huaxiong90 said:
jarrod said:
huaxiong90 said:
jarrod said:
huaxiong90 said:
jarrod said:
huaxiong90 said:
jarrod said:
binary solo said:
Do we know the PSWand doesn't have 3rd parties on board? The only 3rd party studio I've read about who mentioned Natal also said they are working on the Wand too. And isn't RE5 made by a 3rd party...which is confirmed as having PSWand functionality?
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Not really. So far Activision Blizzard, Capcom, THQ, EA, Take 2, Bethesda Softworks, Disney Interactive, Namco Bandai, Konami, Square Enix, Sega, MTV Games, Grasshopper Manufacture and Ubisoft have all committed game support to Project Natal. Namco, EA and SE (Taito) all had playable E3/TGS demos. And it's still a year away, with a rumored 14+ launch games at retail.
So far EA and Capcom have committed to PS3 Motion support. They each announced one game (RE5AE and Grand Slam Tennis) with the demo for the former first showing at TGS. And it releases in March, with (so far) one retail game and maybe some PSN titles.
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Sony haven't even announced who's supporting the wand.
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Well, it comes out in just a few months... what are they waiting for exactly?
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They don't need to announce who's supporting the wand. No point really. They should let the software at launch do the talking.
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Launch is only 4 months away... again, what's everyone waiting for? Is it going to launch with just RE5Gold?
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Ape Escape
Under Siege
Motion Party
RE5: Alternate Edition
LBP Motion
Eyepet
Echochrome 2
Eccentric Soldier
Sing and Draw
Champions of Time
The Shoot
Tower
PAIN!
Flower
Hustle Kings
High Velocity Bowling
Those are what are announced. I might've missed a few. I'll see gameplay before I judge.
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RE5's the only 3rd party game in that list. Also the only retail game iirc.
Grand Slam Tennis was also (unofficially) announced btw.
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I know, but first party software can just as equally be a driving factor in sales as third party software (if not more). Simply announcing 3rd party support doesn't say much. Software speaks louder than company names. In the end, we'll see what happens. We can't judge now, because for one, we don't know much details regarding the support of third parties, or the mentioned games (they're all working titles).
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Well, it can... but so far this gen, only Nintendo and (to a far lesser extent) Microsoft have proven that out. Sony's 1st party studios have pushed out some great games this gen, but they've so far been unable to really develop games proven to drive hardware.
I'd also argue that while 3rd party commitments themselves don't prove much out, it's more the deafening lack of 3rd party commitment that's more worrying for the Swand. This close to launch we only know about 2 games and no one else has really stepped up, that in itself isn't exactly encouraging.
