Re-read that again:

"but we’d never consider iterating off of existing competitive technology - because we think that’s a fad and that’s not the way we approach product development. It’s not the way we approach the marketing or the branding of PlayStation"

They thought it was a fad that wouldn't take off or go anywhere and eventually die off (Oh and I hope Motion Controls do start to die off, because sorry I can't stand them as a main controller to any system).  

Hell if I was a company, do you think I would want to release a fad that wouldn't last but a couple of years?  It would ruin your company and make it a laughing stock and would be complete stupidity.   So that statement may have been "fact", but it's also old and irrelevant for today.

Sure Sony and MS bashed Wii but hey, times change that's how things go.  If they didn't change, we would still be in the Black and White era.

BTW the first part of your Sig is obvious.  We know Sony follows, they just make it better.

Yet again!

Garnett said: Squilliam said: My signature is the answer to that guy. Im just posting so people can see how Sony doesn't imitate competitors. Btw its a pretty lame dive coming from a company shamed into third place by last generation hardware and motion controls which his company first mocked and then copied. QTF!   I would love to see Major Nelson come and say "If you want a motion controller go out and buy a $200 wii that came out 4 ago"

I won't deny that they have many avenues for a comeback. However I feel the best one is for them to simply say "We let the quality of our products speak for itself, we do not rely on slagging our competitors and we believe that any competitor who slags our products is only doing so out of fear" Or something like that. If Microsoft were to respond in kind im afraid I would have to mock them too. I don't like bad PR coming from any company.

I thought of a pretty cool advertisement for Natal. Just 15 seconds, have a hot chick sits down on the couch, relaxes, puts her feet up on the coffee table then she sweeps the remotes off the coffee table with her foot and then she raises her hand to command Natal. Just 15s, straight to the point and they can use any tag line they want like "jump in" "take control" "ditch the remotes" "free yourself".

well, it's the truth isn't it? what can Natal do that the PS2 Eyetoy couldn't do 6 years ago?

Isn't this the kind of thing Natal has shown it can do?

Eyetoy stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4KJFIviHIc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au4d5anfjnA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IhkCDEcn0A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOXohr4XE-4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-wxoGwwaec&feature=related

So Natal is an HD Eyetoy....and PS3 Move is an HD Wii. That's what I figure anyway.

Work in the dark?

Obviously Natal is going to have some added features but the basics of it are eyetoy clone. Like really it's and eyetoy on steriods.

How can it be an eyetoy clone if the Eyetoy was never worth cloning? Thats like saying the Ipod was a clone of X MP3 player that never did anything in the market.

^I updated my post...any videos of Natal working in the dark? any videos of Natal working with people moving behind the Natal player(s) ? Any videos of Natal working in a tight space with poor lighting? Any videos of Natal games being anything else than what the Eyetoy games are?


Nah, didn't think so.

So your logic is if something wasn't a massive must buy item its not classed as copying the idea?

Poor Natal, hasn't even had a chance yet. Pew Pew Pew