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PlayStation's Project Natal spoof: Hilarious, and a little misleading

With months to go before their expected release, there's no telling at this point which new motion-sensing video-game control system will be best, or which will prevail in the market. But Sony is taking the gloves off with a new video promoting its upcoming PlayStation Move system and, without mentioning them by name, spoofing Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's planned Project Natal control system for Xbox 360.

It's extremely funny, and it's getting a lot of attention today on video-game and tech blogs, but in the process of implicity poking fun at Project Natal, it overlooks an important aspect of the Microsoft system.

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jamesrocks31475161d ago

as that no controllers are used its just movements of your body only with natal " no controllers required and can work with any experience" thats what they keep banging on about its what they have been sayin since they showed it at E3

Reibooi5161d ago

Yeah. regardless of if Natal can use controller as well or not MS is trying to market it as Hands free game play. Something that would not have buttons.

eagle215161d ago

I don't care what any 360 fans say, Microsoft seriously fumbled with this Natal thing. Unless they make the games insanely easy, to the point the game virtually plays itself while kids ("pew, pew, pew"...lol), it's going to be severely gimped control wise. :)

xX_JeneraL_Xx5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

Sony's ad was spot on. Not only do you look like a third grader when you fire imaginary assault rifles, you look flat out dumb and retarded.

Imagine a grown ass man using his body to play out the sex scenes in Bioware's next game by doing pelvic thrusts in mid air in the living room. FAIL.

My body is many things, but it is NOT video game controller. MS get your sh*t together.

JeneraL OUT.

Greywulf5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

Its a fact, you will have to mime a gun. Or mime anything, and if not the all mighty natal can scan 3d objects(like a stick or a prop at home)

now if you're using a prop.. then technically u have a control... so why not just give you a controller with an accelerometer so you can actually play a complicated game?

Natal is in such a hilarious predicament, it really has the range of doing games like "SWAT HERE" "duck here!" and thats all. Burnout you have to mime a wheel? WHy on earth would you sit with arms extended miming a wheel.

Someone got high with peter monelux, and natal was born. Can't wait to see the new footage.

pegger245161d ago

I totally hate when companies try to push the gaming experience further.

It may work it may not, but I do know that after playing the wii I am excited to see what PS Move can do, and I am also excited to see what natal can do. Good or bad it will be interesting to see. If they can make "games" like heavy rain somehow useable with no controller I would be first in line. the game was great with a controller, I cannot imagine how much I would get into it when I was actually the controllr.

Open up your mind, it is Much more fun to like stuff or be curious than it is to bi*ch all the time

Serg5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

No you can't use anything you want as a controller, if Natal actually can track fingers you would only hide parts of your hand/body by holding something. Plus holding means grabbing on to it, as in not being able to move some fingers. The developers will have to assume you don't hold anything, since they are legally not allowed to support any object tracking, not without violating Sony's patent anyway.

edgeofblade5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

Hummm...

See, I was braced for a totally classless snark-fest... but he made his argument very well and sounded like Michael Scott while doing it. Points for the semblance of style.

I still have my money on the Move.

...JeneraL seems to think he's funny and we care intensely what he has to say. We don't.

morganfell5161d ago

The problem with no buttons is that you can't point your finger and pull a trigger in the first place. The spoof was funny and I laughed like hell but they were taking a jab at something that doesn't work anyway.

Even the best motion capture devices that capture full body do not capture fingers or finger movement and certainly not while someone is jumping, bobbing, and moving their hands. People can disagree if it makes them sleep better but they will still need a controller for serious games such as shooters.

fr0sty5161d ago

who would want to hold a 360 controller in their hand to fire as a gun, or have to buy yet another add on to be able to shoot though? i'd prefer it all in one package, thank you.

Tricksy5161d ago

Lmao

PS3 only does hilarious wit.

I swear! We got Greenburg calling out Sony fans like a grade schooler and a host of other losers in M$'s pockets spewing BS towards to PS3, instead of hyping up the 357's abilities. It's all so classless.

But when Sony fights back, its with style. They actually have something to say about their system and its abilities in comparison to the other system, not "360 fans suck!"

