higgos22

• 12:57pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 1

I was gonna post this in the forums but wasnt this known since it was anounced at E3?

 

this is more saying that they are gonna have a strong software lineup if anything

zeon9881 | zein9881

• 1:03pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 2

I want to play a sword fighting game with this.

Sony should make a game like Zelda and use the controller with it. They can also implant the feature onto COD MW2 aswell.

welshfrankie | welshfrankie

• 1:08pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 3

 This could epically fail or majorly succeed, it's all about the pricing

FOXFORCEFOUR

• 1:09pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 4

the wand looks pretty cool, and the tech demo they had a few months ago was nice aswell, this could go pretty far and would be good for party style games, hopefully they dont use it for almost everything like the wii coz the wii mote sucks so much.

 

PSU_fail

• 1:11pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 5

Bundle it with a game, and include a coupon for a PSN download, sell it for 60 bones, and dealtime.

lloyd_yayo | lloyd_yayo

• 1:12pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 6

@3

id say its  more about the content. id glady pay $100-$150 if they can make nintendo published quality motion games but better.

if they start trying to mimic wii and target casual games and shovelware, im out.

gimmie a game like zelda, metroid prime, mario galaxy, but better, then another win for sony, and it MAY just may, push nintendo to tighten up their allowance of subpar games, both disc based and wiiware.

devilsblood

• 1:16pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 7

 Can't wait this is the main reason i bought a ps3 rather than a wii afew months ago.

Suley | SuLeY96

• 1:26pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 8

I hope they don't overpice it. Also, I think they will bundle it with the PS Eye.

mickice

• 1:28pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 9

@6 Even with motion plus Wii can't do anything these motion controllers can.

Acid-Hippie2007 | Acid-Hippie2007

• 1:32pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 10

Star wars games !!!!

lloyd_yayo | lloyd_yayo

• 1:33pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 11

@9 exactly, thats my point. this has potential to change hardcore gaming, but we'll see

mcav | mcav

• 1:34pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 12

See when they announced this at E3, were you lot at PSU not listening?

 

 

svtschmidt

• 1:46pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 13

Call me a sucker but the tech demo already sold me on it.  Hopefully I won't be wasting my money.

TomAssBender

• 1:47pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 14

I think this will get some push-back from older gamers who have been button mashing their whole lives.

I'd rather them continue to develop awesome games with their current set of peripherals than shift momentum to the wand.  Hopefully the wand won't detract from other awesome IP, but I highly doubt that.  Tear.

I'll just hope that UC2, GOW3, Heavy Rain, and FFXIII will keep me busy until they work this out.

netherdragon | netherdragon

• 1:53pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 15

the spring part was known from E3...

 

surely it would have been better to focus on tghe fact he said it wont be releaseing wihtout quality software.

 

will be intersting to see what this quality software is that they have in development.

silentmemory

• 2:07pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 16

On Sony Standard Time that's Autumn 2010 for Japan & the US, Spring 2011 the rest of the world. Can't wait.

smiiter

• 2:11pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 17

i was watching FFXIII trailer the other day and the wand would be ideal.
It can be used as a sword, bow, gun etc.... so you could be able to control the characters fighting moves better and decided when to block certain body parts. 

njc3190

• 2:24pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 18

@ 12

Yeah lol we already knew this!

Can't wait to see what they do with it though. That trailer at GamesCom showed some really cool ideas.

Nicholes

• 2:32pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 19

@ 6

I think the point of the wand is to exdend gameplay to deeper levels not just rip off wii.

 

Paranoimia | Paranoimia

• 2:34pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 20

According to a recent OPM, the controller is rumoured to be called GEM - though obviously it's still early, and that may well change.

mickyt888888

• 3:06pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 21

If games all become motioned sensored i will just go old school and play my ps2 as i despise motion controlled games

sphinel

• 3:18pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 22

I hope they launch a lot of games when this device comes out

jello_snake

• 3:24pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 23

All I can say is two words:

WII PORTS.

ohshutyourmouth | ohshutyourmouth

• 3:45pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 24

sounds good but that better represent no more than 25% of hardcore gamer games that we have 100% of now. and the price better not be out rageous.

