FIFA producer David Rutter has hinted that Sony and Microsoft’s new motion sensing peripherals may be compatible with next year’s FIFA 11, though asserted the technology would not be incorporated “because it’s something we’re asked to do or it’s something people think we should”.
Quizzed on whether or not the firm had any ideas as to how Natal and Sony’s unnamed Wand device may be utilized with FIFA, Rutter replied: “Quite a few. It’s early doors on all that. It’s funny. He (Peter Moore) said that and John Riccitiello said you’d never want Natal to control FIFA (he said: "I really don’t know if you’re going to want to play FIFA with a motion control device. First off, a 75-minute session would be frigging tiring, jumping all over the place. And frankly the traditional controller is pretty fun.”).
“There are a few things we could do, which we’re thinking about doing at the moment. But it’s not something that’s suddenly going to manifest itself in FIFA 10.”
Asked specifically whether or not we might see motion-sensing in FIFA 11, he said, “Possibly,” adding, “We’ll have to see.”
“I’m a big fan of, and I’ve said it a number of times and I’ll say it again, if it’s not good enough it won’t make it in. Don’t just want to put something in because it’s something we’re asked to do or it’s something people think we should. If it doesn’t add to the overall thing, then it’s pointless. I don’t want it to be just this distraction, to be quite honest."
"There are a few things we can do, definitely, but we’ve not really started on it yet.”