LOL M$ professionals are so full of fail;even Sony COMEDIANS are better at PR.

HolyOrangeCows5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

"Although the motion-sensing Project Natal control system won't require people to use controllers, game developers will be able to simultaneously incorporate the Xbox 360's wireless controller"

He's right; you can better it by defeating its purpose of "controller-free gaming"
At best, you can use the controller while moving your elbows. Unless "Chicken Wars" is on the natal lineup.....I don't think so.

Microsoft Xbox 3605161d ago

Haven't we learned from the iPhone that we need physical buttons. In Natal's case it's even worse. You can't feel anything to help with the experience. Is it a videogame revolution? No, Natal is equivalent to a dance exercise video.

Army_of_Darkness5161d ago

wii is for girly boys...

natal is showing you the future of gaming by... pretending that you have imaginary objects in ur hands, like how you did when you were a child...

hmmm.. yeah, I'll definitely go with the move.

morganfell5161d ago

Would you rather the device use your current camera or would you prefer to buy yet another camera...

Hoggy19835161d ago

Amazingly funny... even better the second time its been posted!

PEW PEW PEW, I mean, what a genius! And like the guy said above, so much classier than that Douche Greenberg and his M$ cronies! LOL!

Coffin875160d ago

"Someone got high with peter monelux, and natal was born."

Hahahaha seriously ... I think this guy is getting high much more often than we think. As a kid I liked him for his visions, but come on.. he has underdelivered SO many times ...
It's getting a little ridiculous.

Anon19745160d ago

I think Freud might have something to say about this.

We go through life each and every day surrounding by a variety of differently shaped objects. The PS3 move looks no more like a dildo than a shampoo bottle or Wii-mote does.

Certain individuals might want to stop a moment and question why they're seeing penises everywhere. To the majority of us it looks like a video game controller, because that's what it is.

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GiantEnemyCrab5161d ago

Another feature they've talked about is allowing anything you want to be a controller. So Natal is tracking your hand but that isn't stopping anyone from holding a plastic gun or a real gun if you are mental..

Still can't get over how that thing looks like a Massage Shower Wand aka the Dildo 5000. Going to look mighty stupid swinging that around as well.

WildArmed5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

you COULD use any plastic thing as a gun, but it natal has not proven to be able to track finger movements, so the trigger pulling wouldn't come across.

if it can, wow.

Btw, why does this article seems like it's trying to defend MS's natal...
It's an ad.. no need to get defensive.
We barely any articles when competitors bad mouth each other in PR.. (ok maybe we get too many xD)

But it's funny what news have become to be.
MS defense article +1
Sony defense article +1
nintendo defesnse article +2

Kinda disappointing

But here's a thought, considering natal has a mic, you could set shoot to 'pew'

So whenever you say 'pew' it shoots lol

young juice5161d ago

accessories?

so should people expect hidden fees.

GiantEnemyCrab5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

You can use anything you want since it's not actually tracking the object directly. You could hold a banana and make the motion like you are shooting and the claim is it will track it. It doesn't just have to be your hand making a shape like a gun. You could simply make the recoil motion with the object and it could read as a pulling the trigger.

This is just what I've gathered from what I've seen and read.

@below:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/W...

This one isn't identical like I've seen others but damn close.

HowarthsNJ5161d ago

Looks more like the toys from days gone past IMO:

http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/g...

hakis865161d ago

I still don't believe that the camera is advanced ENOUGH to detect that i pull my finger=fire the trigger. That's just to small of a movement, but I may be wrong.

I'm rooting for the Move on this one.

Biggest5161d ago

What do you mean you don't believe?! You HAVE to believe. That's the only way they'll be able to convince you that it's real. Hollywood and those stupid motion capture devices ain't got nothing on Natal. Pew. Pew. . . Pew.

crck5161d ago

Problem is how are you suppose to aim if the recoil is the action that registers as a fire button? As the article states you could use a 360 controller but its a 2-handed device which leaves natal open to read head and leg movements? The whole thing sounds clumsy. I honestly have no idea how microsoft can make it work without selling a one handed device with buttons.

