Approvals 10/3 ▼
thorstein (1) - 5079d ago Cancel
JelalTrueshot (3) - 5079d ago Cancel
gameseveryday (2) - 5079d ago Cancel
D4RkNIKON (1) - 5079d ago Cancel
jaredhart (2) - 5079d ago Cancel
fortehhordes (1) - 5079d ago Cancel
130°

Motion Control Analysis: PlayStation Move

It may be the understatement of the year but lets face it; Motion gaming is here to stay. The E3 expo has come and gone, leaving in its wake a slew of games to salivate over for the coming months. It’s clear that most developers are beginning to invest some serious time into the concept. Not just for the casual market but for the Hardcore also. In an obvious effort to increase the console life-cycle, Sony and Microsoft have announced motion control devices to complement their current devices, launching (we hope) this fall. Both of these companies are approaching motion gaming differently, but both are using these new technologies as a way to re-launch their respective consoles. This is in no small way due to the huge success Nintendo and Apple has had with their answer to motion gaming.

With part two, we deal with Sony’s highly precise but slightly whacky-looking “Ball-on-a-stick”; PlayStation Move.

Read Full Story >>
sony.nyleveia.com
Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community5079d ago
Cloudberry5079d ago

.
That's a good written article.

nickjkl5079d ago

okay wait what

its kinda pricey but its only 10 dollars more than a wii mote

writersblock5079d ago

Yes, it was a ---> WELL <--- written article.

moparful995079d ago

Ok I'm really tired of everyone giving nintendo credit for pioneering motion controls.. THIS IS FALSE. Nintendo is the first to make a console based purely around motion controls which helped to make the tech mainstream. There have been a whole slew of motion based applications since the early days of our industry.. Motion controls were pioneered by independent companies and slowly adopted into our indsutry. It really boggles me the amount of naivety that is abundant in our industry...

jack_burt0n5079d ago

"Lets all forget that sixaxis malarky"..... why!? because idiots knocked it, because ppl slated it so hard out of bias developers were afraid to use it when there was nothing wrong with it.

What independent game last year won GOTY!? oh yeah it was a game that uses nothing but sixaxis controls and was called visionary and inspired.

GTFO

Neo-Delta5079d ago (Edited 5079d ago )

Well when it comes down to it, the technology definitely isn't a compelling motion control option. There was absolutely no marketing for the technology.. That in my mind makes it a failure. It added little to the experience other then augmenting little bits of immersion. ie. Killzone 2. And it seems with PSMove now, Sony's forgetting it.

Poseidon5079d ago (Edited 5079d ago )

demons souls with the move ftw

writersblock5079d ago

I liked how it was used in Flow and Killzone, immersive without getting in the way

But I think its pretty expensive. if anyone else has opened up their PS controller (My R2 jammed)you can see the tiny little chip that is the sixaxis controller. Take that thing out and you could likely buy the controller for almost 2/3 the price. I would be willing to give up sixaxis for a $40 controller since Im getting move anyways

moparful995079d ago

Warhawk was and is the best implementation of motion controls I have ever seen anywhere.. That game had it pitch perfect, the amount of control and manuverability you had with the six axis was incredible and helped to add to the immersion..

nickjkl5079d ago

killzone 2 heavenly sword war hawk uncharted 2 all use sixaxis

six axis is just another way for developers to immerse the gamer in

in killzone 2 it could either help you or destroy you depending on how you play

if you snipe and you adjust youre sites with six axis then plus

or you can snipe and try to be as steady with the controller as you can as you aim with analogs

i wonder what they will do for the next ps3 controller will probably add either add a button where youre middle index and pinky finger lay to in crease comfort ability or just make it so that it exerts air from kep points on the controller ot cool you down

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 5079d ago
raztad5079d ago (Edited 5079d ago )

I enjoyed sixaxis motion in Folklore. It was rather cool. It wasnt good enough though. It was never intended to replace the standard way to interact with games, just augment it. Interesting but limited. MOVE is the way to go.

Neo-Delta5079d ago (Edited 5079d ago )

Folklore and fl0w I thought were the best examples of SIXAXIS

Triella5079d ago

Folklore, Flower, Warhawk, Heavy Rain, Heavenly Sword : all these games make perfect use of the sixaxis controls but I agree the concept was pretty limited.

mrv3215079d ago

Let's all forget that sixaxis malarky because we don't want anyone brining up the fact that there will probably be more SIXAXIS games than Natal Games.

Alos885079d ago

Move isn't here to stay, Move is here to move!

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5079d ago (Edited 5079d ago )

I'm sold with Move. More than 40 Games are in the Catalog to support Move, and including real Next Gen Hardcore Games.

Scary695079d ago

Good article I must admit. Cons were the obvious, all though there are more games to look forward to other then the ones he mention. I definitely am looking forward to sorcery, I wonder if Harry Potter will include Move usage upon its release.

