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yo black smoke, do you know what happened to the halo trailer yet?
.. I read some more info from Sony's press conference. Sony was in such a rush to A. copy the Wii controller, and B. ditch their horrible bat-arang controller, that they just jammed gyroscopes into the traditional DualShock controller. Since they couldn't figure out how to get the gyroscopes to work with the rumble feature, they cut the rumble out of the controller.Nintendo's Wii controller is an all new, 1 handed design. It has gyroscopes, and accelerometers, and it also has a rumble feature (which Sony admitted in their press conference they couldn't get to work). The guy playing "Warhawk" in the press conference wrecked the plane trying to land it with the hacked PS2 controller. What a fucking steamer.
Nintendo's Wii controller is an all new, 1 handed design. It has gyroscopes, and accelerometers, and it also has a rumble feature (which Sony admitted in their press conference they couldn't get to work).
Quote from: El trauma el Inmigrante Profesional on May 08, 2006, 10:04:44 PMNintendo's Wii controller is an all new, 1 handed design. It has gyroscopes, and accelerometers, and it also has a rumble feature (which Sony admitted in their press conference they couldn't get to work). lol @ sony stating "rumble was last generation, movement is this generation." just cuz they cant get the rumble to work also theres suppose to be a playstation logo in the middle of the controller which is said to work like the xbox 360 guide button,lol sonys basically jacking nintendo and microsoft for their ideas,not that its a bad thing for us though,but definitely not original..
Microsoft reacts to sonys confrenceAfter Sony Computer Entertainment America held its news conference today -- a long conference which revealed a $499/$599 pricing structure, a vague online plan, and a variety of games -- Microsoft's top executives offered their comments.IGN spoke over the phone with Shane Kim, Microsoft Game Studios general manager, and Christ Satchell, general manager of Microsoft's game developer group."From a gamer's perspective, I'm pretty disappointed in Sony's lack of innovation," said Satchell. "I mean, they didn't deliver anything terribly new, and at the cost of $600, $200 more than our system, it's hard to get excited about it. The 'new' controller was even disappointing. It's basically the same design. It doesn't seem good for consumers, just good for Sony."When asked if Microsoft would lower the price to the Xbox 360's two systems, as an online rumor suggested, Kim said that Microsoft did not comment on rumors and speculation. But he did explain why Microsoft's package was more appealing. "Our top-priced premium system is $200 cheaper than theirs. And when you look at the whole package, our innovative online service, our price structure, the high quality of games, and the leadership we have provided, it's really hard justifying the price difference. We're in a real sweet spot with our pricing tier. We're really confident about where we are pricing-wise."When asked whether Microsoft felt Sony could deliver 6 million units by March 2007, Kim offered this opinion. "We can't speculate on Sony's production capabilities. We're not experts on that. But as you know, getting six million units on the market place by March 2007 is a very challenging task. Based on what we know about launching a sophisticated system with many complicated parts, it's going to be very challenging."By June 2006, we project we'll meet our goal of having shipped 5 to 5.5 million Xbox 360s. On the subject of new content and announcements, you'll hear about the great new stuff we have at our conference tomorrow."On the subject of online service, Satchell explained: "They provided no real commitment to actually delivering on their online service. They provided no innovation and leadership in that respect. They gave little time and effort to their online space." Kim added, "We've sunk many years of investment into Xbox Live, and we have a lot of innovation there." On the subject of Sony's potential medium superiority with Blue Ray technology, Satchell commented: "I think customers will want the best games and the best services. And the differences between 1080i and 1080p are miniscule; the differences are too hard to determine for most consumers; 1080p is a niche market. The sweet spot is 720p. But you know what? the real question is will your TV be able to run 1080p?"Microsoft's E3 new conference is held at 11:30 PST, Tuesday, May. IGN will be there with a full report.