JaggedSac said:
ramses01 said:
wfz said:
I own a 360, and I saw someone use this to demo a racing game yesterday, and all i want to say is I couldn't care less about this peripheral. I'm not going to plead Microsoft to not release it, because I know there are people who would enjoy this, but I just find it really.... hmm... well I just have no interest in it.
I'd rather see them release their next console with a whole revision on controls much like Nintendo has done with the Wii. |
I think you missed the point of the driving demonstration. While you could use no controller, ideally you have a wheel, perhaps and head tracking for looking around for example. Similarly for FPSes, the controller would still probably be the main input device but the cam would augment it.
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Head tracking could be done, but then you would no longer be looking at the tv. I cannot really see many good gaming applications for this. RTS game might could work if you could use it like a touch screen from a distance. |
No, no, that's the stupid kind of head tracking. I agree, using head tracking to link the orientation of the players head to the orientation of the in-game camera is useless, for exactly the reason you cite.
The good kind of head tracking links the position of the head to the position of the in-game camera, while keeping orientation more or less fixed. The result is a powerful 3D illusion, as seen in Johnny Lee's videos.
If MS can implement this effectively at a reasonable price, and back it up with compelling software, I might just have to buy the next Xbox if Nintendo doesn't respond.
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