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Save it for the Next Generation - Why New Motion Controllers Should Wait

lwelyk of The Gaming Dungeon takes a brief look at each company's new motion controllers and why he thinks they will not succeed.

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JL5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

I still don't see how people are always claiming "Sony's motion presentation was unprepared and rushed at E3". I just don't get that. Did we watch the same presentation? Cause it looks like they came damn well prepared. With everything they had set up and what they showed off, etc. Seemed prepared and not last minute to me.

This is where I think people are getting mixed up, the presenters simply seemed, for lack of better word, intimidated on stage. Lil bit of stage fright almost it seemed. That and dude just wasn't very coordinated at the moment or something. Maybe it was all nerves or something, I don't know. But this should not be translated to mean that the presentation was rushed and unprepared. People keep claiming it was all rushed and sloppily put together just as a response to MS's Natal or something. That being said, then what was with all the rumors before that they were all going to show motion controls? Even if Sony hadn't planned on it, they surely saw the rumors well ahead of time and were plenty prepared in case MS did show something. That doesn't at all mean the presentation was unprepared. I just don't get it.

edit: lol I always love the phantom disagrees with no type of rebuttal of any sort, not even a "f*ck you you're wrong". I mean this is just the way I saw it and how it came across to me. Not that the presentation wasn't prepared, but that the presenters weren't necessary on their game so to speak.

andyo135827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

Microsoft paid a really expensive marketing group to market their stuff. That's why everything at their presentation was so polished and well, was also smoke and mirrors...

Sony hasn't been spending much on marketing as many of you could probably agree, so they're not guna spend heaps of money on a pre made scripted film showing off their concept. they're just guna so you straight out what it does.

Also in response to your comment, if you ask me, i think the people that showed off the software and hardware actually made the software that was presented. they wern't paid actors that love being on stage

JL5827d ago

Oh yea, I know. I'm pretty sure they even said those two guys were the ones behind creating it. I wasn't trying to say that, definitely knew that. They just seemed uneasy or something up there to me. Which kinda makes sense really. Those guys are paid to sit in an office or lab or something all day and create hardware/software, it's not a stretch to figure that they might not be the greatest of speakers/presenters. They just seemed out of their element on that stage (which I am not at all trying to dog them for, kinda made it have a more genuine feel for me), just I think that's what stood out and maybe people see and mistake for just being a generally unprepared presentation. Like you mentioned though, they didn't get out there to ooh and ahhh you with some glossy presentation. They went out there to ooh and ahhh you with real raw application. I like that much better.

ChickeyCantor5827d ago

"That's why everything at their presentation was so polished and well"
BAM!

PirateThom5827d ago

Sony spent all their money on that huge screen. Bricks were shat at Uncharted on that giant screen.

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Real Gambler5827d ago

You would think people can have their own opinion, not just cut and paste a previous article!

Here's my take on it: MONEY WILL TALK

The Wii device will work because it's CHEAP. It can be bundled with a game. They can quickly flood the market. It's already available.

PS3 device MAY work, because it's relatively cheap. Many people already have the Eye. You can buy only one controller to start with, and eventually buy more. People paid $500 for their console, so paying $50 (10%) for a new controller is not that hard. Even if they have to buy the Eye ($40), it's still relatively cheap.

Xbox natal will be a very hard sell. Many Xbox owners paid $200 for their console (Core, Arcade). They did that because that's all they could afford. Now they would have to buy a $200 device for it. (Maybe even more). Not something that mom and pop will buy for them. Not something that will easily find it's way under the Christmas tree either. On top of that, it will be coming out in the last few years of the console, not exactly a wise investment when you're not even sure how good the games will be.

So here we go, money will talk. Not how well a presentation went.

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave18h ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

Venoxn4g7h ago

Love both games, hope that we will get third game

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John Marston Voice Actor Teases "Exciting" Red Dead Redemption News

During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".

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jznrpg19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away

Cacabunga17h ago

Id be happy for just a 60fps patch

OmegaSoldati16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?

Spoiler:

Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?

mkis0079h ago

I'm pretty sure the next game will be another prequel as the story really has no where to go as far as being a western after red dead redemption. The next game will end with the ferry boat incident.

Profchaos18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.

My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast

I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed

thorstein15h ago

He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.

