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S.T.A.G.E. said:
DarthVolod said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
DarthVolod said:

Great news here for those that don't care for Kinect I guess. Doesn't really change anything for me.

Even if they split the sku's and did a kinectless version for $399 or less, I am sticking with the bundle version.

Kinect has its uses, and I have some hope they can turn it into a thing this gen. Even if it is a complete failure it still if nothing else makes dance games much better without the need to hold a remote.

Good luck with that hope. They'll get more out of the smart glass than they did with Kinect. :)

Perhaps ... at least they will get more out of it than Sony will out of the Playstation 4 "I can't believe it's not Kinect" Camera.... I kid I kid relax you had it coming for that  : )

Smart glass may actually become a thing though with them finally attempting to put it into games in a meaningful way ... at least with Deadrising 3 if nothing else. It could just end up being something they try at launch and abandon though.

 


Sonys already gotten more out of the move/eyetoy combo than MS has ever done with the Kinect, their biggest issue is that their support sucks terribly. The Eyetoy is the predecessor to Kinect in the gaming industry for motion gaming and Sony ruled out that the camera by itself  could not do very much except for read the body but not take it into a 3D realm and properly control the character through the world they are in. This is why after they created the Eyetoy R&D worked on the Move in 2004.

As for the Smart Glass, yeah, its seems everyones investing heavily into tablets. Nintendo has already put it in their controller, Sony has their own tablet and MS has their and is working as a third party on other brands items. Dead Rising isn't really a reliable franchise to air the amazing nature of the Smart Glass, but its a start. The franchise is ok, but nothing major. If they can use the Smart Glass or the Kinect to make the game more than it is instead of easier that will give the franchise a totally different spirit because while its a good game it can get quite repetitive.

This post got it all!

"EyeToy is the predecessor of Kinect"
"Sony stopped supporting it, because you can't do much with it"
"PS Move was in development 2 years before the Wii was released"

Reality:

Kinect outsold EyeToy 3:1.
The PS Move did not sell at all. The Userbase is less than 5 million, even though Sony advertised this as a device that would change everything.
The Wii established Motion Controls. Period. It worked out great for Big N.

You really have to give other companies credit for the things they achieved. Nintendo for establishing Motion Controls for example or Microsoft for pushing online gaming on consoles more than anyone else... Try it, it won't hurt you.

See, I'll go first: Sony did a great job to push their new formats with their consoles.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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DirtyP2002 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
DarthVolod said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
DarthVolod said:

Great news here for those that don't care for Kinect I guess. Doesn't really change anything for me.

Even if they split the sku's and did a kinectless version for $399 or less, I am sticking with the bundle version.

Kinect has its uses, and I have some hope they can turn it into a thing this gen. Even if it is a complete failure it still if nothing else makes dance games much better without the need to hold a remote.

Good luck with that hope. They'll get more out of the smart glass than they did with Kinect. :)

Perhaps ... at least they will get more out of it than Sony will out of the Playstation 4 "I can't believe it's not Kinect" Camera.... I kid I kid relax you had it coming for that  : )

Smart glass may actually become a thing though with them finally attempting to put it into games in a meaningful way ... at least with Deadrising 3 if nothing else. It could just end up being something they try at launch and abandon though.

 


Sonys already gotten more out of the move/eyetoy combo than MS has ever done with the Kinect, their biggest issue is that their support sucks terribly. The Eyetoy is the predecessor to Kinect in the gaming industry for motion gaming and Sony ruled out that the camera by itself  could not do very much except for read the body but not take it into a 3D realm and properly control the character through the world they are in. This is why after they created the Eyetoy R&D worked on the Move in 2004.

As for the Smart Glass, yeah, its seems everyones investing heavily into tablets. Nintendo has already put it in their controller, Sony has their own tablet and MS has their and is working as a third party on other brands items. Dead Rising isn't really a reliable franchise to air the amazing nature of the Smart Glass, but its a start. The franchise is ok, but nothing major. If they can use the Smart Glass or the Kinect to make the game more than it is instead of easier that will give the franchise a totally different spirit because while its a good game it can get quite repetitive.

This post got it all!

