Tilt sensitive tiltBoard module going big for Xbox 360

"Although the Wiimote (and the SIXAXIS, under certain conditions) already enjoy the luxuries that tilting can bring, it looks like those sticking with Microsoft's console will now be able to get in on fun as well. Thanks to a partnership with "specialist peripheral makers" Talismoon, the highly-regarded tiltBoard is reportedly getting an commercial makeover as it readies itself for "mass production." Details are admittedly scant right now, but the forthcoming product -- "which will bring tilt sensitivity for the Xbox 360 to the masses" -- is said to be "worth the wait" from its presumably jovial creator..."

[God of Gaming]

Not one friend of mine who owns a PS3 talks about how great it is to use the tilt function. They often search for the fastest way to turn it off in a game. I want MS to keep with the non tilt controller.

[Vfor5]

Please microsoft, don't copy Sony on this one.

[Mike]

Perhaps it would be good sometimes

[fenderputty]

I actually like it on the PS3. It adds to the occasional game when used well. I even like it while playing motorstorm. IT seems like it would work well with flying games too.

Why would you not want something that adds functionality to your console? I personally don't like rumble all that much, but when Sony gets it back I'll still be happy for that occasional game and the console in general.

This only makes the 360 stronger at the price of a controller. Much better then 180$.

[Newmanator]

I just know it!

[mandrake]

At worst, it takes another bullet point away from the competition. At best, it could actually be fun.

[troylazlow]

I love it. I have a feeling it could be amazingly fun in some games and a pain in the ass for others, looking forward to it! It would be a nice option.

[Torch]

but what game is that? Burnout???

Great sense of speed.

OK. Back to the original topic now.

[ChefDejon]

because its already a option with the Ps3. isnt microsoft saying they are considering Tilt control if there is the demand once again this shows the ps3 is ahead of the 360 in technology

[Silver Bull3t]

heheheh, riiiiigghhtt

[Mike]

PS3 would never consider rumble... or did they?

[techie]

Burnout Torchy BURNOUT. The fastest racing game you'll ever experience. Soooo good.

Tilt...if it's to be used properly has to be in every controller...or at least has to be taken into consideration by the devs to actually make a difference in SOME games. Nice touch though.

[THAMMER1]

LOL

[dantesparda]

Woah! dude, dont insult the 360, LOL! im just kidding. Hm, you fanboys really didnt like that move by MS eh? sh!t i rather buy the 120GB for $180 then pay $100 for the 20GB HDD, but they are both a rip offs and I've been trying to say this since the beginning. Now if we could get them to knock down that Wifi price too.

[THAMMER1]

Who is this guy?

[dantesparda]

Ask you mother, she'll tell you

Dont get offended son

P.S. The Game and 50 all suck, weak a$$ u-know-whats

[THAMMER1]

She will say your her B!t(#. PHUCK BOY LOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL OLOLOL

[ChefDejon]

good one

[PureGamer]

Motion Sensoring is only good when it is used with games that have been created solely for it e.g fl0w and Wario Smooth Moves.

[power of Green]

Retarded if there is ever any 360 game with tilt i'll turn that ridiculous feature off. Leave tilt to the Wii fucin retarded feature for a standard console.

[Extra Guy]

So i guess that's a positive view on the situatioin then...

[RAM MAGNUMS]

This is is exactly what it should be a novelty joystick. You can buy it for 30 bucks or dont your choice. M$ never forces anything down your throat. I Assume this tilt feature will be mastered and be the best at actually being useful in a game.

[kamakazi]

but but teh 360 dont need tilt. lets see... bigger hdd, hdmi connectivity, console color black, and now tilt..... this wouldnt have anything to do with SONY making nice with IMERSSION, and the posibility of a tilt/rumble controller now would it? im fine with the 360 only doing rumble i dont need it for GEARS. why is MS recently coveting all these SONY details?

[OC_MurphysLaw]

For one reason alone that stands out in my mind....MS already has tilt technology! They have had it for YEARs now....why would they partner up on this tech when they already have it? Just doesn't make sense to me.

[Black Republican]

"MS already has tilt technology! They have had it for YEARs now"

most ppl don't know this, so a lot of Sony fanboys will be bashing the 360 lol.

[Ru]

FAKE

[power of Green]

MS desingned the HDD to be upgradable(how do you miss the detachable HDD?) incase you've havn't noticed, the fist box was black and to make a big deal out this is moronic at best as if Consoles have multi coloured models sence i can remember.

"why is MS recently coveting all these SONY details?"

have you even played or seen the PS3?^^^ Should i make a list of major design choices that make the PS3 what it is modeled from the 360. NAH! only a fools think PS3 was not directly modeled from other consoles this generation.

[kamakazi]

unlike you pog i have the 360 the PS3 and Wii, so unlike you a MS fanboy i have more of an open eye view of what each system holds and its capabilities, MS said HDMI isnt needed, MS fanboys say tilt is a gimmick, hell most MSA fanboys said black was getting old and SONY should have released a different color. so have i seen a PS3 yeah have i played PS3 yeah, do i own a 360 yeah do i own a Wii yeah, have you played a PS3 without any of your fanboy thoughts running through your head? without automatically thinking negative thoughts of the PS3 before even touching the controller?

[power of Green]

Yah! sure MS is comming out with a large TV service with large amounts of HD content they were never going to work out an HDMI solution considering the growing number HDTVs LLLLLOOOLLLLL-s. They have always said HDMI isn't needed(legally or to enjoy HD gaming) but would provide it if the demand calls for it if they so choose that connection option, so i guess there were enough people wanting it(rich folks demanded it and hardware diehards).

[kewlkat007]

is nothing new. Tilt from MS has been there for along time.

http://www.amazon.com/Micro...

