IGN: Kinect vs. Move: By the Numbers

IGN: Now that Microsoft and Sony have both presented interpretations of motion control gaming, now's the time for a little bit of by-the-numbers ratings analysis. It's an interesting time to be a gamer; all three platforms – Kinect, PlayStation Move and Wii MotionPlus – offer movement-based gaming – but Kinect, and to some extent Move, forego the controller completely at times.

[moparful99]

Interesting comparisson. I'm kind of suprised they didnt throw in sales numbers to stir the pot a little bit... Oh well I'm loving my move and can't wait for killzone 3 and sorcery...

[BrianB]

looking at the library Kinect wins by a longshot, i mean its about software not hardware and software wise Kinect defecates on Move much like the 360 on Ps3

[mustash2003]

You've not even finished troll school yet.

[Bobbykotickrulesz]

lol it's about software not hardware?

Tell me, besides the initial lineup of games, what else can Kinect do? I'll be waiting for a reply.

@OneSneakyMofo

You and me both. I'm not even a fanboy, just a jackass. Go figure that's enough to lose all my bubbles?

[BornToKill]

360 has 1 good exclusive next year.

nuff said.

[Anton Chigurh]

It's Official Guys, IGN is a part of M$.

[Cevapi88]

how about we ignore these numbers and just watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

id rather see people laughing than attacking one peripheral over the other

[OneSneakyMofo]

Major Jack Hoff, considering he only has one bubble, you'll be waiting a mighty looooonnggggg time. (I'm one to talk with my one bubble :D)

[Xusuyzus]

or this ,..
should be 100/10 it reads minds also apparently,..

and about IGN,..
I once literally puked a bit in my mouth when listening to gamescoop,..All the main editors,.. there is so much MS asskissing going on that podcast,.. made me sick,..

PS3 team makes some dumb-ass reviews (like they play a game for 30 minutes ,.. then review it,..(at least learn the f***** controls retards,..) And give low scores to some really great games,.. but as the team they seem the most balanced and not fanboyish,..

[EVILDEAD360]

At launch..

Kinect wins in the dedicated software department.

Kinect launch software head to head is the best for playing with family and friends, on the same TV or over Live.

Move's strength is it one ups the Wii-mote in accuracy and it can be patched with some older games.

But at launch the dedicated software is limited.

Bottomline if your a 360 owner with Kinect you have some fun options and they earn you achievements

Kinect Adventures is a fun pack-in is easy on the eyes. For example, the river raft has better water effects than the entire Wii library. From my experiences this game was actually a bigger hit with the groups than I thought

But you simply can't go wrong with Kinect Sports, Dance Central, and Kinectimals, or Fitness Evolved.

I still have a blast with Motion Sports and a few games on Games Party..but complete title some of the mini-games on these two are hit and miss.

For Move it's Sports Champion all the way. By far, it's the game tghat get's most run from the Move controllers.

If you want two good family experiences, then I'd get Start the Party and Eye pet (for the younger kids)

The problem with patching older games is that if the developer doesn't implement the controls correctly then the Move controls make the experience worse. I was warned and I still bought Tiger Woods 11 to play with Move and it simply sucked. It was like it was a last second after thought from EA.

2011 should be an interesting year for both

Evil

[Wh15ky]

@BrianB

Impressive! I'm surprised a little kiddy like yourself is familiar with a word like defecate, I would have expected a more basic term like poop or jobbie.

[stuna1]

@BrianB
And then you woke up!

[N4WAH]

My opinion on motion controllers is I personally am intrigued but will not run out and purchase one. If I did it would be Move. No question about it.

Why?
For me personally, gaming is about accuracy, complexity and immersion. Without a controller gaming (again for me) sorely lacks immersion. I am all about the immerision. That is why I have a big collection of perphials and spend a lot of time and money making stands and cockpits to use them properly. Simply going through the "motions" doesn't do it for me and I have tried them all.

I own a Wii (rarely use it), PS3 and 360's (gamed more on 360 than the PS3 and way more than the Wii this gen), and have friends that own Move and Kinect. I have tried them all and Move is the best fit for me. Core gamer.

I tried but I can not get into Kinect. If anything I came away feeling disconnected. It literally felt like I was just going through the motions and those motions don't even have to be close to accurate to advance in most of the games I tried on it.

[Flashwave_UK]

wow you really did fail your troll exams

[seinfan]

Did you see the poll on the bottom? Over 75% of gamers are suckers.