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Switch 2 accessory makers are “working hard” on magnetic analogue sticks to combat stick drift

Nintendo Switch 2 stick drift is already an issue, but accessory makers are already working on magnetic joysticks.

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Neonridr4d ago

I've never had stick drift in any controller I've ever owned. All my joycons (3 sets) from my Switch are perfectly fine. My Switch 2 ones are good. Never had a dualshock / dualsense have it (did have a dualshock get a stuck trigger once). Even my Valve Index controllers which were notorious for drift were fine for me.

Goodguy013d ago

Varies. Just because you've never had one doesn't mean others won't. I've had PS, Xbox, and Nintendo controllers indeed drift on me. Remember the drift lawsuits that Nintendo has had.

Please stop trying to say that traditional potentiometers are absolutely fine when hall effect/tmr sticks are beyond superior lol, not sure why so many people keep trying to defend potentiometers when hall effects are so pro consumer.
Companies like nintendo, sony, and mcsft don't want to implement them simply because they want you the consumer to keep buying them. Most casuals will just buy a new controller if theirs difts, easy money for the big 3.
I've gone hall effects and have never gone back, can leave my controllers out absolutely fine without worry of dust ruining the sticks.

Neonridr3d ago

when did I say that traditional joysticks are absolutely fine? I'm sharing my own experience here. I never said that others don't experience issues, nor that this is somehow acceptable. Strange leapfrog from A to B on that one.

People love to say it's a huge widespread issue, yet you only hear about it because the minority is vocal whereas the majority don't report anything because they are fine.

I'm happy you switched to hall effect sticks, if that's what works for you, then awesome.

Christopher3d ago

Cool? Pretty sure this is for those who are having it happen. Not sure how your anecdote addresses other peoples' problems.

Neonridr3d ago

people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will.

Pyrofire952d ago

lucky you. I've only had minor drift once in my L Joycon which I fixed with some card stock, but drift is an undeniable problem as a whole.

repsahj2d ago

My 2 sets of Joy-Cons from my OG Switch started to drift with just a month of use. That is why I bought Dobe Joy-Cons with just $25, and until now they are still fine. I hope this will never happen again on my Switch 2.

jznrpg2d ago

My left joy con for the OG Switch got stick drift right away as well. I never had issues with my PS5 controllers since launch until I got my kids PS5’s and they had stick drift with 2 controllers. They drop them because they are kids and although I have them wash their hands before gaming they still get gunk under them somehow. I got their controllers modded because they would have issues no matter what I have them do.

jambola2d ago

"people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will."
no, nobody is acting like that, you're jsut exaggerating it and lying to downplay a problem

-Foxtrot1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

Nintendos biggest defender on here so it figures

gold_drake1d 21h ago

you know, i said the same thing not too long ago and then BOOM both controllers ha.

one on the moving stick and one on the look around stick.

both suck arse. ha

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jznrpg2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

The tech is already there. I had a couple of my PS5 controllers modded with Hall Effect modules and they work great. They should come standard with them these days but they don’t.

OtterX2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Nyxi already made some fantastic Hall Effect controllers for Switch 1. I don't know why Nintendo couldn't have it by now if Nyxi has had for years.

spoonard2d ago

Cheap, frictionless sensors ALREADY exist. Why are they "working hard to combat stick drift"? Stick drift should be a thing of the past at this point. The technology is here...NOW. It has been...for YEARS! Why is stick drift even still spoken about? It shouldn't exist!

Chocoburger2d ago

Because its a scam for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to sell more overpriced controllers.

jambola2d ago

because pathetic fanboys will continue to defend and support

Doomeduk1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

WD 40 if it's shagg.d anyway why not ? I ordered a new ps5 pad after Helldivers 2 and POE 2 became unplayable due to drift but in the meantime I fired a bit of WD on my balls just below my stick rotated in a clockwise fashion massaging it in so to speak and also did the pin reset thingy and all clean no drift and hit that cancel purchase button like I meant it

UltimateOwnage1d 20h ago

Honestly I’ve used my original Switch JoyCons and Pro Controller since launch and only in the last year did I see drift start to show up on one of my JoyCons. I’m sure it happens depending on how much and how firm the joystick is used, but it seems like a minor issue that goes with wear and tear after thousands of hours of play. I wish there had been Hall Effect sticks on Switch 2 just so there’s one less thing to worry about, but I’m not really concerned about it.