore, etc. On SW, this thing WAS hyped to be the peripheral that changed everything. Now? I mean, c'mon 150 bucks plus 60 bucks to jump around like a tiger? 150 bucks so you can flail your arms around to "control" the menu on your xbox? 150 bucks so you can "walk around" your car in Forza? I have a ton of disposable income but even I'm not going to spend money on this thing to take up shelf space.

I like how Move will support games such as Time Crisis and Resident Evil 5. Games that core gamers will enjoy and are practical to use. If pointer controls become standard for FPS's on consoles, the 360; known for it's FPS games, will find themselves behind the times.

*during the interview you see lots of action in the background covering up screens with a sheet*

if any one has the scary japanese commercial screens please post them.

I couldn't find em.

Why are people surprised by this? Nowadays, Motion-Sensing games are always targetted for the casual audience.

Were people really expecting Gears of War on the Kinect? :lol:

Sony must be easily surprised then.

everyone wants it that i talk to. they are very intrigued.

like everyone else he was surprised how awful it was. thats what he is trying to say.

in retrospect it should have been predicted. Kinect is too alien to be used as an alternate control method for regular games and it will be too niche to command the big budgets for game production that more hardcore games need. The software for Kinect was called "wii-esque"? Well yes. None of the wii's great games though and only its shovelware

Sony has revealed its "surprise" over Microsoft's casual launch line-up for Kinect.

Microsoft unveiled Kinect at E3 last month with a wealth of Wii-esque titles, including Kinectimals, Kinect Sports and Joyride.

Sony worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida told the August issue of Edge magazine that he respected Microsoft's strength with FPS games.

However, he said he was bemused by its family-friendly approach with its new motion sensing peripheral.

"In practical purposes, those are Microsoft's strengths - they have very strong FPSes, for example," he said, "and they work with Activision to provide content for Call Of Duty.

"It's very interesting to see them confirm where they have those strengths by opening [their E3 presentation] with those games.

"When they showed Kinect I was surprised to see so much on the casual side. It was a polarised kind of approach."

Yoshida said that Sony's approach was more widespread. "We are not focusing on one area, or two areas, but covering a full audience spectrum," he added.

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i was surprised to, i thought it would have more hardcore games.

TintedEyes

until it outsells move 5 to 1. lol

ProjectNatalFan

I think it was indeed pretty surprising that what took up 95% of Microsoft's E3 press conference was shovelware. Apart from the obvious announcements, they had NOTHING else to show. I mean here they are with a new interesting piece of tech and all they've got to show for it is family games ripped straight off the Wii. I doubt many Non Gamers watch E3 if at all.

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until it outsells move 5 to 1. lol

nervmeister

[QUOTE="The_RedLion"]They were also surprised by the Wii. I wonder if this is the next thing they are gonna copy.ProjectNatalFan

that a statement that is so true. awesome reply.

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[QUOTE="The_RedLion"]They were also surprised by the Wii. I wonder if this is the next thing they are gonna copy.RavenLoud

that a statement that is so true. awesome reply.

I was just about to say that kinect is a more advanced eye toy. That star wars game that wasn't real reminded me of an iphone game. You know like mgs 4 for iphone.

Why are people surprised by this? Nowadays, Motion-Sensing games are always targetted for the casual audience.

Were people really expecting Gears of War on the Kinect? :lol:

KlepticGrooves

i know ape excape will

When Natal was first introduced, the whole point/purpose was the idea that a controller is a barrier to some people trying gaming.

The point of going controller free was supposedly to remove this barrier. By definition that means appealing to the non-core crowd.

No one who actually listened to MS and thought about it is/was surprised.

Sony was not surprised. Sony's fake surprise allows their executives to differentiate the Sony approach from the MS approach.

I can't believe I'm actually agreeing with Sony but I was surprised as hell too. I thought they would add Kinect support to Halo 3 and various other games not just rehash Wii-Sports and Nintendogs.

I love how so many people seem to have "forgot" all the statements they made about Natal last year such as "its the future of gaming!!" "voice recognition in Halo!!" etc.

I love how so many people seem to have "forgot" all the statements they made about Natal last year such as "its the future of gaming!!" "voice recognition in Halo!!" etc.

emorainbo

Lol I remember all those "Natal + Price Cut + Slim = Sony kissed bye bye to gained ground" threads. Wonder where all the lems that said that went.

When Natal was first introduced, the whole point/purpose was the idea that a controller is a barrier to some people trying gaming.

The point of going controller free was supposedly to remove this barrier. By definition that means appealing to the non-core crowd.

No one who actually listened to MS and thought about it is/was surprised.

Sony was not surprised. Sony's fake surprise allows their executives to differentiate the Sony approach from the MS approach.

SUD123456

Even now it's touted as revolutionary, when its entire software line up basically consists of minigame compilations, fitness software and dance games. It can't be used while sitting, it can't distinguish between voices, it can't scan objects, it can't support more than two players.

It's not surprising that after all this hype, one would be surprised by how little it delivered.

Everyone was surprised. mysterj

[QUOTE="The_RedLion"]They were also surprised by the Wii. I wonder if this is the next thing they are gonna copy.93soccer

Not that I care particularly about the System War, but didn't Sony have the EyeToy *twice* (PS2, PS3) before Microsoft announced Kinect? And you are aware the EyeToy wasn't the first camera / motion system, right? This technology was in arcades in the early 1990s... I played a fighting a game routinely at the arcade in the mid-90s that used motion capture controls, that was 15+ years ago, so let's not call bull when there is none to call, alright?

Sony isn't surprised by Kinect, they're surprised Microsoft just conceded their best market in favor of targeting an audience they have failed with multiple times in the past two generations. Odd, to say the least, and certainly not financially savvy. Then again, Microsoft's traditional role in targeting Apple / Nintendo's market has been to offer up their own neck with the dotted line already drawn, holding a little sign that says "cut here for free candy".

ya maybe half the family, since only 2 can play lol , ,

your better off getting wii instead !

everyone thought it would have more hardcore, really disapointingKevinButlerVP