[punkpop101]

Troll school graduates are ps3 fanboys not this guy.He has 17 agrees and 95 disagrees who's trolling huh?

[Kevin ButIer]

Sony managed to stop Kinect's momentum and didnt neglect its hardcore library...

Thats what I call -Multitasking-

[Zeevious]

Except why is this "library list" missing so many entires?

Where's Tumble for instance, an amazing and well rated MOVE ONLY puzzle game? I bought this after trying the demo and it's a truly original title.

Resident Evil, Hustle Kings, Heavy Rain, Pain, MAG, Tiger Woods PGA 11-Hotel Experience...Etc...all updated or released as Move Games, but conveniently left out of the list?

Oddly, Eyepet that WAS patched for Move is included.
So if you are including one game patched for move...and not all, how can the rest of your "comparison" be considered valid?

How exactly is that fair IGN?
This list and comparison is a lie.

There are more excellent Move games than reported...and the excuse to leave them off under the fake veil of "release titles" -- Because there simply are none on the other console is so wrong it invalidates the entire comparison.

They both have interesting lineups, but picking and choosing which motion games you include, then trying to say one motion controller has more games than the other...makes the comparison a joke.

[SpinalRemains138]

Then why is 360 in last place? I think you're confused. PS3 sold and sells more consoles than the 360. Therefore, the PS3 is beating the 360.

That and the fact that SONY has no plans of abandoning its current audience with baby games like Kinect is doing. No, they support who's made them the console king.

[WildArmed]

Just bcoz games like MAG and Heavy Rain where already out doesn't mean you don't count 'em as part of the move library.

I love how they ditched many games that support MOVE (RE5 to name another).

Sony has been saying Move is an alternate way to play games.. not to replace DS3.
If you are going to treat it as a new way to play games and ONLY look at games that use MOVE ONLY.. then i think you got the point of Move wrong.

[Ju]

RUSE

[MNicholas]

The problem with Move is the Wii.

People are so used to standing or sitting in one place and just flicking their wrist.

That won't work with Move.

With Move you actually have to move and make a precise movement which is then replicated on screen.

Kinect is a mess and isn't really worth the bother. Developers are already trying to find ways around the low resolution capture.

The Wii is still the one most accessible for grandma because she can sit in one place and flick her wrist.

[frostypants]

I liked their poll at the end.

Chalk me up for "NEITHER".

[muzzy]

xbox360.ignorants.commercial

[Rush]

You know you guys really need to stop saying ignorance in every other thread it's getting old fast....

Ignorant this ignorant that, besides there's nothing more ignorant then a fanboy.

[BeetleJuice]

must of missed the numbers

[Masterchef2007]

beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice

[JonnyBigBoss]

Want to play real games? Move.

Want to plug holes in glass, kick balls, punch balls, dance, and hold your hands up like you're a hitchhiker? Get that thing that costs $150 and requires the giant living space.

[JacobIsHollywood]

You can do all that with Move too...but you're not confined to it. That's what I love about Move. You can play Tumble or Singstar +Dance...and then go for Heavy Rain, Sports Champions, or MAG.

You don't have to settle for just one option. That's what Sony's been saying this entire generation.

[Ju]

Tumble and Echochrome2 is not even on that list. What a shame.

[clintos59]

Only numbers these idiots are good at is counting MS paycheck numbers which leads to 2 things, lowering numbers for the competitors while overrating the numbers of the company that hands out the checks. These guys reviews dont mean crap. The site is a joke.

[MajestieBeast]

Tumble>kinect line up except for dance central and guess what its 9.99 on psn and just show cases why the move is the best choice. Then we have games like RE5,Heavy Rain and Sly collection that dont get counted to make kinect not look like a total waste of money.

[EVILDEAD360]

Tumble>kinect line up except for dance central and guess what its 9.99 on psn and just show cases why the move is the best choice.

LMAO @ you actually believing this.

Then if that's the case then Tumble > the entire Move line-up proving that no Move title is worth full price..

Truth is Tumble is a cool little title..but it's no where near as fun Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures, Dance Central, or even Kinectimals.

