So Microsoft and Sony both have plans to have a bash at the corpulent whore of the gaming world that Nintendo has had all to itself in a dingy hotel room for the past three years, putting out cigarettes on her back and whipping her with cheap belts.
It seems the other two have found the address and turned up for some fun of their own, with Sony showing more of a “me too” attitude than Microsoft by pitching up with cigars and flashy designer belts. At least Microsoft brought a gimp ball and a rubber fist.
Yes friends, what my obtuse, offensive and unnecessarily bloated analogy is inferring is that motion control and an increase in casual gaming is coming to your platform of choice.
All we can hope for is thoughtful implementation that doesn’t see an end to our own gaming tastes but rather enhances them organically and naturally (if they need to at all).
If this can be done while providing the newly formed gaming demographics with what they want to play then a brave new world of synergetic gaming harmony, where everyone has something to play suited to their tastes and abilities, is potentially on the horizon.
Microsoft do seem to be taking their time a little more and developing something a touch more unique than the other two, while Sony’s new wand thingy is rather similar to the Wiimote and working in conjunction with the Dual Shock in the other hand definitely evokes thoughts of a Nunchuck/Wiimote combo.
Microsoft’s project Natal seems to have more potential for being used unobtrusively in tandem with a traditional controller and considering the launch is still about a year away, with tons of first and third party support being poured into it, (Rare for one are working pretty much exclusively on Natal projects now) the project does have me feeling a very, very small twinge of optimism that it could work out great for us all.
Tags: Motion Control, Natal, PS3, Wii, xbox 360
