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Beoulve on 09 June 2009
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bardicverse said:
dcIKeeL said:

 

The HD consoles announcing motion controls is very big because it evens the playing field, wii is no longer so unique.

See, the problem is, it doesn't even the playing field - neither system has a device on the market. What we saw are crude prototypes.

Natal will be scaled down in the end, as it was incapable of presenting the full range of what it said it can do. With Nintendo already on the market with WM+, and Sony with a said device next year, MS is going to rush to get the system out and scale it back to make it afordable. Expect feature ganking for Natal.

As fo Sony's motion sensor, so much work has to be done to the way the system looks yet, Spring 2010 is unlikely. Right now, the product violates Nintendo's patent. The casing, the way its held, data relays, all have to be reworked from the ground up. What Sony has right now is a Wiimote without a nunchuck.

In truth, you might just see these technologies revisited and re-demonstrated at E3 2010, much like WM+ was from 08 to 09.

At the end of the day, for as much hype as gaming sites offer Natal and Sony Motion, it falls on deaf ears. The market that they are aiming for doesn't visit tech sites or gaming sites, they get cooking tips and ways to improve their gardens. Ultimately, both systems need a lot of work and will need to spend millions just to get the word out to the right channels. In the meantime, Nintendo will have a solid year to get WM+ to every current Wii owner and attract new fans. The issue here is, casuals are quick to pick up on scams, and if they hear about MS or Sony's motion systems, they'll chalk it up to a Wii knock-off, and shrug their shoulders at it. Casuals are NOT tech nerds and they are not gamer enthusiasts, they don't receive announcements such as Natal the same way gamers and tecchies do.

So true. The casual Wii owners are already getting everything they want (except for Buzz/Scene it and Singstar/Lips). Many of those gamers are also very much into Nintendo franchises like Mario and Zelda and have almost no knowledge of other franchises, so they go with Nintendo for both "hardcore" gaming and "casual" gaming. So whatever MS and Sony decide to do, they will have a hard time getting those costumers.