Arksine5161d ago

It looks like a stage mic to me more than anything else. The use of "Dildo" is just the kiddies' way of attempting to poke fun at a product's looks that otherwise appears to work very well.

On topic, I think Natal will be great for certain demographic. At this point I see it as more a a "Wii Fit Balance Board" competitor. It will be excellent for fitness games, and I think it will see success there. Outside of that, MS hasn't yet sold me on its usefulness as an integral part of the core gaming experience.

Parapraxis5161d ago

"I think Natal will be great for certain demographic"
I agree, they are called DDR fans.

UnwanteDreamz5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

These guys really do see peenies everywhere they go. Look at those links. These guys are really all about plastic d*cks.

Crab if you and Howarth are gonna trade links on your favorite items why not PM them to each other?

beardpapa5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

It would be silly if they market the Natal as gaming without controllers, only for the games to come out and you need the 360 controller to complement them.

Totally not what was marketed.

And what's the point with holding an object if Natal doesn't require it? To simulate our senses? The object doesn't provide any haptic feedback though so it's a rather moot point. Afterall, we need some sort of feedback (pressure, vibration, sound, etc) so we can feel the reassurance that the action we made was registered into the system.

Sigh5161d ago

Cause all the haters know of it by experience. They've used it before, so I think they're trying to show us their intellectual side by giving us their experience using a dildo, although they'll be disappointed to hear that Move does nothing what an average dildo did for em during their lonely times. Oh well, let em run with their assumptions, spread the word out, free marketing.

pilotpistolpete5161d ago

Funny how the people who call it a dildo are also the ones raving about owning a virtual 14 year old boy.

Brklynty15161d ago

Oh yes because when your playing your new action/adventure game, I'm pretty sure no one will think your re-enacting Flash Dance......

Oner5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

@ HowarthsNJ ~ You are teh winnar of thar intranetz! LoL

@ PirateThom ~ Maybe Sony could use this to barter or as leverage against MS for Xgame chat?

fr0sty5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

"2.6 -
Except, Sony already have a patent on it."

lol... pwnt. and no, natal cannot track fingers, which is why that finger fighter game got canceled. it can only see them sometimes, and not accurately enough for gameplay.

a plastic gun wouldn't work, because the amount of delay it would have to put in to tell which was recoil and which was you just resting your arms for a second (you won't play the game all the time with your arms pointed forwards), and even then you'd still get accidental fires, which in some games would alert those around you and get you killed if your gun went off at the wrong time.

and yes, sony does have the patent on being able to use any object for a controller. they filed it a couple years back. but for guns, you'd still need input from the trigger. sony's patent would only apply for basic objects like a golf club, baseball bat, etc.

HolyOrangeCows5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

Xbox fanboys just can't seem to get their minds off of dildos.

TheTwelve5161d ago

What are you doing thinking about dildos?

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KingME5161d ago (Edited 5161d ago )

The wiimote came out and the PS3 Fanboys said it was crap and that it's made for kids. Now, the PS3 has a piimote and suddenly it's a new revolution in gaming. Haha, they even decided to get there television clownboy to try and crack a joke about Natal. Cool Sony showning their Apple side, lets see if Microsoft strikes back, and if they do, we'll see if they Sony b!tch and whine about it and threaten to sue like Apple did...lol

Parapraxis5160d ago

Sorry KingME , but I wanted the Wiimote & Nunchuck to work, but for me it didn't.
It was just too innacurate for my liking.
I have not had a chance to use the motion+ thingy, but at this point I don't care to.
Many core gamers, such as myself tried the Wii controllers and felt they lacked accuracy.

shadow27975160d ago

Except you couldn't use just any plastic gun. Natal wouldn't be able to isolate the end of the barrel to figure out where it's pointing. So you would need some kind of glowing piece so that it can be seen in all lighting conditions. And then Natal has to figure out what angle the gun is being held at in order to trace the vector to the TV. So the gun would need some kind of accelerometers or other sensors in the gun.

And then what do you have? PS Move.

