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Sony Controller to Be Named "Move." Bye bye Gem? truly outrageous
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So how does this magnetic thingie work?
Do you need something that creates a magnetic field?
The sixsense tech is based on detecting changes in a magnetic field, and it has an emitter that creates said field.
And what does this bring anyway beyond the gyro/accelerometers etc? Or is it overlapping data to reinforce confidence in precision?
Do you need something that creates a magnetic field?
The sixsense tech is based on detecting changes in a magnetic field, and it has an emitter that creates said field.
And what does this bring anyway beyond the gyro/accelerometers etc? Or is it overlapping data to reinforce confidence in precision?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
All I know is that I can play Wii games on PS3 in HD while having my awesome PSN (AJ, I love you!) without owning a Wii. I can't wait for GAF's online gaming lagfest with this shit! It's a superb ripoff Sony. Thank you for ripping off Nintendo!
The Blue Jihad
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I will say that apart from the D-pad and possibly the....(ugh) PMS X/O, I prefer their button placement over the Wiimote/Nunchuk's. Placing Select and Start on the sides seems much more convenient than the Wiimote's placement of the - and + buttons.
But I don't know if that makes up for how stupidly awkward it's going to be for your thumb to hop off of the PMS' joystick for X/O/D-pad usage.
But I don't know if that makes up for how stupidly awkward it's going to be for your thumb to hop off of the PMS' joystick for X/O/D-pad usage.
Sato Koiji
Member
shagg_187 said:
You dont like it? dont buy it.
Massa said:
Ruin? How about making the playing field more even? I'm pretty good at PC L4D, but I went to a buddy's house and we played some 360 L4D online, and it was like doing jumping jacks in a sleeping bag. Controllers have never been that great for FPS', because the fine control isn't there. I'm very much looking forward to this.
Guy Legend
Member
Do the spheres on the controllers change colors or are they already that color when you buy them for differentiation?
I really like the table tennis. That look sweet, Especially the variations in the shots. Played it through my Undergraduate years and never since then. Didnt have a room for the table :lol
Couple of questions. People are complaining about the street fighter demo as if it wasnt responsive .. Is that true?
2nd question.... During the sword demo. He talked about the way he was standing. My question is was the PSEYE also mapping his position or stand?
Couple of questions. People are complaining about the street fighter demo as if it wasnt responsive .. Is that true?
2nd question.... During the sword demo. He talked about the way he was standing. My question is was the PSEYE also mapping his position or stand?
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Subcontroller? I know that Sony is saying that this isn't a Wii Remote knockoff, but damn, I don't know whether to believe them or not.
SOCOM 4 using the controller is cool, though.
SOCOM 4 using the controller is cool, though.
Square Triangle
Member
Am I the only one that's excited about the fact that the trigger is an actual trigger instead of the slippery L2/R2 on the DS3? Thank goodness for those "real trigger" add-ons.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I noticed the trigger. Time to nag Sega for a home port of House of the Dead 4.
Jon of the Wired
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gofreak said:
No, it's a "terrestrial" magnetic field sensor, which is a fancy way to say "compass". I suspect it's used to aid calibration of the gyros to increase the accuracy of the orientation data.
my sensible guess is, the lbp way makes sense for lbp because it's like you're reaching out in front of the tv to interact with it like a touchscreen. plus you have better control this way. think of it like drawing something on a chalkboard right in front of you compared to drawing on a distant wall with a laser pointer. the latter feels unnatural and you have much more artistic control with the former.Lonely1 said:
They changed the name to Move? Sounds horrible to me ;_; I really liked the name Arc. Then again I thought the name Wii sounded much worse than Revolution, and now I can't understand why I ever thought that way.
And that demo pic holding the wand and sony-nunchuck looks aces. That's how the Wiimote should have been done.
EDIT: NM, thought the big button on the main wand was an analogue stick.
And that demo pic holding the wand and sony-nunchuck looks aces. That's how the Wiimote should have been done.
EDIT: NM, thought the big button on the main wand was an analogue stick.
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Controllers look very nice, but anyone know whether the triggers are real ones (a la 360 controller) or the sixaxis' fake squishy type?
Hmmm... I wonder what they'll do about no motion in the nunchuck? Two-handed stuff is really satisfying, and it's possible with the sixaxis. But they probably don't want to increase the price any more...
Gyroscopic pointing can be good, but I doubt it'll ever be quite as good as the wii's solution.
Though using move (or WM+ I guess) to point gives less sensitivity, you have a much wider range of motion. Also, if the terrestrial magnetic sensor and the ball+camera do indeed offer some kind of orientational reference point, that'll be a huge benefit. Though there was some calibration in the vids.
The wiimote pointer senses light, which moves very fast according to scientistsLonely1 said:
Gyroscopic pointing can be good, but I doubt it'll ever be quite as good as the wii's solution.
Though using move (or WM+ I guess) to point gives less sensitivity, you have a much wider range of motion. Also, if the terrestrial magnetic sensor and the ball+camera do indeed offer some kind of orientational reference point, that'll be a huge benefit. Though there was some calibration in the vids.
CosmicGroinPull
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TTP said:
Yeah, resistance as well as type. Sixaxis' triggers are basically a bigger version of its analog buttons (ie a rubber blob that makes more contact on circuit board the more you squish it) while 360 triggers use proper variable resistors.
MickeyKnox
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KevinCow said:
somuchwater
Member
I'm disappointed with what I've seen so far, but one smart thing about Move? You basically have all the buttons of a Sixaxis except for the second analogue stick. That means that the motion sensor could be used to replace the functions of the 2nd stick i.e. it would be how you would have motion in an FPS.