Havent got around to having a good look yet, but what's the general opinion on the 'tilt control' or what ever its called for the ps3 controller? - fast passing powerglove-like gimic or something that (atleast some) developers will use to add real benefits to gamers?
I mean the implications for direct control in action, space, flight games etc are obvious... but are we likely to see strategy/sports games etc using it with the existing options to add extra dimensions of control?
Using this to move around the gameworld whilst the traditional joysticks move through the menus etc, might work well. I mean the current controllers would have looked terrifying to someone playing an Atari, with one joystick and one button, who knows how many controls we can handle, with practice.
By the way, that controller does look shocking... until you realise just how small it is and that the 'wings' may actually help with comfort and even the prevention of gaming-related-injuries
. And I've gotta say the fact that cords are a thing of the past with controllers is a very nice evolution.
Price tag? irrelivant IMO, the fantatics will pay $600+, 12 mths will have it not much over $400 etc, same with past consoles. They know that they can put a huge mark up on it for that initial release and a percentage will pay to have it
NOW or import it to have it sooner and no one will be too suprised when it drops down to where the parents start weighing up the cost, against ending the nagging come next christmas.
What me cynical.... never
Microsoft to pull further ahead again IMO, like I said I havent seen to much but can Nintendo really keep competing or are they likely to go the way of Sega and become game developers/licensers. Though are they still right up there in the asian markets? I really dont know.
One last vague and inconsequential point, I probably shouldn't have been as suprised as I was by just how much PC MMOG content there seemed to be, considering how much money the business can generate now days, is this a fairly recent increase?
And are the console makers worried by competition or do you think they're confident that a pc and internet connection are pretty much essential items now days (atleast in the demographics relevant to them)so it really doesn't affect how many are willing to buy a console?
...and the closing gap between console and pc is a whole other post all together
My apologies for such a long post about so very little....