Unfortunately, the likelihood of Natal doing shooters is slim without a Move-like peripheral. If MS pulls it off, I'll be impressed. But if they can't, they're going to look silly.

But if MS can swallow their pride, they could do Move better - thanks to their superior camera.

ARBitrator5160d ago (Edited 5160d ago )

The accuracy of the wiimote is just fine for what it's currently being used for. It's too early to judge "Move" but we'll see. Hopefully it won't be like the PS3 and no one can seem to get games right for it unless that hire Sony to do it.

@shadow

I don't know how many guns you have fired, but whenever I fire a hand gun, it typically fires down the same path as my arm. I guess when you fire, you break your wrist to change your aiming point. Me personally I move my arm with my wrist staying inline with my arm. With that being said, Natal should easily be able to tell which way you are aiming a gun. If it can track your arm and hand, it can easily track where you are shooting with or with a plastic gun (Which you don't need.) Just because that retarded Sony commedian made fun out of using your hand like gun doesn't mean it's a bad thing. One could also argue that you are using a stick with a glowing ball on top and pretending it is a gun (Which would be lame also).

lightningsax5160d ago (Edited 5160d ago )

I'm sure we harped on this enough, but the PS3 ad isn't about the functionality of Natal. It's a direct response to Molyneux's high-fallutin' talk about controllers being a barrier to gaming in general.

That speech raised all kinds of high-praise articles in non-gaming magazines about how no one needs a controller anymore now that Natal is coming. The ad was for people who follow gaming in a big way - kinda like us.

shadow27975159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

"I don't know how many guns you have fired, but whenever I fire a hand gun, it typically fires down the same path as my arm. I guess when you fire, you break your wrist to change your aiming point."

I've fired my share of guns, but I'm intelligent enough to know it's just a videogame. There's no recoil, buddy. And as you yourself implied, people who have never fired a gun will be using this, so not everyone's going to have the form of a green beret. Oh and I never said anything about tilting the wrist in the first place. I just said Natal needs to know what angle the gun is pointing. You know, so it can figure out where you're aiming on your TV. I think you're over-estimating Natal. Did you miss that Move tracks down to the sub-millimeter? Do you really expect that kind of accuracy with any regular plastic gun? Natal can't track individual fingers, how is it supposed to track a barrel without some kind of input from the gun?

Digital Foundry has already revealed that Natal doesn't recognize pointing. Which is why it needs the ball and accelerometers, as I said earlier. You'll never be able to play a shooter with just Natal. Sorry.

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commodore645160d ago

lol!
Spot on!

I love how he tries to make fun of using no controller, while concurrently holding a device that looks uncannily like a marital aid, instead.

ah ha. ha.

What a douche.
What astounding self-ownage.

jizzyjones5161d ago

I thought it was pretty cool, clearly the start of the "aggressive" marketing campaign, sony cant really talk with the quality of move games, but it does make some good points about the competition.

Omega45161d ago

The problem with that ad is it done a better job insulting Natal than promoting Move.

If Move is mean to help the PS3 be more family/causal why did they only show a single person using it. Plus they really shouldnt demo the games which require two controllers to play.

Although I got a feeling that it won't actually be shown on tv.

Biggest5161d ago

Who said the Move was meant to be more family/casual? Sony says they're releasing it for core gamers and casual gamers alike. They showed working models of casual games (table tennis, hair cut thingy, painting randomness, LITTLE BIG PLANET) and working models of core games (gladiator thing, alley fight madness, SOCOM 4). Notice how I used caps to really point out the games that people know about.

The Natal bit was funny, and to this point, completely accurate. What has Natal allowed people to see? Fake games and applications that are not real to the public. And a red ball game. They could have taken it a step further and poked fun at the creepy Milo thing. But who wants to call the people that play with Milo creeps? Everyone, except me, loves playing with little boys, right? You can call the Move a dildo if you choose to. You can even use it as one if that is how you roll. But if you play with Milo. . . There are people in jail for things like that. Enjoy the fun! PEW! PEW!. . . . PEW!

NateNater5161d ago

1) They only attacked Natal for a few seconds out of the near 2 minutes it lasted. But I think it was a good warning to Microsoft that Sony is prepared for what they're bringing to the table.

