E3 2010: Sony: 'We dont want Move in all PS3 games'

Some experiences are better suited to DualShock, says EyeToy creator

Sony doesn't want developers to "force" Move on games where it doesn't make sense, SCE senior researcher and EyeToy creator, Richard Marks told our man at E3.

When asked if he wanted to see every PS3 game from now on support Move, Marks said the motion controller's only one of multiple input devices supported by the platform holder.

He said: "I don't want that to happen. I love the Move but it's not the only controller on our platform. We have a great controller already - the DualShock - and some experiences are supposed to be used with that.

"A new set of experiences that use more special input - that's what's good for the Move. So I think our first-party will always continue to court both controllers."

He added: "I do not want to see somebody just force the Move on to a game that it doesn't make sense for."

In the same interview Marks gave us a great technical rundown of the Move, and explained how the colourful ball on top is "crucial" for making the controller work.

If you're itching to find out what kind of Move experiences you'll be having from day one you need to have a look at our full list of Move launch titles.

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This makes me wonder how well Move will be supported by developers. If it's not an option for all or most games released. 

I'm happy to hear this, actually.

look at the game line up.. and you have your answer

Good this means that developers will get to make the choice themselves.  If a developer is passionate about move they will make a better game that supports it than a developer who doesn't like it but are just following orders.

True many games will have support however unlike say the Wii which has nearly every game made for it available with motion controls. I think the Move could have had a bigger impact if most games were made to support the controller.    

I do appreciate that the games that are made specifically for Move are releasing at a 40 dollar price-point, though...That's something i'm looking forward to.  That and that they have already shown a lot of what's Actually in these launch titles...even though they haven't even really made trailers for each specific game yet...And also, if the boxarts on Gamestop.com are correct, the boxes should say "Requires Playstation Move" in the logo for the games that are made for it specifically...which is good, and it's easily seen, so that should avoid confusion of people picking those up without the Move already purchased unknowingly.

Good idea,  since I dont plan on buying it,  I wont have to worry about skipping a game because it was forced on me.   I hope this means that the Heroes on the Move game will have a regular controller option.

Thank God really happy about this. Not a fan of motion control gimmickry. That's why I got rid of my Wii after a month.

It's good to hear but will Sony show some tough skin and put a stop to Carnival Game knockoff trash from the start?  Nintendo should have put a foot down on some titles.  But Nintendo did make it known that Great games would be $50 while simple titles not very involved would cost $40.  Some goofy titles I've seen have been priced at $30 which is why they get picked up quickly.  But Sony needs to prevent too much trash from making Move the joke that wii waggle came from.

Also, on Nintendo's defense, motion hasn't been shoved down anyone's throats.  It's been developers with no creative vision for the controllers.  Galaxy made great use and it wasn't waggle throughout.  Other games have always given us other options like Brawl to use other controller types.  We were never left with motion controls only.  It was developers being idiots.  I love the Wiimote and Nunchuck because it's been a real great feel to have the once single piece of plastic broken into two parts.  Having your hands work separate without holding onto the same controller was a real cool innovation of the wii remote by itself.  Then the fact that a left handed person could control a Wii game exactly like a right handed person.  This is still not possible with the other console makers.  Not that I ever saw.  This controller in two is one of the Biggest WOWs I have with the wiimote and nunchuck.

Back to sony though, stop the trash before it plagues the new move abilities.