"EyeToy is the predecessor of Kinect"
"Sony stopped supporting it, because you can't do much with it"
"PS Move was in development 2 years before the Wii was released"

Reality:

Kinect outsold EyeToy 3:1.
The PS Move did not sell at all. The Userbase is less than 5 million, even though Sony advertised this as a device that would change everything.
The Wii established Motion Controls. Period. It worked out great for Big N.

You really have to give other companies credit for the things they achieved. Nintendo for establishing Motion Controls for example or Microsoft for pushing online gaming on consoles more than anyone else... Try it, it won't hurt you.

See, I'll go first: Sony did a great job to push their new formats with their consoles.


You seem to have a big issue with the distinction between the chicken and the egg, my friend. We already know that the Kinect outsold the Eyetoy, but Sony never put major money commercially behind the eyetoy. Most people during the PS2 era didnt even know it existed. Give credit where it is due, they figured it out, doesnt matter how much it sold. Are you going to say the Vita didnt exist even though technologically it is a great handheld with a lack of support?



DarthVolod said:

Great news here for those that don't care for Kinect I guess. Doesn't really change anything for me.

Even if they split the sku's and did a kinectless version for $399 or less, I am sticking with the bundle version.

Kinect has its uses, and I have some hope they can turn it into a thing this gen. Even if it is a complete failure it still if nothing else makes dance games much better without the need to hold a remote.

Holding a remote? Can Kinect keep up with this kid? It's not dancing but a good workout nonetheless.


Kinect is a lot less cumbursome for dance games I guess, no more pad sliding/rotating out from under you halfway through the song. But you can't argue with missing a presure button on a dance pad, at least not until they eventually break...



animegaming said:
Imaginedvl said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Who believed them when they said the Xbone needs Kinect? They were just desperately trying to sell the value of the Kinect when currently it has none.

For you...


you mean core gamers?


STAGE is the definition of a core-gamer? That makes me laugh.



This is great news!!!



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walsufnir said:
animegaming said:


you mean core gamers?


STAGE is the definition of a core-gamer? That makes me laugh.


Isn't that cute, he judges peoples gamer status, just because he doesn't agree with them. This might be hard for you to believe but I wouldn't judge you. I'd say everyone on this site who is willing to talk about one of their favorite hobbies is an avid gamer.



S.T.A.G.E. said:
walsufnir said:
animegaming said:


you mean core gamers?


STAGE is the definition of a core-gamer? That makes me laugh.


Isn't that cute, he judges peoples gamer status, just because he doesn't agree with them. This might be hard for you to believe but I wouldn't judge you. I'd say everyone on this site who is willing to talk about one of their favorite hobbies is an avid gamer.


What judgement? I have a definition of a *core* gamer in my mind and you don't fit. Nothing to be upset about, Stage.



walsufnir said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
walsufnir said:
animegaming said:




Isn't that cute, he judges peoples gamer status, just because he doesn't agree with them. This might be hard for you to believe but I wouldn't judge you. I'd say everyone on this site who is willing to talk about one of their favorite hobbies is an avid gamer.


What judgement? I have a definition of a *core* gamer in my mind and you don't fit. Nothing to be upset about, Stage.

This is interesting, what is a "core" gamer in your subjective opinion? A core gamer is basically a hobbyist or avid gamer. Many people on this website fit the bill. I mean...unless people talk more than they game and I am sure a lot of us have jobs.



And again only the playstationfans come here bitching. You should take an example to the nintendo fans. What an immature bunch of reactions



S.T.A.G.E. said:
walsufnir said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
walsufnir said:
animegaming said:




Isn't that cute, he judges peoples gamer status, just because he doesn't agree with them. This might be hard for you to believe but I wouldn't judge you. I'd say everyone on this site who is willing to talk about one of their favorite hobbies is an avid gamer.


What judgement? I have a definition of a *core* gamer in my mind and you don't fit. Nothing to be upset about, Stage.

This is interesting, what is a "core" gamer in your subjective opinion? A core gamer is basically a hobbyist or avid gamer. Many people on this website fit the bill. I mean...unless people talk more than they game and I am sure a lot of us have jobs.


To me a core-gamer is especially interested in just the games and not on which platform the games are released, not to mention that he of course owns all major consoles to not miss the good games. Also I think a core-gamer is an open-minded person who also wants to try new things in gaming, to enrich his gaming-experience and who is not talking sh** on things before he experiences it himself.