2) Those games they showed, including Move itself, are unfinished. Move is still Pre-Alpha. Plus, Sony have already Shown it will support family oriented games such as LBP, EyePet, and Move Party. I doubt that Sony wanted to show their sports Move title because even though it has two player games (ie. table tennis), it is a little too similar to Wii Sports. And I think they realize that and didn't want to get ripped on for it. But, there are most likely plenty more 2 player/family games to come.

3) This probably won't air on TV seeing as how it's a long advertisement but it would be nice if Sony did show it on TV.

unworthyBOZO5161d ago

The problem with the ad is that its a playstation ad not an xbox 360 ad right,seriously cry me river fanboy,the ad was funny and sony wasn't afraid to take pop shots at there competition,so get over it and stop being so butthurt.

eagle215161d ago

The reason why you really don't have anything bad to say about the ad is because deep down you know that Natal is a gimmick. :)

Bzone245161d ago

"The reason why you really don't have anything bad to say about the ad is because deep down you know that Natal is a gimmick"

And move isn't?

Redempteur5161d ago

lol bungie .. (or is it omega ? i'm confused by so much names )

i'm pretty sure socom 4 , resident evil 5 gold , little big planet are not for casual gamers
And i'm not even taking into account that alpha demo of a fighting game they've got ..

Sure all they've showed besides eyepet support is directed at core gamers

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Why the PlayStation Move Failed

Sony's PlayStation Move may not have been able to contend with Nintendo's Wii, but it paved the way for PlayStation VR's success story.

SullysCigar966d ago

I use them most days and have for years 🤷🏻‍♂️

They're definitely way past a needed update, but I've got a tonne of fun out of them, so they haven't failed me.

bouzebbal966d ago

The best motion control platform it's so intuitive.. Died due to lack of support from Sony.. It had some amazing games

thorstein966d ago

They are used constantly for PSVR games. So, no they haven't failed. Neither has PSVR (or VR in general.)

Bigman4k966d ago (Edited 966d ago )

The article was talking about why it ps move failed before psvr came along

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH966d ago

It failed because it sucked plain and simple.

LOGICWINS966d ago

I feel that's a bit harsh. To this day, playing Killzone 3's campaign with PS Move/Sharpshooter gun combo is the most fun/immersive experience I've ever had with an FPS.

I think Move was simply not as profitable as Sony wanted it to be, but it didn't "suck".

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH966d ago

It most definitely sucked. You people can act like it was something special all you want but it was horrible. The entire motion control fad was a waste of resources and time. Ever single motion controller besides the Wii failed and is no longer being used today in gaming. It's ok to admit it...

Minute Man 721966d ago

@SPEAK

The Move was better that the Wii mote. If the Wii was anywhere accurate as the Move was you could say the Wii was better. Sure it sold boatloads but was it really played consistently??

yeahokwhatever966d ago

I played it in 3D with the move gun on a 100 inch projector and it BLEW MY MIND. I was exhausted, but i finished the campaign standing there.

SullysCigar966d ago

"Ever single motion controller besides the Wii failed and is no longer being used today in gaming"

Just no. Games release most weeks (for years now) that support Move controllers. Some ONLY use Move controllers.

Look, I get you're not a fan, but if you're going to rant, at least inform yourself in advance.

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LordoftheCritics966d ago

I would say both Move and Kinect weren't supported properly.

Sony and MS abandoned what could have been amazing.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH966d ago

Kinect sucked too. I would say Kinect may have been cool had it worked as intended but it was ahead of it's time. Both Kinect and Move are gimmicks nothing more. I honestly don't see why Sony still implements "motion controls" recent controllers. Who really uses that crap? And to play what?

Profchaos966d ago

I so t think Sony abandoned the move it's technically repurposed and still supported on the ps5 just for VR

RedDevils966d ago

Kinect should be kept as media interactive features.

LordoftheCritics966d ago (Edited 966d ago )

@SPEAKxTHExTRUTH
Again if it was supported right.

Where even a fast click of my fingers could get an immediate in game response.

