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StarCraft 2 and PlayStation Move, A Match Made In Heaven?

As we know, RTS games generally don't fare too well on consoles, due to control limitations. But the PlayStation Move does open up some interesting options that haven't been possible before

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ElitaStorm5025d ago (Edited 5025d ago )

i think i heard Hip hop gamer lol

he's everywhere ^^

Klipz-Wish5025d ago

That was definetly hiphopgamer haha

HorsePowerr5025d ago

Wow did you see that? amazing.
Day 1 baby.

darkmurder5025d ago

Like hell this game would ever go over to consoles, SC2 is built by the PC, for the PC and shall perish on anything other than the mighty PC

mikeslemonade5025d ago

This will happen. The doubters are wrong. LOL at Starcraft 2 being too powerful for consoles. RTS games don't need that much power at all.

Agent-865025d ago

@darkmurder, mikeslemonade could be right. From the specs I read, SC2 is only running on dx9c. I think the PS3 could very well run it.

Odion5025d ago

this kinds of comments are made by people who don't play RTS titles.

WhatARump5025d ago

It's not the power but the complexities

Sure it could RUN on ps3, but would it be fun?
You need the pc interface for RTS games... it's sad but nothing else feels quite the same =/

amrasmord5025d ago

Imagine trying to micro with a Move... Good luck.

Lich1205025d ago

How do RTS games not need very much power? If anything, they're the ones that need the most. The reason the graphics are never quite up to FPS (or other genre) standards is because there can literally be 200+ units on screen all requiring complex AI and pathfinding. Not to mention all the effects that come along with their attacks.

RedSky5025d ago

The mouse control with the Move is only one part.

Playing Starcraft 2 without a keyboard for hotkeys is like trying to use a controller without opposable thumbs. You'd need either a full keyboard plugin or another device with a hell of a lot more buttons.

rockleex5024d ago (Edited 5024d ago )

Yup, definitely HipHopGamer. XD

Hotkeys? MMORPGs require a lot of hotkeys yet they're still possible on consoles.

Starcraft 1 was possible on the N64.

raztad5024d ago

Dunno about starcraft 2. That game is one of the most appreciated PC games so let it stay there. However, there is a clear potential for custom made RTS coming to a PS MOVE close to you. Regarding the power needed, AI of hundred units at the same time + effects and stuff, I'm pretty sure the PS3 is more than capable to handle that.

The issue with RTS on consoles is that devels wont be making one exclusively for MOVE, it would have to support the DS3/xbox pad as well. So the gameplay will be dumbed down from the get go. I'm not sure if games as RUSE will be substantially different whether you are using MOVe or not.

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nsnsmj5025d ago

I said the same thing!!! thats friggin crazy. U can distinguish that sound from anything. Ha!

Lou-Cipher5025d ago

I dont see any reason why Sony shouldn't be gunning for Starcraft 2 & Civilization 5. Not only could the PS3 (probably)run those games, they could do it the way that RTS games are supposed to be played. (With a Keyboard & Mouse)

Move looks like it is going to be perfect for some RTS action, but I guess we will have to see how Ruse pans out first.

Agent-865025d ago

@Lou-Cipher, I would also love to see both those strategy games on the PS3 with Move support. Graphically, I don't think either would be too intense for the PS3 to handle. From what I've read, SC2 is only running at dx9c which is just about where the PS3/360 are running. Civ 5 is turn-based, so it shouldn't be too much either and they've already done Civ Rev for the consoles.

Nihilism5025d ago

+ 1 I could have sworn this was a HHG title as well.

sikbeta5025d ago

StarCraft 2 and PlayStation Move = something I really want to try it out...

reaferfore205025d ago

Or they could just have kb+mouse support. It's that simple. I don't understand why more games don't implement this. UT3 is the only one I know of. Correct me if I'm wrong.

badz1495025d ago

MOVE will never ever beat hotkeys on kb+mouse! PS3 is already supporting this by default and it bugs me a lot due to the lack of support of this feature by the devs especially those making FPS!

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Pandamobile5025d ago (Edited 5025d ago )

Give it a couple months after PS Move's release and we'll have some third party applications that will be able to retrofit PS Move into PC games.

Hellsvacancy5025d ago

StarCraft 2 on PS3 would blow my mind, id love 2 play it, my laptops 4 years old and i didnt buy it with the intent of playin games on it (it wouldnt even run Hitman Contracts)

Ill probably buy a new laptop in the new year anyway, i was gonna specifically ask that StarCraft would run perfectly

MadMen5025d ago (Edited 5025d ago )

This site has lost its mind, they are coming up with anything and everthing when it comes to articles on kinect and move, its getting as bad as political journalism in here

Silly gameAr5025d ago

Yeah man. It just gets more ridiculous everyday.

spektical5025d ago

unless ps3 can support keyboard and mouse while in-game, no SC2 should not be on ps3.. even with move.

Hallucinate5025d ago

it can unreal tournament 3 had it

Kamikaze1355025d ago

And LittleBigPlanet 2 is getting keyboard along with mouse support.

Ilikegames765025d ago

does support keyboard and mouse. One thing which PS3 had an advantage over the PC. The games can't be pirated yet. As for the PC, I've already heard that SC2 is all over the net in the form of torrent.

