Exclusive: PS3 Motion Control for Home Will Happen
But: not in development just yet
Peter Edward
Peter Edward, director of Sony's PlayStation Home platform group, has told SPOnG that motion controller support for Home is likely, though not set in stone just yet.
Asked whether we'll see a use for the wand popping up in Home, Edward told us at the GameHorizon conference in Gateshead that "I'm sure that at some point in the future, it's something that will happen".
Explaining what the circumstances would have to be, Edward said, "That's something that I guess there would have to be a case that instigates that development. If one of our internal teams or a third party or whoever, had an amazing way that that could be implemented within Home... and there was sufficient impetus behind it, then we would have to work together on that.
"But it would require us to work together with the 'guinea pig', if you like, to get that running. And that, as I'm sure you could imagine, that would be a major piece of work."
Asked whether there's anything in the pipeline right now, however, Edward said, "Nope."
He explained that, "it's only just been revealed and it's been a pretty top secret project, even within Sony until very recently, so it's very very early days."
In case you were wondering - Peter doesn't have a better name that 'motion controller' for the peripheral, either.
Check back on SPOnG for the full interview soon.
Asked whether we'll see a use for the wand popping up in Home, Edward told us at the GameHorizon conference in Gateshead that "I'm sure that at some point in the future, it's something that will happen".
Explaining what the circumstances would have to be, Edward said, "That's something that I guess there would have to be a case that instigates that development. If one of our internal teams or a third party or whoever, had an amazing way that that could be implemented within Home... and there was sufficient impetus behind it, then we would have to work together on that.
"But it would require us to work together with the 'guinea pig', if you like, to get that running. And that, as I'm sure you could imagine, that would be a major piece of work."
Asked whether there's anything in the pipeline right now, however, Edward said, "Nope."
He explained that, "it's only just been revealed and it's been a pretty top secret project, even within Sony until very recently, so it's very very early days."
In case you were wondering - Peter doesn't have a better name that 'motion controller' for the peripheral, either.
Check back on SPOnG for the full interview soon.
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Redishgt88 30 Jun 2009 02:16
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I think the motion controls will work out the same way as with the consoles' overall momentum. Nintendo's will be the most popular, Microsoft's will be in second, and the PS3's will come in last, despite it probably being the best of the three in terms of capability and potential.
Sony would've trumped Microsoft long ago if only they had better console management. Microsoft is better with their money, and is a tad bit sneaky when it comes to exclusives. For example, Microsoft had a short pause after their line up of exclusives at E3 before announcing a new Metal Gear(not a confirmed exclusive).
As for the wii, it's like a generic console that is marketed to a wider audience, and was sold on it's low price.
Sony would've trumped Microsoft long ago if only they had better console management. Microsoft is better with their money, and is a tad bit sneaky when it comes to exclusives. For example, Microsoft had a short pause after their line up of exclusives at E3 before announcing a new Metal Gear(not a confirmed exclusive).
As for the wii, it's like a generic console that is marketed to a wider audience, and was sold on it's low price.