It feels trash because we have been shown or lived with bad versions of gesture based tech. Think Minority Report fast. That could be something.

''You people can act like it was something special all you want but it was horrible.''

No one is acting like it was special, I said it could be amazing.

''I think Move was simply not as profitable as Sony wanted it to be''

Like I said, it wasnt supported. Give us a AAA game with precision gestures well implemented into the game and then we can discuss profits.

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SPEAKxTHExTRUTH966d ago

I don't deal in "what if". It wasn't supported right and even if it was it was still a gimmick.

thorstein966d ago

"Like I said, it wasnt supported. Give us a AAA game with precision gestures well implemented into the game"

You just described every AAA PSVR game. And even the indies have incredible integration. No Man's Sky VR is insanely good.

Silly gameAr966d ago

And, you can act like it was horrible, but I had a blast with my Move. I had the whole collection of House of the Dead, Dead Space Extraction, and RE Darkside Cronicles, The Fight, and Socom 4, and I would play the hell out of those games I even beat a playthrough of the Resistance 3 campaign with the Move. Getting drunk and playing with friends was a freaking blast.

You can pretend that you had a move and played it all you want SPeak the Truth, but it was accurate, and usually on point. I hate when people act like they've played something just to trash it, when they really just have a vendetta, and think the Move is easy prey for your hate.

Minute Man 721966d ago

Wait you can play Dead Space with the Move?? I need it

Orchard966d ago

“You can pretend that you had a move”

I love this crazy idea that if someone has something bad to say about hardware/software - they must be lying about owning it and clearly do not own it!

Because all hardware and software has a 100% approval rating from all purchasers…

P_Bomb966d ago (Edited 966d ago )

Shoot I forgot about Dead Space Extraction and Umbrella Chronicles. Had those too. Still do (digital).

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH966d ago

I have a vendetta against Move? Lmao that's the most ridiculous comment I've read today. I didn't buy it because like I said motion controls are gimmicks. I had a Wii and it was decent enough but a gimmick although successful. I had a Kinect and it too was trash. Don't act as if you know what I have and haven't owned. Move was nothing more than a Wiimote ripoff

yeahokwhatever966d ago

SO MANY really great experiences for the Move. The Fight was excellent!

Silly gameAr966d ago (Edited 966d ago )

@Minute Man

There was a game called Dead Space Extraction that you could play the Move with.

@Orchard. Please don't reply to me, because every time I say something to you, I magically end up restricted. So, just ignore me like I ignore you, so there will be no hurt feelings, please.

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Vanfernal966d ago

"Ever single motion controller besides the Wii failed and is no longer being used today in gaming. It's ok to admit it..."

That is demostrably false.... Most VR games have motion controls and the PSVR uses the Move controllers.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH966d ago (Edited 966d ago )

VR games have a controller most of the time not some magic wand. And VR is not the same as PS move or Kinect. I'm not a fan of VR either. A controller and a couch is all I need for my gaming needs.

Vanfernal966d ago

@SPEAKxTHExTRUTH

"And VR is not the same as PS move or Kinect."

PSVR LITERALLY uses the Move controllers. Now it's just obvious you have no idea what you're talking about. You're saying Move failed and nobody uses it anymore when it's an integral part of PSVR and is still being used in 2021.

ScootaKuH966d ago

It didn't suck. It worked but the games just weren't there, that's why it failed.

Father__Merrin966d ago

The move was excellent it was 1 to 1 precise time crisis was a joy to play aswell as sports champions it didn't hit mainstream as it was an addon unlike Nintendo wiimote

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Godmars290966d ago

Lack of games that proved the concept that 3rd parties could then copy en masse?

Silly Mammo965d ago

I wish that someone would have made a proper boxing game. I still have a blast with the Sports Champions boxing, but to have a boxing game that was more in-depth would have been awesome.

Dario_DC965d ago

Try Creed for PSVR, it's brilliant

OMGitzThatGuy966d ago

Because it was a uninspired ripoff of the Wii controller without the Nintendo library to back it and didn't try to put any real effort into development such as getting their top developers to make games for it and instead gave tech demos disguised as games to their least talented developers so the best can focus on single player only games.