Show all comments (21)
400°

Sony Rewards Program Is Coming To An End on Dec. 31, 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it is ending the Sony Rewards program on December 31, 2024, and as a result that date will be the last time possible to redeem points and access your account.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community1d 4h ago
helicoptergirl1d 5h ago

This is a shame. I've been using it since the start. It had a few problems and issues but overall I did end up saving a little bit over 60 dollars using this program. There was probably not enough people using it.

Cacabunga1d 2h ago

Is it playstation stars?? I really never understood it. I am still level 1

PS_HCT1d 2h ago

This is not playstation stars. Sony Rewards is a US rewards program linked to a visa credit card.

darthv721d 2h ago

I just checked... I have 144 points at the moment. Not even enough to get a $5 PS card. I can get a $1 digital gift card to Target or home Depot though.

blackblades23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

I thought they were been done with this, I redeem some good stuff with this in the past. Wonder how much i got its been awhile

OtterX1d 5h ago

I've gotten so many free games throughout the years w this program, this sucks. I've been with it since the beginning.

I just run a majority of my needed purchases through it and pay it off immediately instead of using cash or debit. The most recent was on Tuesday I got a $10 dlc free. It was great as long you're not borrowing out large amounts of money that you don't have.

ChasterMies1d 3h ago

Realistically, those weren’t free games. You could have used another cards rewards points or bought Sony products on sale and then used the savings to buy PlayStation games.

OtterX1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Well there was a large boost on any purchase made on PSN, so there was an incentive to use over other cards' rewards. It used to be better, then they lowered it. I forget the exact multiplier though.

I pretty much got this $10 DLC free this week just by resubbing my PS+ Premium. (On sale during Days of Play) Not a lot of other cards would give that much back

dumahim1d 2h ago

Right. I can do the same thing with my credit card rewards, but I have much more flexibility in what I can redeem those points for, including buying PS games.

shadowT1d 4h ago

I never owned the credit card. Was this program available in Europe and Asia?

Profchaos1d 4h ago

Seriously it was awesome Ive gotten a few free psn vouchers out of it.

FPSRUSSIA1d 3h ago

i remember getting Assassin creed black flag for free with Redeeming my Points for 10 dollars when it was on sale this is very sad news.

OtterX1d 3h ago

I actually believe that was one of my first cashouts on the program! haha

I remember I had just gotten the PS4 and I used it on Black Flag or Battlefield 4 to go with it.
I'm pretty sure I remember it being Black Flag though! (Great choice, as it became my favorite AC of all time)

Show all comments (25)
200°

Sony shares big new PS Plus stat, but not the one we want to see

PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.

Read Full Story >>
theloadout.com
Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community21d ago
mandf21d ago

lol acting like it’s equivalent to ms numbers

Mr Logic21d ago

Uh...They're definitely not equivalent.

"Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 34 million subscribers."

"the total number of PS Plus subscribers across all tiers was 47.4 million"

darthv7221d ago (Edited 21d ago )

That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN.

bloop20d ago

That's not the "gotcha" you think it is Darth.

darthv7220d ago

^^it's not supposed to be bloop.... it's just an interesting observation.

Einhander197220d ago

darthv72

"That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN."

Have you ever heard of a PC before? I hear they are pretty popular.

fr0sty20d ago

MS started lumping gold subscribers in with those GP numbers... keep in mind.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 20d ago
shinoff218320d ago (Edited 20d ago )

What. Definitely more os plus subscribers but that makes sense due to actual console sales

Darth the difference between the bases are huge your right but you gotta think. Ps players buy more games, where as the Xbox base relies on gamepass for their gaming. So it makes perfect sense

darthv7220d ago (Edited 20d ago )

What makes perfect sense though? You say PS players buy more games... so then logically there should be more PS+ subscribers given the increased number of online multiplayer games in the PS4 generation alone. The PS4 was the first time that + was required for online play much like Gold was for 360 users.

Keep in mind we are talking subscribers, not simply XB/PS users. I assume you meant to say offline single player games, which is most likely true as well. That gen also saw a significant increase in games with an online component comparted to the previous gen.

victorMaje20d ago

I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.

jznrpg20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

I have the top tier until 2028 as they gave me a massive discount for all the years I had left but I’ll most likely go to essential as well. I buy my games but my kids do use the service occasionally. They do prefer to own their games as well since any game can leave the rental service at some point and they don’t like that idea. They mostly use it to demo games then ask me to buy games if they really like it.

RedDevils20d ago

For me, I will cancel it all together but unfortunately I still have it till 2030 lol

meganick20d ago

I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.

P_Bomb20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Essential is too expensive, I agree. We’ve got one Essential and one Premium sub. Dropping the Premium when it expires.

gamerz20d ago

Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.

DivineHand12520d ago

Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.

My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.

