GDC 2011 - Portal 2 Motion Control - Interview and Gameplay Video

gamrFee took some time to talk with Sixense, the company working on the Razer Hydra, a new motion controller for PC. What's of particular interest is the game they were playing with this new toy: Portal 2.

[pixelsword]

You'll see motion control for PC and PS3, but the 360 will most likely not get pure motion control; maybe they will, but it will require some creative handiwork to not cause a lot of "bam!" moments in the game.

[Pandamobile]

There's not Move support for the PS3 version, FYI.

[pixelsword]

It will probably be a patch, although they did deny it as this article shows that I provided below. One of the writers possibly leaked something that shows that they are actively working on it, plus this video is proof that they are getting a handle on motion controls.

"Though he did promise eventual complete Move support, Faliszek did warn that "Move is a completely new experience for us, so the system is not yet fully integrated [into Portal 2]." It is unclear if the game will have Move support at launch or if will be patched in later, as it was with Heavy Rain and several other titles last year."

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

[young juice]

the hells wrong with the cameraman??

its like he cant decide what to film and decides to film HALF of BOTH... at the SAME TIME

[bozebo]

@young juice
because he probably needs to show the latency, something that console motion control systems seem to not give a crap about

not that motion control is of any use (for most games) anyway

[macky301]

@bozebo
You seriously haven't tried Move,.. It seriously basically has no latency at all,.. It is really impressive how precise and lagless it is,..

[blumatt]

I really hope they eventually patch in Move support so I don't have to buy this Hydra controller. I know I'm not the only one who wants Move support.

I never played Portal 1, but Portal 2 looks interesting so I'm definitely gonna try it out. I'm still unsure about buying it, so a rent it will be first. I'm definitely getting the PS3 version though, since it comes with a FREE Steam copy as well as cross platform play between PS3 and Steam players.

[Kon]

The game will receive a Move patch sooner or later. And BTW, Portal 1 is a great game, you should def try it! It requires a lot of thinking

[DanCrabtree]

That is some incredible tech. Not that the Move demos haven't shown really similar gameplay, but it's cool to see it for PC.

[bozebo]

"when you scale the cube it scales the mass with it"

OH NO THEY BROKE PHYSICS!

[hassi94]

Maybe the energy from the portal gun converts into mass. ;)

[hesido]

Move would be MUCH better with an analogue stick on top, with double moves, much more gaming possibilities would be ours. Sixense does this..