PS vs. Natal

Gaming systems everywhere were revolutionized by the advent of the Wii, making games more interactive. Instead of only slouching on the divan and using only your hands you can play games and get your body moving. It takes increased skill in order to be profficient at these games; just the same as if you were outside playing the game itself. Nintendo Wii made enormous income off their system and people it continues to sell well.

Perhaps in an attempt to keep up, Sony has now released the PlayStation Move. It was launched during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The remote is like a microphone but it has an LED inside. Sony started the motion-sensitive gadget in an attempt to supercharge their gross sales and hopefully take a few of the gains Wii is presently getting. Sony revealed their device and is planning to sell it before Microsoft enters the ring with their Project Natal controller system that many think will quickly take over this niche of the gaming industry.

The Move will be on store shelves this fall in an introductory kit that can be ordered for less than $100. This package contains the Move, a Playstation eye camera and a game. Noticeably, it's not too costly and may sell well unless people choose to wait to purchase the Natal instead.

In the meantime, Sony's president for worldwide studios Shuehei Yoshida explained that Move will "show that the motion controller for PS3 will be the solution for both intermittent and serious gamers alike" and the different types of games Sony can create are "incredibly varied." Many games will be included, such as swords, bows and arrows, guns, punching and more.

It seems like it will be impressive but the fact is it looks a lot like the Wii remote except for the laughable ping pong ball on top that changes color to either blue, pink, yellow, or green. It looks rather wimpy, but my main worry is if it is easy to break. By the looks of it, a child could easily grab it and break it.

Personally I'm a trifle disappointed that Move isn't a bit more innovative. It seems like they pretty much copied Wii. Generally products get better but this doesn't appear to be that much more impressive. Especially since Microsoft is working on their Natal. There's a cool looking product! The question is will it really work?

Microsoft is famed for coming in last regarding creation but really good when taking someone else's concept and improving it. So Natal looks phenomenal; the fact that gamers do not need paddles and it can just detect your actions is really cool. But how perfectly the corporation will actually be able to fashion that device is the real issue.

As an example how extensive will the range be and will the system be able to distinguish the actions as well as the separate players well enough? It just seems like a very complex set-up and it's not apparent whether it will work as well as the commercials portray it. But even if it does not work very well you can always wait for the new and improved second version that has many of the defects worked out. That will probably be what a lot of us do.

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