KevtheDuff20d ago

There were savings on subs and controllers here in the UK? I bought a controller yesterday in the sale..
It would be weird if those deals were not in other territories too?

300°

Sony Says The PS5 Is Its “Most Profitable Generation To-Date"

During Sony’s recent business segment meeting and investor presentation regarding its game and network services, the PlayStation company revealed that PlayStation 5 is the company’s “most profitable generation to-date.”

It’s the top slide of the presentation, showing that in its first four years, the PS5 generation has already hit $106 billion in sales, having almost caught up to the PS4’s total $107 billion generated.

Operating income for the PS5 generation has also already surpassed that of the PS4, having now reached $10 billion.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (3)- Updates (3)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community22d ago
Changed: title
Changed: credit url
ApocalypseShadow22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

I wouldn't doubt it. They released a high quality system. A lot of high quality games from themselves and their support of 3rd party developers and indies. They released many high quality remakes and remasters. They released a high quality GaaS game going against the naysayers thinking Sony would abandon single player games. And they most likely are profiting a lot more than PS1, PS2 PS4 and the loss leading PS3 that drained all their profits.

Now, I'll wait to see what's cooking tomorrow. But can you use some of those profits to better support your high quality VR headset? Because, by supporting it, you can sell more games and more systems and make more profits?

jznrpg22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

I want RPGs for PSVR2! Good ones of course

shinoff218322d ago

If it had some rpgs I would buy right fking now. It looks dope and alot of fun, but it's biggest game resident evil 4(maybe) I've got no interest in. I'm not a fan of racing games, even with that metro game coming i was never much into that series. Rpgs would be fantastic.

MrNinosan22d ago

Lemme know if ya wanna play some Zenith 🙌
Bought it at release, but haven't played it more than 1-2 hours but for sure on my "todo list".

Cacabunga22d ago

Normal when they released mostly cross gen games so far. That’s a lot of money saved..
We haven’t seen what PS5 can do yet. 4years in and PS4 games still look great to me. The gen leap isn’t quite there yet.

--Onilink--22d ago

The interesting metric for me is the $106billion in operating income/profit (not sales as mentioned in the article) reaching the same as the PS4 did with only half the consoles sold.

In particular because they all are supposed to be making the most per hardware sold after a few years when manufacturing costs are down.

So even putting inflation aside(and the higher console price), it is interesting that they could reach PS4 $ with just half the consoles sold.

Maybe there is more to the metric thats whats seen at face value, but they have clearly been making a lot more money than before on the software side (with also less games released I suppose, given its only been half the generation so far)

VersusDMC22d ago

The bulk of the money has to be coming from the 30% cut on all games and microtransactions. Especially on all the free to play juggernauts like genshin, apex, fortnight, etc.

--Onilink--22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

@Versus

They are definitely making a lot on that for sure (which the $70 price increase factors into as well), but its not like many of those games werent around for the PS4 too.

They might be counting the gen as a whole and not just PS5 itself (so extra profit from PC sales, whatever that may be)

PS+ price increase and different tiers probably amount to part of that too.

But in general, its still quite a surprising metric. Half the time, half the consoles sold, less first party games released so far and still already making more of a profit than last gen is quite something, and as mentioned, there is probably more to it that we dont know, after all, since we are talking about operating income, all the expenses they have also factor into it, so it is also possible that they have found ways to significantly reduce that + all the means of increased revenue that appear to be factoring into the equation

All in all, just an interesting situation from a business perspective

porkChop22d ago

It's for the whole generation, so it would likely be including PC. They also make much more profit on digital sales vs retail, and digital is far more prominent these days. The generation also started at the height of COVID when everyone was home, spending far more money on gaming/hobbies. It makes a lot of sense for this gen to be more profitable.

Abnor_Mal22d ago

This will surely shut up all the new trolling accounts trying to spread lies and non facts in other articles comment sections before this article is posted.

Hofstaderman22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Obscurely, those trolls or troll will not show in these articles as the truth is contradictory to his or their orchard-sized daily dose of copium and hopium.

Tacoboto22d ago

Or... They're intentionally trolling you guys specifically. Because they know it upsets you so easily.

Name-dropping Orchard, after this many months? How long has it been and he's still in your thoughts?

Elda22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

I'm quite sure the individual is reading these positive comments downvoting & seething at the same time. Edit: It just downvoted my comment...lol!!

Hofstaderman22d ago

No I'm entertained by this individual. I love unhinged people, they are so interesting lol.

repsahj22d ago

Wow! I am super impressed that in just 4 years, ps5 already caught up to the PS4's. Congratulations.

JackBNimble21d ago

That happens when half of your games are cross platform. I'm still waiting to see what the ps5 is capable of, because they sure haven't pushed any limits.

And where are all these ps5 exclusive games?

sagapo22d ago

Not really surprised as Sony barely has any competition at the moment.

Show all comments (47)