Sony PS4 - Very Limited Voice Control
Sony promising great voice and gesture controls for PS4 later...
It's always a good time to show the video that we've got for you a bit later in this piece of news... but for now we have info from Sony's New York PS4 review sessions this week.
If you're a fan of voice and gesture control, if you love the idea of your white goods being able to turn on at the very sight of you then what follows maybe upsetting if you're thinking of getting a PS4.
According to Engadget, "The console can't be 'woken' while in standby mode by voice... nor can you command a video playing on Netflix to pause. In fact, at launch, none of the third-party apps on the PlayStation 4 will allow for voice commands -- something Sony reps tell us they "hope" more apps will integrate in the future. The console can be turned off using voice, and you can command it to open games."
So, yes, if the PS4's camera and mic kit don't fill you with desire, if you don't want all your movements to be sucked up Kinect style, then this is good news. Now, that amusing video.
If you're a fan of voice and gesture control, if you love the idea of your white goods being able to turn on at the very sight of you then what follows maybe upsetting if you're thinking of getting a PS4.
According to Engadget, "The console can't be 'woken' while in standby mode by voice... nor can you command a video playing on Netflix to pause. In fact, at launch, none of the third-party apps on the PlayStation 4 will allow for voice commands -- something Sony reps tell us they "hope" more apps will integrate in the future. The console can be turned off using voice, and you can command it to open games."
So, yes, if the PS4's camera and mic kit don't fill you with desire, if you don't want all your movements to be sucked up Kinect style, then this is good news. Now, that amusing video.
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