Ryushaa966d ago

Except the Move was an idea roughly implemented in the PS2. Yes, I'm serious.
Just search on youtube: PlayStation 2 - Motion Controller (2004)

Nonetheless, just like the whole Wii, it was more of a gimmick than a proper input evolution in games.

jukins966d ago

Exactly. Its funny time and time again sony is the first innovate. Often at its own peril. Like your example the move started on ps2 taken advantage of by nintendo. Sony buys gakai for game streaming only for other companies to overtake them.

Profchaos966d ago

Are you talking about the gametrak on os2 which used strings to track your hand position I used to have this and a gold game it was awesome but the game itself sucked if it had integration with tiger woods or something it would be way better the tracking was excellent even back then as it wasn't using guesswork.
However the game was very forgiving and no way to turn it harder and no licensed players or courses hurt it.

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yeahokwhatever966d ago

99% of the Wii's games were "shovelware", in fact, I think thats what started that phrase..

EvertonFC966d ago

Socom, killzone, resistance and tiger wood 14 were great with the move but agree lacked more games.

yeahokwhatever966d ago

There were plenty of games and I'm glad that not every game became a Move game.

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Could you get rich by investing in PS3 games? Almost definitely not. Can you make a few bucks by flipping PS3 games over the years? Yeah, sure! It wouldn’t even be that difficult. But let’s face it: Once these games are in your collection, you’re probably keeping them forever.

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CDbiggen969d ago

There's a reason I didn't buy most of these when they came out.

MadLad969d ago

After a game's multiple generations old, and can't be had new at a reasonable price, that's when I see nothing wrong with emulation.

What's the point of paying someone scalper prices when the dev/publisher isn't even benefiting from it?

mkis007968d ago

Emulation doesn't stop a games physical box from becoming collectible.

Knightofelemia969d ago

I paid $30 for SH Downpour on PS3 now it's around $70-$85 Canadian Lolipop Chainsaw I paid $15 and it has really gone up in price. I wonder if Transformers War and Fall of Cybertron will go up in price two of the best Transformers games every made.

neutralgamer1992969d ago

In 5 years time all those games will be worth at least $150 to $200 that you listed

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neutralgamer1992969d ago

Ever since Sony announced that they would shut down PS3 store these prices have skyrocketed and even though Sony backtracked now most gamers realize that it's a matter of time before the PlayStation 3 store is shut down. If you want these games get them while you can even if digital because once that story shut down the physical prices will just go crazy high we saw that already

And many of these games did not sell like crazy amounts so they are limited number of copies available for sale at any given time

MadLad969d ago

Folklore is a game I've always really wanted to play, but I got a PS3 late in the generation, and it was already really expensive to find, being it didn't exactly sell well, therefore was already kind of a collector's item.

Kept hoping I'd find a cheap copy randomly at stores and flea markets, but never happened.

franwex969d ago

I got mine for $5 at Walmart like 10 years ago. I have yet to play it.

neutralgamer1992969d ago

It was available at GameStop for a while for under $20. Don't know har happened but GameStop started to sell their used games based on ebay prices it seems

You can still find it for around $60-70 and which in my opinion is a good price for a game that will be worth double if not triple that in next 5 years

Mr Logic968d ago

Have you considered modding your PS3? Neither Sony or the dev would be getting money from that Folklore purchase. Kind of a victimless crime at that point.

MadLad968d ago (Edited 968d ago )

@neutral

Honestly, I just want to actually give the experience a try. I'm not someone who would buy it at a premium just to potentially rip someone off down the road.
I mean, there are collectors out there and if paying a couple hundred dollars is worth it to them then more power to them, but I'm not one to be on either end of that exchange.

I know it's taboo, but I might dig in and see the state of PS3 emulation on PC. I have a good PC, so it might be able to power through the often times poor performance, being PS3 is known to be hard to emulate.

I've never emulated anything past the PS2/Dreamcast but, as I said in my first post, I don't see anything wrong with emulation if the game you want to play can only be had used, with no money going to the creators.

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