I'm not to sure if I buy that, but at least it is a good excuse to wait on launching new controllers that will require a $40 camera as well as how ever much it will cost to buy them. I'm guessing $100 for a set of two motion controllers. Which if I am being forced to pick up $140 worth of peripherals, I want something to do with them outside of the basic "sport" style games. Or at least games that are going to be designed much like Wii Sports just to get users use to waggling new controls at their TVs.
What is interesting though is that there has been no update on one of the larger titles that were slated to roll out using these new controllers, Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition. Then again, it hasn't been hyped up as that being one of the big features of the new version of RE5 in a while. But it was originally listed to be in the PS3 version of the DLC/Update. Makes me wonder if it will still be included or go the manner that Capcom normally goes. You know, buy the new edition that is just like the last four versions, just with some nice polish on top and an hour extra of gameplay. We'll see I guess.
On the plus side, the delay is world wide and will have the controllers coming out all over at the same time. So no need to import months early for a ridiculously marked up price from Japan. That's at least nice.
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MOTION CONTROLLER*1 FOR PLAYSTATION®3 TO BECOME AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE IN FALL 2010 Tokyo, January 20, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that it will release its new Motion Controller (tentative name) for PlayStation®3 (PS3®) computer entertainment system in fall 2010 in Japan, Asian regions and countries, North America and Europe/PAL territories together with an extensive line-up of exciting software titles. The new controller, combined together with the PlayStation®Eye camera*2, can detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement within the game, delivering a whole new entertainment experience on PS3. “We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the new entertainment experience to PS3 users, ” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “We will continue to work to have a comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from SCE Worldwide Studios but also from the third party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expand and define the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home.” SCE will vigorously promote the Motion Controller as the de facto controller of the PS3 platform along with the DUALSHOCK® series controller and will deploy various measures to enhance the software title line-up for the Motion Controller, delivering groundbreaking interactive entertainment only possible on the PS3 platform. *1 Motion Controller is a tentative name. *2 Users will need to use the PlayStation Eye camera to enjoy Motion Controller on PS3. |
