EyePet: What A Difference The PlayStation Move Makes

Kotaku: Last year, Sony ruined Christmas in North America by delaying the adorable augmented-reality EyePet in order to make it ready for the PlayStation Move. Was it worth the wait? Producer Nicolas Doucet explains how Move changed the game.

[SpaceSquirrel]

My nieces will love this

[Donny]

im buying as soon as it comes out.

[deadreckoning666]

I would buy the Move Bundle for this and Sorcery alone. The problem is, if I wanna play The Fight, I need two wands. To get the FULL Move experience, ur gunna have ta shell out big bucks.

100 bux for the bundle + 2nd Move controller= $150

[jerethdagryphon]

yes expensive if you go out and buy it all at once, less expensive if you upgrade in stages

remember a ds3 works as a navigator so for most of the stuff its move and game then later a 2nd move during a month when theres nothign really you want then a navigator, last

[Imperator]

I don't mind the price as long as the product delivers. For example, if Kinect actually showed some good core games I would buy it, but since it failed big time I think it's overpriced and won't buy it.

On the other hand, Sony's Move was really impressive. I was honestly not planning on buying it but the conference really persuaded me. Particularly Socom 4 and Sorcery.

[Mista T]

I'm not into these sorta games, but if Sony pushes this the sales will go through the roof

[Aphe]

That was what spoiled it for my kids really, they are quite young and the cardboard thing wasn't ideal for them, it's a bit awkward sometimes. My boy still plays it every now and again but I should imagine he'd enjoy it more with Move.

[jerethdagryphon]

off topic but related from a link in the source.

if kinect really wont let you play siting down, then they may be done on the AdA . Americans disabilitys act.

in other words a pairapaligic wont be able to play kinectimals or joy ride cause he cant stand,

yes im aware of steevie kings video games for the blind speech , but video games have been the main respite for housbound youth for years this trend towards motion gaming could limit there ability to play
sorry for the off topic

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Beethoven used vibrations in the floor to compose later in life. This is an idea Harmonix should use, if they haven't already thought of it.

Maybe get a guitar with a mechanism that taps their hand in a certain place on the off-beat, so they'll know which note to play and when.

Come on, game developers! Maybe they're not the biggest audience, but grow some humanity!

Edit: Stevie King? Is Stevie Wonder also known as Stevie King? This is not a sarcastic question either. Is it?

[tiamat5]

The one thing Sony should have done was make multiple pets. Dog, cat, fox,bear,bird etc. in the same cute form as their monkey each with their own needs. DLC maybe

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

EyePet
Sorcery
MLB 10: The Show

I need to play all three right now!

[IHateYouFanboys]

youre not missing much with EyePet, trust me. its been out everywhere apart from america for like 8 months, and its not that good even for a kids game. the motion sensing isnt the best, you often have to do things multiple times before the game will recognise it (and no, move wont change this as using the card you still do exactly what the game wants you to do, and on screen you are doing it, but the game just doesnt recognise it), and theres really nothing to do apart from dress the eyepet up and play a few little mini games.

also, despite all the videos and screenshots theyve released, the actual quality of the background picture taken through the camera (ie. you and your room) is ridiculously blurry and low res. 640x480 i think it is actually, so playing in 720p on a 40" or bigger TV looks bad.

[Arkham]

One good thing about EyePet, though, is that we don't have to stand 10 feet away from the display in order to play it. That goes a long way towards acceptance and immersion. EyePet Move looks to be a drastic improvement over the card-based version, though. I really like what we've seen of Kinectimals so far--that tiger is so damned cute--and it's the perfect counter-Move (ahem) game for Kinect. Thankfully Nintendogs set a terrific bar for these games and we all benefit exponentially.

Again, gamers are finding comfort in the "It's a great time to be a gamer" refrain. That's good, right?

[Megahurtz1986]

Sorcery FTW!!!! I don't know why but for some reason I'm pumped for this game.

[karl]

i want to cast some spells!!!!!

[Jeff257]

I was just watching the trailer that is on PSN troday with my kids and they definitely want this. Im seriously impressed with how much it has changed since last year. No more having a cardboard cutout or having to draw the pictures on a piece of paper. I was a little bummed when it got delayed last year but the changes they have made will make it much easier for my kids to play.

[Sarcasm]

Yes Eyepet + Move = Best decision they could make.

Wow... as much as I didn't really want to buy the Move, I'm going to anyway. Since I already have a PSEye, I only need the move and the games.

[despair]

the problem is that they have no bundles without the PSEye, so people like you and me are stuck with the individual items to buy. heres hoping for more bundles announced at Gamescom.

[EXID]

the eyepet is so cute so i'll be suckered into buying it and then won't play it after about 3 weeks XP my cousins will love it though lol

[Red-Dead-Roar]

bundle one item ?

[Arkham]

I was expecting that one of the initial (read: "Holiday") bundles would be Eye+EyePet+Move, and I'm still hoping one of those shows up in time for Christmas.

I'm sure that it'll be an option at some point, though.