Sports Champions is easily the best Move title out there no matter if it get reviewed higher by IGN or others

j/king about the crack though

Evil

[peeps]

kinda shows what we already know. Moves launch lineup games are better rated than kinects but neither has a killer app yet more like 'if you buy x then the best game is probably y'

also i don't see why IGN couldn't include all games that use move, including ones that also support standard controls. At the end of the day if you buy move you wanna know which games u can play with it, it doesn't matter if they also support standard controls e.g. Tiger woods is perfectly suited to playing move with and yet that's not included, Resident Evil 5 is another one

[MajestieBeast]

It would make move look like the better choice. And if they did that the bag of money they received for this biased article. Would be taken back by greenturd who is wearing his space poncho.

[ocnkng]

LoL. Well said bro

[JacobIsHollywood]

Most people I've shown it to were convinced by either Sports Champions or Tumble. You're right though. There are no "killer apps", persay. I'd like to think LBP2 and Sorcery will fix that.

Also, GT5 supports Move. ;)

[Ju]

Virtual Tennis Move (what version is that?)

[Ju]

Dylan Pro Stroke (sucks, though), Planet Minigolf.

[EVILDEAD360]

'kinda shows what we already know. Moves launch lineup games are better rated than kinects but neither has a killer app yet more like 'if you buy x then the best game is probably y'

Actually the article rated Kinect games better than Move.

'Tiger woods is perfectly suited to playing move with and yet that's not included, Resident Evil 5 is another one'

They simply did a head-to-head review wise for their site, so it makes no sense to add the year and a half old Resident evil 5 just becuase it got patched.

Tiger Woods SHOULD have been perfect for Move, but it's tacked on and it's sucks. Even the Official Playstation Magazine gave it a 4 out of 10.

I know because I got burned..even after I saw the review I thought..it can't be THAT bad..yup EA phoned it in..

It proves that just because developers can easily tack Move on does not mean it's going to enhance the experience over the DS3 and that's going to be the dilemna moving into 2011.

[Chromer]

This is an article from the 360 section of IGN. That's like asking Laurence Fishburne what he thinks of his daughter Montana. You KNOW it's going to be bad from the very start.

[frostypants]

Dude, it was an even-handed comparison. They basically said that the Move has better hardware and neither has great software.

[PS3gamer4life]

MOVE=GREAT

[Muffins1223]

MOVE=FLOP(SALES WHERE HORRIBLE)

[Theodore87]

They gave both The Shoot and Joyride the same score? So a fun game is no better than a broken game?

[jack_burt0n]

they gave tumble 3.5 thats credibility over for IGN.

[gypsygib]

Check out the video where a guy gets 3rd place in a Joy Ride race by not even moving, the game plays itself, which doesn't make it a game really.

[8thnightvolley]

IGN was pretty fair in their comparison but u guys have to always moan and get butt hurt...

ok here is ur cookie .. MOVE is GREAATTT and is the best thing since sliced bread... OMG look at those glowing balls..
GLOWING BALLS!!!!.. amazing i havnt seen that b4 on my ceiling.. omg

sony u are god!!!! we worship you .. huba huba huba (dancing around fair)

[Tapewurm]

@ 8thnight....... Glad to see you respect the ballz :) LOL In all seriousness though....the Move is clearly the better choice.....Kinect is lacking something that "we from the future call ... buttons!! which is important to those handful of millions of people who like shooters"...can't wait for Socom 4 and Killzone 3... me needs my buttons!!

[Ju]

Fair. Yeah. Like The Fight is a 3. Sure.

[dale1]

what about heavy rain,resi 5,tiger woods 11,prostroke golf,etc don,t those count

[ocnkng]

Ya and to add to that: Tumble, Echochrome II, Planet minigolf, MAG and plenty of others.

[tatotiburon]

kinect software wins....lol all the ps3 fanboys claimed that kinect launch titles sucks..and better not talk about sales numbers, in that area Move is dead

[frostypants]

You clearly did not read the article:
"As launch titles go, neither system can claim a raft of strong games"

Reading is FUNdamental!

[Masterchef2007]

seems about right the scores

[Muffins1223]

I thought they where gonna show sales..........if they did the kinict did like 10 times better than move in sales

[The_Zeitgeist]

I just bought Move today for the family for Christmas. Amazon has it for $80 bucks. (You get a $20 off discount when you checkout)

[gypsygib]

After I watched a video where Kinect couldn't even properly control Super Mario Bros., my last tiny bit of faith in Kinect vanished.

The game has the simplest of controls - left, right, down, jump and fireball. It couldn't even do left and right properly.

There will never be a core gaming experience on Kinect...ever.