I think Sony and Microsoft are facing a bit of an identity crisis. Nintendo is destroying them in the “console war”, but are they really at war with Nintendo anymore? Are motion controllers (or cameras, in the case of Project Natal) really going to attract more casual users to these hardcore systems? It seems like a big risk. My thoughts: Natal will be used for interface, Minority Report type stuff, which really doesn’t have much to do with games. The Sony 1:1 motion control stuff looks more promising in terms of games. But either way, it’s something I personally didn’t need. The Wii games I enjoy the most minimize motion controls (see: Punch Out).
When I heard that Bioware was doing a Star Wars MMO, I didn’t blink an eye. After all, I’ve never played a MMO before. Then, this came out. If the game is half as good, I may need to buy a better PC.
Finally, for anyone who twitters, behold the pulse of gamers…in real time.
yeah i can’t see motion controllers really taking off in the more hardcore gaming aspect. to me it doesn’t seem that exciting that you can play burnout by simply stepping and turning your arms like a steering wheel. it almost reminds me of a touch screen instead of a qwerty keyboard on those blackberry’s – neat, but nowhere near as functional.
having said that, one thing i’m excited about for it is that EA is now looking to bring their EA Active sports line to the 360 with Natal integration, so that would certainly be better than having to strap the wii mote nunchuk to my leg every time i work out.
Project Natal demo on Jimmy Fallon: http://www.hulu.com/watch/77038/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-project-natal-demo
I don’t know what impresses me more, the fact that the True Blood guy is pretty good with it, the tech itself, or the fact that Jimmy Fallon is much more interesting when he is geeking out!