Apollyn5025d ago

Battlenet required log in baby CD has to be registered to Benet account

jneul5025d ago

ps move is a 3d mouse, you silly person, so all we need is keyboard support!!

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg5h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos4h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola1m ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says

Microsoft has 'let Blizzard be Blizzard' following the acquisition of the veteran developer according to World of Warcraft's executive producer.

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Kaii7d ago

Diablo 4 storefront being a cash grabbing shitshow does unironically attest to that, kudos.

kythlyn6d ago

Microsoft needs to be guiding Blizzard to be what it USED to be, not allowing it to continue to be the greedy bastardization of itself that it has become.

XiNatsuDragnel7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Okay i will be interested if they become old Blizzard but might as well be dead.

Rynxie6d ago

They will never be old blizzard. Most of all the OG's left from developers to those on the top (even some decision making folks left).

Vits7d ago

Shame most of the people that made Blizzard what they were, have already left a while ago.

ApocalypseShadow7d ago

I was about to say this. How can they be blizzard when they're no longer blizzard from yesteryear?

blacktiger6d ago

Rare was the thing I lost heart

victorMaje6d ago

Exactly. Blizzard hasn’t been Blizzard for a long time.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Knightofelemia7d ago

Blizzard is not the same Blizzard like it use to be.

PassNextquestion6d ago

Were you expecting Microsoft to hire everyone that had left Blizzard long before they purchased the company...

Microsoft has let the Blizzard company they purchased continue to be the Blizzard company they purchased.

thesoftware7306d ago

Wow, PassNextquestion,

You fully understand what that saying means, unlike some people on here who just have to say negative garbage talk.

When someone says, "Just let *blank* be *blank*, "they are just letting them operate how they operate.

It's pretty much how Sony "let Bungie be Bungie."

This comment section is full of outright haters, but you have to "let N4G be N4G"

GamerRN6d ago

This site leans so heavily in one direction...

BISHOP-BRASIL6d ago

I don't think people commenting are necessarily blaming MS for anything here, this is just collective longing for what Blizzard/Vivendi was before Activision's meddling.

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Former Blizzard President Suggests Players Should Have Option to Tip Developers

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.

LG_Fox_Brazil10d ago

If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.

But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry

neutralgamer19929d ago

Exactly these companies were raising money for good causes and gamers were donation and come to find out they are keeping a good chunk of be pie

PapaBop9d ago

Yeah tip your developer, 5% proceeds go to developer, 95% to the publisher or whoever. Isn't tipping for staff not making minimum wage? How about they just pay their developers properly and like you know, give them fair bonuses? Too much to ask from Blizzard these days, Kotick saw to that and is now laughing all the way to the bank.

MrDead9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

It's the t**ts at the top looking at ways to cut devs wages and get the players to tip them like waiting staff, and I'll guarantee a percentage is skimmed and kept by Activision Blizzard. This is 100% for shareholder and CEO playouts.

Popsicle9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

I have to agree with this. On the surface tipping devs sounds like a great idea, but in the end it leads to pay cuts and subsidization of pay. Tips then become an expectation or the devs “can’t make a living.” Lastly, especially in the US, tip culture has gotten out of control, and it serves as an excuse not to properly pay employees. Sounds good but doesn’t end well.

drizzom8d ago

@ Popsicle

I think your right on the nose with how much tipping has become rampant. Instead of it being a relationship directly between the customer and the developer or employee, it now has a middle man ingrained in the system. DoorDash is one example. It ends up becoming a metric where the company can measure 'just how much more money you are willing to part with' before raising the price on the main product.

1Victor9d ago

Uh so they’re trying triple dip or more we buy the game that they’re already withholding/cutting content for dlc we was told that season pass would help the developers thrive we felt for it.
Now on top of all that plus their sales bonus they want tips enough is enough whatever happens to you create/built a good game get a bonus for sales milestones you care about your game and community we reward you with more sales not for doing 3/4 of a game then save the other 1/4 for dlc and passes after

raWfodog9d ago

The 'tip' is me buying your game in the first place.

S2Killinit9d ago

Very well said. If it was possible to send the money to either the developer or some organization for the betterment of gaming, sure. But we all know that will not be the case.

Rynxie9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

No, it would go to those on the top. They will still fire developers, have a bunch of microtransactions, raise prices of games and so on.

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H910d ago

So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!

Deeeeznuuuts9d ago

That kind of practice is only normal in the states, as far as I know anyway, what a backwards system

H99d ago

No it's as well in a every country that wants to amercanize

bloop9d ago

Ireland is literally the first stop across the pond and we don't have a tipping culture. The only establishments here that would expect a tip are the tourist haunts that Americans visit. Other than that, you might tip in a restaurant as a sign of gratitude for great service and waiting staff would be paid a full wage anyway.

Rebel_Scum9d ago

Tipping is not customary iin most countries dude. Get a passport lol.

Jin_Sakai10d ago

Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.

MrBaskerville9d ago

Maybe the CEO could earn his money based on tips.

mastershredder10d ago

good god. The devs are not baristas dude. Total 1% ideals. Fing Chadosaurus.

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