MeetThaDealer

• 3:48pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 25

I am extremely excited,  I just wonder what kind of game it will be compatible with GoW III or CoD Modern Warfare II just imagine the possibilities. What would we do with modern technology, am also looking forward to Xbox's natal project it seems real promising.

qmoney88

• 3:53pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 26

@ 1 or to reaffirm some peoples doubts that it will actually launch in spring, the more sony harps on it the better chance it has of actually releasing in spring.  Im extremely curious to see if the software kaz speaks of is little more than casual minigames, or if we get some full retail releases with the motion controller, only time will tell

Sufi

• 3:57pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 27

"We need 'a' great software"? Kaz is such a fob.

FatherOfOne

• 4:03pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 28

In my opinion if you want this to succeed then you need to do two things.

1.  Relase it with good games as mentioned by them. 

2.  Bundle it with EVERY PS3 sold from that point on and include one of the "killer" games.

If point 2 isn't done then this thing will have a tough time ahead. 

michaelcorleone

• 4:12pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 29

don't forget you need the ps3 eye camera as well......id say bundle them both together for £39.99 when released.

GodofRaw

• 4:20pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 30

i'm just nervous about this... all the best technology in the world won't matter if it isn't applied right.  here's hoping though!

josev199094

• 5:14pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 31

at least god of war 3 is coming out in the spring or in march that sound Fing crazy

jamesobachand | sNaKe2112

• 5:40pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 32

looks awesome and I want one now.

PsychoMantis | KuruptX

• 6:57pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 33

LOL Hirai is the same guy dragging the PS3 through the profit loss mud on the PS3 Slim....

Tha_Last_Romeo | Tha_Last_Romeo

• 7:25pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 34

I cannot wait to get one... First person shooters... Killzone 3 is going to rock!

6toes

• 7:36pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 35

 I was going to say, if they want it to be really successful they're probably gonna want to bundle some games into the original package.  Maybe just a bunch of mini-games or a PS-Sports type thing.

Beasley2K | Beasley2K

• 8:00pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 36

Reminds of the Family Guy episode where they refer to the invention of singing: "Whoahhh-Ohh-Oh, for the longest time..." "Whoah-Weeh-Aah-Woo-Oo-Ooh!!"

Lazyeye79 | Lazyeye79

• 8:16pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 37

i would love to see a cheap price unlike the DS3. hoping for it to be like $30 - $40 or a dual pack for like $70. i also hope they have lots of games. they could just port games from the Wii, sure they would look bad (crummy Wii) but most first games do and with the better motion sensing the game play would be fun and they could get tons of games and i would buy some. i just hope they dont over do it with the porting of games.

selfish

• 8:40pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 38

@14

See the cool thing with this is that Sony mentioned the wand wouldn't replace the standard controller but rather would/could be an option to not only exisitng PS3 titles but be an alternative to the dualshock 3 for unreleased titles.

Decode1976

• 9:26pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 39

Natal will make the "wand" a mute point by the time it hits.

Aramil_Caelan

• 10:16pm BST - August 25th, 2009
• 40

i think this controller has some serious potential as opposed to every other motion sensing controller ive ever seen (guncon, wiimote, sixaxis, natal, etc) but im still skeptical about motion sensing

also, i really dont want to have to buy like 4 new controllers, so if its expensive im gonna be pretty upset

SldSnake | sldsnake

• 2:40am BST - August 26th, 2009
• 41

Well i dont know but if i were a parent and saw a girl holding that "wand" what would your first guess be on what that was?? HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

gur567man890

• 4:29am BST - August 26th, 2009
• 42

i will stick with i a controler or buy it nd play with both cuz i lyk d contoller play more!*(they should make all the weapon of mw2 lyk mp5 nd so we can buy it and make dat motion so wen we shake it shoots nd aammo 2!!!) ~plz read nd comment!~

jmiller75

• 5:13am BST - August 26th, 2009
• 43

It will get pushed back till late summer anyway.

west_end_matt

• 6:31pm BST - August 26th, 2009
• 44

 I was really interested in this controller but I hear recent news that most first line games are being produced for only a single wand at a time. BUndles for this on release should be two wands and a PSEye, Two wands, and single wand packages. Dual wielding should be the main focus for developement

PS3!!!!! | FOXY007

• 11:21pm BST - August 28th, 2009
• 45

 good software support is very important. i think im gonna pick this up but depending on the software ill see if ill actually use it