Wii Motion Plus Vs. Sony's Motion Controller

[nordlead]

Vanbierk said:

nordlead said:
I'll expand.

The same way that the PSWand uses the camera to determine depth (size of the glowing orb thingy), the Wii Remote uses the IR sensor to determine depth (distance between the two IR signals on each side of the sensor bar). Both controllers essentially do the same thing using a different method. The Wii Remote can't constantly watch the sensor bar (as you point away from the screen) but every time you point at the screen it can be recalibrate.

So is that...like almost being a usable depth sensor for games? If you have to point it toward the sensor bar for depth I'd assume that sort of eliminates most needs for depth sensing in games.  I'm not seeing that as the same way the Wand/Arc/PS3MC determines depth.

it isn't the exact same way, but the same results can be acheived.

Let's say you point the Wii Remote at the TV when you are 10ft away. The system now knows exactly how everything is oriented. You then point the remote at the ceiling (with WM+ the system knows it is being pointed at the ceiling). You then walk 5 ft forward. Since the system remembers where you were and the orientation of the controller. It now knows it is 5ft away from the TV. There will be a bit of drift due to errors, but the next time you point the Wii Remote at the TV the drift can be corrected and everything is back to being correct.

While this is different than how the PSWand works, the same results are acheived, which is 3D Tracking. I'm not saying one is infinitely better than the other (I'm guessing the PSWand will work slightly better if Sony doesn't royally screw everything up), but I'm saying they both do the same thing, which the OP claims the Wii remote only works in 2D.