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gawalls on 17 August 2007

PS2 rip-off Wii Remote to be unveiled at Leipzig Gaming Convention

It was bound to happen. At this years Leipzig Gaming Convention, In2Games are all set to unveil its very own motion-sensing peripheral for the PS2.

CEO of In2Games Elliot Myers said, “The Realplay range of games is aimed squarely at those PS2 owners who want to play wireless motion-sensing games without needing to splash out on a new console.” In other words, the Wii’s making loads of cash, and we fancy a slice of the action.

With 6 games to be released in time for Christmas at £29.99 – featuring Tennis (oh that’s new), Pool, Golf, Racing, Bowling, and something called Puzzlesphere – the potentials there for the PS2 to nab a chunk of those gamers who either don’t want to shell out for the real thing, or simply can’t get a hold of the still difficult to obtain Wii console.

Whether these titles will prove to be even half as enjoyable as what those Wii owners have been enthralling themselves with for the last 6 months remains to be seen, but it’s pretty blatant where the idea has come from. Right, In2Games?

Source: MCV

 

http://www.pspsps.tv/2007/08/ps2_ripoff_wii_remote_to_be_un_1.html 



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ceres on 17 August 2007

Already been posted and I'd hardly say it's the PS2 doing it as it's a 3rd party.



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BenKenobi88 on 17 August 2007

"PS2" is not some body planning to rip off the Wii...it's just a 3rd party peripheral...woohoo...



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Xeo_842 on 17 August 2007

Probably wont do well, but who knows? That doesn't seem like it will steal any of the wiis thunder.



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gawalls on 17 August 2007

but is it not a peripheral for the ps2 that is the same as the wii's

If you want to be pedantic then you'd be right saying it's not Sony - it's just a third party.



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"With the DS, it's fair to say that Nintendo stepped out of the technical race and went for a feature differentiation with the touch screen, but I fear that it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick - so the long-lasting appeal of the platform is at peril as a direct result of that." - Phil Harrison, Sony

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gawalls on 17 August 2007

dont think so, if they get it out at christmas then by then the Wii will probably have a userbase of 18 million with plenty of other decent games out.  This would have to sell a lot of copies for developers to think lets develop it for that instead, they may get a couple of crappy ports somewhere down the line but they didn't do the Wii any service did they.



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"With the DS, it's fair to say that Nintendo stepped out of the technical race and went for a feature differentiation with the touch screen, but I fear that it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick - so the long-lasting appeal of the platform is at peril as a direct result of that." - Phil Harrison, Sony

Sqrl on 17 August 2007

The fact that it is 5 different controllers makes this the worst way to bring motion controls to a console. There are so many problems with the way they are doing this...for instance the fact that it is a 3rd Party Peripheral and Each of the games are sold seperately. I don't think very many people are going to fall for this.
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kn on 17 August 2007

mods, please lock. duplicate thread. do not post again here.



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