Um ok if you say so.

Either way its not fair to say Nintendo copied motion controls just because the PS3 came out, what 2 weeks before the Wii. I mean i think we can all agree Nintendo didn't look at that shit 6-axis crap and say omfg we better do motion controls to compete.

Can the same be said for the Move? I think not.

post of the week.

Lol wha?

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Wireless controllers came ages ago as third party controller, but the 360 had the first official wireless controllers.

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What is this i don't even ....

Seems like a lot of people aren't reading the subject: what did the PS3 do that was copied. And from my perspective, it's not much. We've got:

-Microsoft adding HD movie playback.
-The ability to install games to the HDD. (Though this is something PCs have been doing for years.)
-Internet browser. Yes, they were first this gen. But this was not a Sony creation. Even ignoring PCs, we have the Dreamcast saying hi. (And I suppose we don't want to talk about the portables, either? Both of them beat PS3...)
-Virtual property. I don't get the appeal of this, but yes, Sony was first to sell you crap for your home or avatar.

And some people have said the following, which are wrong:

-Netflix. This did come to the 360 first.
-HDMI port. First on the 360, though you needed to not get the core version.
-Wireless controllers. Oh, where to start? Sticking to this gen, again, the non-core launch 360 came with one. (But I really should go back to Acclaim's 3rd-party wireless NES controller. Or maybe the NES Sattelite?)
-Slimming? Well, for this gen, maybe, if the 360 does trim down. Though this isn't unique to Sony; it goes back to 1986 and the Atari 2600 Jr.
-Motion controls. Nope. While debatable with the release periods of the Wii to PS3, it was the announcement of the motion in the Wiimote that led to the shoddy six-axis motion. Nintendo announced it first this gen, though again, credit would I believe go to the Power Glove. (IIRC, it does predate U-Force.)
-Home button. Funny, what is this big button in the middle of my 360 controller? It might not be called home, but the function is the same. (Though its origin is the PSP.)
-L3/R3. This is more attributable to MS copying the PS2, not the PS3.
-Larger HDDs. Say what?? This is a straw grasp, and not innovation. Adding in the HDD to a console I would say is, and that goes to XBox. I'd call that a Sony copy- PS2 got one after the fact, and PS3 got one after the 360 had one.
-Classic controller. Nope, sorry, the roots of this one were in the SNES controller. My guess is that this new design will be so they can try to start phasing out GC controller production, and needed to replicate the grip of the N64 controller better. (Leading to more N64 VC games?)

Well, Microsoft will probably copy Sony's current market position by the end of the generation.


Damn, is NOTHING sacred anymore?!?

The amount of "stupid" in this thread is staggering. Do some research, people!

Sorry I should have precise that I wasnt agreeing with the other person who said that either. I dont think Nintendo copied on the six axis who was release only 2 weeks before lol.

I think the 3 companies copies many things we dont even think of. While theres thing we think they copied but in fact not. Its not because its release after that its automatically copied or inspired of. Sometime company can work longer on something before releasing it, 3DTV comes to mind. But when they finally release it doesnt mean they necessarily copied another company.

Also, when a company release a feature after realising theres potential for it because of the success of their competitors, it still doesnt mean its a copy. This goes for both Move and Natal. Move is not the same tech than Wiimote, Natal is not the same tech then eyetoy. Its inspired by the commercial success of Wii but isnt a copy in either case. Why the hate? its how electronic and technology had and will always works. And as consumers, its a very good thing for us.

this thread is pointless

Two things I love about this thread:

1. How people can't copy Sony if someone did something before them. If works both ways. Motion controls were hardly a new concept, and analogue sticks had been around for years in different forms (joystick and in arcades). 3D isn't anything original for videogames, and now companies are clamoring to be first in its field.

2. How detractors don't seem to respond to a point if they can't disprove it.