So when is this thing coming out? If it's not fake of course..

"Someday, you'll be able to have your every body motion detected by camera and transferred to a character or vehicle in a game, for total intuitive control.

Until then, though, there's Microsoft's Freestyle Pro, an advanced gamepad with motion-sensing technology. Use the Freestyle Pro in joystick mode with motion-sensing on, and it responds to your hand and body movement, allowing for precision and freedom of movement simply by tilting the controller in different directions."

I haven't seen much support for all this tilting/motion technologies, besides Nintendo that really forcing developers to adapt.

[Torch]

I completely forgot all about that gamepad! I think the original price was quite steep, too. I don't think it did too well, though I admit that I thought it was cool.

Wasn't that at least ten years ago?

...man time flies by waaay to fast.

By the way: comparatively speaking, that PC gamepad would only be a "THREE-axis", would it not? It's got the tilt for each axis, but is missing the X-Y-Z forward-backward/up-down/left- right 'thrust' that's present in the Sixaxis and Wii controllers, no?

From what I gather, the gamepad in this story appears to be missing that thrusting action as well...if so, it's not exactly comparable to the Wii and PS3 controllers, due to the absence of those accellerometers - which add a whole new dimension of gameplay options (i.e., swinging a baseball bat or golf club, punching, shaking off enemies, etc.. Without it, the motion in this gamepad would be nothing more than a replacement for the analog control stick. Besides, full usage of full-motion/accelleration would need to be integrated into the game at the developer level.

Still, the choice is always a good thing, and may spark further innovation for the future.

[Extra Guy]

Well it's hard to tell from a racing game, after all it wouldn't exactly be useful under the circumstances.

[ChefDejon]

i know microsoft has had tilt technology for years. now but does thier Console Xbox 360 have it this is a console war people. not a computer war.

[PS360PCROCKS]

I call bogus come on it's a youtube video for god sake. Anybody with some sort of intelligence I am sure could rig this up...Maybe they took a PS3 controller and jammed it into a 360. Of course that would not explain the game having tilt, but anyways the point is I think the video is fake but Mirosoft might as well just do this, it wont hurt them

[zonetrooper5]

Some guy already modded his 360 controller some time ago and added an motion sensor to the controller. MS probaly won't add motion sensor to the controller considering the disaster that was their motion controller for the PC was.

[original seed]

why do we need a Tilt Controller? Its not needed. I've been having too much fun without it.

[Asylumchild]

IDK if its worth it. The motion sensor on the SIXAXIS is nice on resistance how u have to shake it to get like fire off u or a tag from the bullseye but i dont like the the use of it in motorstorm. Nintendo defently did a great job with it if u want motion controls for a racing game check out Excite truck on Nintendo Wii. Xbox306 and the PS3 I dought will be able to get there controlers as advanced as the WiiMote and are killing it by trying to work it in to their amazing grafic games :)

[The_Firestarter]

I've had enough of M$! They were the ones who said tilt functionality in a controller is unnecessary and look at them now. The same with a larger HDD and HDMI! Now they take notes from Sony and release the Elite. Now tilt controllers!? Wow. They're behind, technology-wise, compared to Sony.

If I didn't know any better I'd say Sony has a fortune teller and they'd know which technology to add to their system for the near future. :P

[BIadestarX]

They said "at the moment" and "if people want it we will give it to them" pretty much the same thing they said with HDMI and a larger HDD.
You are just pissed because it seems microsoft is tearing apart anything that Sony may use to prove that the PS3 is better. 1080p, bigger drive, hdmi.
What even funny it seems as if microsoft already added functionality for motion/tilt in the console. It seems as if it's not game dependent (i.e. developers have to add it) as the PS3 is. They are playing burnout and it's working and the developer didn't have to code for it. If this is true.. it's better than what Sony is doing? How many games can you play in the PS3 using motion?

Also, it look as if microsoft may simply provide a device that will be place where the battery pack is. meaning that you would be able to use it on any controller you already own.

I hope is true.

[The_Firestarter]

FYI, I don't even have a PS3 and I wouldn't even want a crapbox 360.
I'm not mad about anything except the fact that M$ says one thing and turns around and does the complete opposite.

I didn't even want to read your whole comment.
It's all "Blah, blah, I love to be on my knees for M$...blah, blah, blah."

[Ru]

How many articles do we need to read to understand that tilt sense can be modded into any controller for any system!
Besides tilt can be bothersome

[SKUD]

That video was completely FAKE!. HOW DOES CRAP LIKE THIS MAKE IT ONTO THE SITE?!?!?.

[HaKeRsCanRotINHEL]

Leave the gimmicks too Nintendon't and Sony.

[IPlayGames]

Put out a console a year in advance with HD graphics then when the other next-gen consoles come out copy there ideas(1080p, HDMI, stealing exclusive games, and now tilt) whatever you gotta do to make a buck. Doesnt matter to me though i just play the games. My personal opinion stop looking like leaches and come up with your own ideas(put out your IPTV look like u did something for yourself)

[HaKeRsCanRotINHEL]

Quit your b!tchin, if you don't like it- don't buy it. <._.>

[IPlayGames]

i wont. hardly use it on the 3. its cool on 2k7 mlb but thats about it.

[Hayabusa 117]

That vid looks fake.

[Asylumchild]

I do give credit to somone if this is fake lol think of it how many ppl they got pist off and accided lol Nice job to whoever made this if it is fake lol

[badkolo]

lets say this is real and a new controller is not needed, lets say they sell a new battery pack thing that contains what we need for sensor motion in this pack that you replace with your old battery pack for like 30 bucks or 19 bucks, then its not bad at all. if tis all built in the pack and not the controller ms could have a winner here.This way you can buy the pack and not a new controller.