PS Move, Kinect are "experiments" for next-gen, says 2K
- Posted July 7th, 2011 at 15:14 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K Games, has said that Sony and Microsoft are using their respective motion-sensing peripherals as a means of testing the waters ahead of the next console generation.
Speaking to MCV, Hartmann described Kinect and PlayStation Move as “experiments,” and insisted that platform holders are not avoiding making new hardware.
"I don't think they are avoiding doing another machine but testing the water," he commented. "Rather than coming out and saying 'this is our console now,' I think they are playing around and seeing what they can do.”
"These guys know how to manufacture the chips or push the memory, the kind of thing you usually get with each new console generation. But now everyone is looking for innovation and at online components, so they are experimenting.”
Hartmann dismissed the notion that Sony and Microsoft’s foray into motion controls is merely a case of ‘jumping on the Wii wagon,’ but rather trying to take the idea of motion gaming to the next step.
"It's not been a case of just jumping on the Wii wagon – it's been a case of learning about what Wii did and trying to take it somewhere,” he offered.
"When Microsoft made the Xbox, I assume there were always plans for Xbox 360. It was just the first Xbox was the machine to get it there. Microsoft was new to the party, so they used Xbox 1 to test the water. It's the same principle."
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TheTenth666
- 3:49pm EDT - July 7th, 2011
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Microsoft has made clear from the Natal days that it would be the controller for their next console, totally renouncing harcore gamers ; of course it's so much easier to sell crap to people who can't make the difference, not knowing the technology ...
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Alpha2
- 11:25pm EDT - July 7th, 2011
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If any of this is true it's the end of decent gaming. No I'm not saying "core" gaming and I have nothing against "casual" I'm talking about enduring and enjoyable experiences because the concept of giving people bad methods of control and claiming that it's the future doesnt make any sense. I had a longer more convincing argument but it apparently contains a word that I can't post, whatever.
Trying to cater to the perceived "casual" market is like trying to cater to martians. You can imagine what they might like but that doesnt mean you know, or that they'll even show up to take the bait.
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