Move

My topic of choice concerning the GDC is going to have to be the Playstation Move controller. Prior to seeing the Sony conference i had no interest in the Move and didn't even know what it was. However after witnessing what can only be described as the most blatent rip off ever in the form of a wii-mote with a lightbulb jammed on the end i have to say something about it.

Fistly you'd think that Sony would at least try to be innovative. Microsoft have come up with Natal which although questionable in terms of how well it will work at least is a venture into the relatively unknown. It could be argued that Natal is inspired by the eye toy and it probably is, but the general ethos behind it is rather different, the idea being that Natal is a full means of control.

The Playstation move controller is basically a better version of the wii controller. This is assuming their discourse about the peripheral is not an exaggeration. If this is true the playstation then essentially is the Wii mark 2.

Lets assume the Playstation move controller is a better, more accurate version of the Wii controller. The wii now becomes completely obsolete. Playstation uses blu ray disks for a start so developers can put two control systems in a game if they want to test the waters. The PS3 has hi definition graphics which the wii most certainly does not and not to mention better games.

I'm not particularly a fan of Playstation myself, not since the PS2 anway. I thought Sony royally screwed up with the PS3 but at long last it's beginning to all fall into place. My dad recently bought a PS3 and as a long time 360 owner i have to say Sony has won me over at last.

It shall be EXTREMELY interesting to see what Nintendo do next. They basically have to up their game and do something to combat the onslaught of Move and Natal. It is a shame that Nintendo kickstarted the motion gaming revolution yet are on the verge of being ousted, but thats business i guess.

One other thing i found hilarious was Sony's attempt to justify their epic steal by stating that they've been in the motion sensing game for ages and playing around with the technology eg. the eyetoy. That still doesn't disguise the fact it's a complete rip off of the wii. Even the ad campain has taken the family dynamic theme.

Apparently Sony also has some other stuff up it's sleeve for E3, watch this space...