Sony Europe boss Andrew House has labelled the PlayStation 3’s upcoming motion-sensing controller as an ‘essential’ component in the platform’s ten-year lifecycle plan.
Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, House said of motion technology, “That’s one of the essential,” though went on to extol the machine’s capabilities as a Blu-ray player, a feature that the executive feels has got ‘lost in the mix.’
“But the PlayStation 3 is also one of the best Blu-ray players around for high-definition movies and that almost gets lost in the mix,” said House.
“That gives it an enormous sense of longevity, people want the best if they are buying into high-definition entertainment from a television standpoint or from a movie standpoint. That’s an inherently long lifecycle and it helps bolster the traditional gaming lifecycle as well.”