Motion Controller Update Part II: Interview With R&D – The Sequel

Again late to the party, still I hope somebody will read this. There was no mention of analogue sticks on the wand, if there ain’t any, you can kiss goodbye most of the current PS3 owners.

In case they don’t already own a Wii, why should they buy a new controller to play casual games? This isn’t (yet) what the PS3 is about. At the price point of 300€ it’s affordable, yes, but still not the first choice for the casual gamers you seem to call to with this wand.

At first you should lure out all core gamers with some real applications for dual(!) wand gameplay, this would add some new exciting games to the PS3. If the dual wands are able to replace a DS3, you could even bundle them with the PS3, without losing compatibility with any of the old games.

If you focus on single wand games and don’t sell them in pairs at first, or even worse omit any analogue sticks, why should developers bother and implement some motion controls in their big franchises? Just to please some 5% or even less PS3 owners who would buy the wand? They will just go the Wii route and churn out silly minigame collections with no value to the PS3 gamers.

Later on, when PS3 reaches the 200€ barrier you could begin with your casual game onslaught combined with single wand gameplay. Of course if you just intend it to become the new PS3eye and never come out of it’s niche market, then you can forget everything I just wrote.

Well, as long as it doesn’t make traditional controllers disappear I don’t see the problem.. It has some potential (especially for casual gamers imo)..Point and click games for example, like the RTS genre, would be easily playable on a console this way..(instead of bad voice recognition:p)

We’ll see how it goes from here..

Really interesting video, the controller looks great!

@stonesthrow

Yes of course they won’t replace the DS3, at least not if they come without analogue sticks and every DS3 button.
I just think it’s a missed opportunity to bring motion control to the next level, but I guess we’ll see the final Wand controller at TGS. Dual Wands and two analogue sticks would’ve tremendous potential for serious games.

Neat, looking forward to what get’s shown at TGS.

I am also wondering if it will have a thumbstick on it, as that is the only way I can see that will move you around. The first person flashlight game in the gamescon trailer looks like you can move around, so I am interested in how it works.

it needs analog sticks. the wand should come in a pair. and should have all the functionality of a dual shock 3.

otherwise it will fail

Oh and while I’m at it: imagine what could be done, if you’d combine two wands, augmented reality and 3D TV/shutter glasses! With those technologies united, PS3 would be almost certain to achieve a 10 year life-span.

nice but i’ll stick to my dualshock, i don’t want to buy a controller when theres so many games coming out, ps when is bioshock2 coming out?

I’m loving the idea providing devs can get motion + graphics so we dont end up with a £300 wii. But OMG does that controller look horrible, wheres the sleek, sexy sony design there? Does it absolutely need that stupid pink glowing bulb on the end?

I usualy suck at FPS, but I might get good (because I aim ok in real life…) if the controller can turn into an effective gun….

I’m just not sure about the design to be honest, hope you’ll turn it into something more…or less…if you see what i mean…