Console unique features:
SCOTT AMOS: Both consoles have unique features, which is great. On the Xbox One, since it has the Kinect with it, we wanted to put voice commands in from the beginning. Okay, now we have voice commands, now we can do things like have Lara change weapons or change ammo types. We even use it for shortcuts inside some of the menus where she can quickly—If you want to go through your skill upgrades or look at your map, those things you can call out and talk to your Xbox. Those are great shortcuts, a nice enhancement for the player being in the game. We took those voice commands and applied them to the PS4 as well. If you have a microphone plugged into your controller, or if you have the Sony camera, both of those will let you do voice commands on PS4. We have voice commands on both consoles. And then we also have a lean feature. Basically, in certain cinematic sequences where Lara is kind of--Climbing up the radio tower, for example. We added the ability for the Kinect to see you lean left or right. As you do, the camera will go off axis. What used to be a static in-game sequence, where you climbed straight up the ladder, now you can get a different look around where she’s at or what she sees on the other side. Again, it’s a really nice, immersive addition that people can see more than they could see before. It gives a nice touch of, I have a different way of interacting with my world.
On the Dual Shock controller itself, two things we enjoy about it, there’s a speaker built in to the Dual Shock controller. When you’re using and shooting your weapons, it reacts as though you have the weapon in your hand. You’ll hear guns cocking. You’ll hear ammo changing. We use it for the radio communications, so when somebody on a radio calls and talks to Lara through the radio, you’ll hear it come out of the speaker on the controller. Again, it feels like you’re pulled more into the world. On the front of the controller, there’s that light bar as well. For us, the light bar became an opportunity to add one more enhancement. A lot of our players like to sit in the dark, play in a dark room. But if you pull out your torch, that light bar on the front will start flickering red, yellow, and orange, so it feels like the torch is in your hand on the controller, just like it’s in Lara’s hand in the game. On top of that, when Lara has a gun out and she’s shooting, the controller will flash with each of the muzzle flashes. It’s just those little details, again. All of this is about bringing a richer, enhanced experience. It feels like I’m pulled into this game even deeper than I was the last time I played it.
tl;dr:
Both consoles: voice command menu navigation
XB1: Physically lean during certain cinematic sequences
PS4: DS4 speaker for gun and radio comm audio, lightbar mood for torches, muzzle flashes etc...
