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Sony prepping motion tech to top Natal

"It's the Vision 2009 tradeshow in Stuttgart, Germany this week, and Sony was on hand showing off some funky new tech making use of its cameras. It's a Minority Report style panel that responds to every gesture and lets you juggle windows around with simple flicks. It's so smooth, we wish we could have this instead of the Motion Control wand for the PS3!"

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Mike134nl - 39 days 15 hours ago

1 - Misleading title

First part resembles Microsoft Surface, which also works with camera's.

Second part.... we probably all have seen the playstation eye doing more interesting stuff than that.

No 3-D motion capturing, so I don't really see any reason why to mention natal, they might as well said motion tech to stop Microsoft live vision camera or surface.

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sinncross - 39 days 1 hour ago

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This is actually a newer build of something Sony had around 5 years ago. Originally, you would place these glass squares onto the panel and each would represent information just by being in contact with the base itself. That was quite cool, just like this is.

I'm not too sure why anyone would want this as the motion control for the PS3.
It is quite ethereal at best for overall gaming purposes and would cost a fortune. I'm pretty sure the PS3 'Sphere' is the way to go for Sony in regards to motion control.

Anyways, the PSEye has some good tech of its own:
Vision library
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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xoxideu - 39 days 1 hour ago

1.2 - ps motion control wand in action

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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sikbeta - 38 days 18 hours ago

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"PS3 'Sphere' is the way to go for Sony in regards to motion control"

You are right, but better put an analogue stick instead of using the DS3, It'll be really annoying to use the 2 things, Sony has to make it more simple

About natal, I think is not going anywhere, is good tech, but for example imagine play a fps with natal and you have tu run, where you going to play, in a stadium? lol, really need space to move

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Mc Fadge - 39 days 2 hours ago

2 - Well, I've been playing Eyepet

And even without a certain frequency of light being tracked the symbol tracking is very impressive.

My mum was freaked out by the drawing replications though :P

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CRAIG667 - 39 days 2 hours ago

3 - tbh

I think both microsoft and sony are barking up the wrong tree,as far as im concerned my 360 and ps3 are hardcore gamers console's i could not give at rats ass about motion control on either console!!!

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OrganicMachine - 39 days 1 hour ago

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well have you seen the prototype games that Sony showed when they first unveiled their motion controller? those where just prototypes, some of them where hardcore games, think of what hardcore games can be made if sony asks one of its 20 somethin internal dev companies.

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Dir_en_grey - 39 days 1 hour ago

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There are tons of kick ass Konami made motion track arcades in Japan that pretty much uses or can be used w/ this technology.

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BaseballFan15 - 39 days 2 hours ago

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Please don't start a gimmick war :/

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sikbeta - 38 days 18 hours ago

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Too late pal XD

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CryWolf - 39 days 2 hours ago

5 - Sorry 360 Supporters!!!

But MS isnt thinking smart about this releasing natal will fail 360 in the long run I can feel that happening and loyol 360 supporters are going to be disappointed in the end.

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GameOn - 38 days 18 hours ago

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You say that as is you can read the future. You may be right, or wrong but no one knows for sure yet. I'm just waiting patiently, if cool stuff comes out for it and it's used in interesting and clever ways, I may buy it. If it's crap I wont. And hopefully that's a good reason for MS to do cool sh*t with it.

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xc7x - 39 days 1 hour ago

6 - i'd rather have the wand

where is the fun in gaming tracking your facial movements?

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Bigpappy - 39 days ago

7 - This is by far the dumbest demo I have seen of motion control

Is this guy serious? That thin in no way competes with natal. Stick with the wang. At lease that can track forward motion. This has to be old footage.

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Rowsdower - 38 days 18 hours ago

8 - conusmers will dictate

which motion control system tops the other

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bozebo - 38 days 18 hours ago

9 - top natal?

the only motion detection that will top natal is NO motion detection. Motion detection is lame and stupid, especially when every damn game tries to find an excuse to use it.

though, I am 100% sure that the ps3's motion detection will be infinitely better than m$'s, its still a waste of time

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maniacmayhem - 38 days 13 hours ago

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With the Wii slowly falling off I wonder if Sony and MS are reconsidering going down this avenue?

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MetalGearRising - 39 days 16 hours ago

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Microsoft already have this technology nothing new here all move on it's just Sony trying to copy Microsoft again.

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Sonyslave3 - 39 days 15 hours ago

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Damn Sony is so fvcking scare of Natal it not even funny.

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FailureRate54 - 39 days 2 hours ago

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Sony already have this technology, and it's called EYE TOY (from 2002) nothing new here.

All move on it's just Microfrlopz trying to copy Sony again.

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GR8 1 - 39 days 15 hours ago

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Natal is gonna revolutionise the way we play and theres so many developers who are gonna make AAA games for it. Sonys wand is wii motion plus but will have better graphics.

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wxer - 38 days 20 hours ago

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"developers who are gonna make AAA games for it"

they should make AAA games for the console it self first

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Inferno - 38 days 17 hours ago

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Have some bubbles wxer.
I lol'ed so hard when I read your comment.

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tidort - 39 days 12 hours ago

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the bots are here!

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CryWolf - 39 days 2 hours ago

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Sony is about to shine with the New Motion Controller in Vision 2009 Trade Show this year, a very smart idea for Sony don't do anything big like how Microshit is about to F*** up their console all for nothing when they lunch natal in 2010.

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theDutchFella - 39 days 2 hours ago

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it's gonna be funny when people actually see what kinds of games come out for Natal. Halo? no Gears? no Viva Pinata 3? YES!!

Besides navigating through the menus, and voice/facial recognition, Natal has absolutely no place with hardcore games. Natal will sell pretty well, and in the eyes of all Xbots, that's how it will be a success. But when it comes to revolutionizing games, it's gonna fail hard. I'll stick with my DualShock 3.

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Neo604 - 38 days 23 hours ago

6 - There was an article already prove eyetoy did everthing natal did.

MS should be ashame

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lonix - 38 days 20 hours ago

7 - natal - flop

mega flop

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