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Video: MOVE vs KINECT

Controller1.com compares the motion control options with Move for the PS3 and Kinect for the Xbox 360.

E3 2010- Day 1 Sony, Nintendo and More

So the first day proper and we begin with the two big boys.

Sony‘s big push is 3D and Move so let’s have some specifics

• Gran Turismo 5 coming out in November. This year.

• Killzone 3 in 3D in early 2011.

• Playstation Plus is a US$50 annual fee in order to get free demos, a free game each month, DLC and auto-patching
• Twisted Metal coming to PS3 in 2011. Announced by the Jaffemesiter.
• inFamous 2 appears as a 2011 title.

• Some exclusive PS3 content for moth Mafia II and Assassin’s Breed Brotherhood. PS3 also has a MP beta for the latter.
• Portal 3 coming to PS3. Steamcloud integration for auto patching. Apparently it’s the best console version. Announced by Valve head Gabe Newell- who’s not been shy about calling the PS3 some interesting names.
• Dead Space 2 special ed comes with Move version of Dead Space Extraction
• Medal of Honor reboot on PS3 comes with Medal of Honor Frontline remake in HD.
• Move games just as much clones of popular Wii franchises as most of the MS Kinect games shown.
• Sly Cooper Collection in 3D and a new 3D Motorstorm. 3D in lots of third party games.
• Heroes on the Move is a move title with sony mascots such as Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter in a title together.
• Sorcery looks to be harry potter/ zelda with the move as a wand
• Move controller $50, Navigator $30.
• more PSP and PSN games. no PSP hardware update…yet
• no price cuts… yet

Nintendo

• The 3DS was announced. It’s black and blue, offers 3D games and movies without glasses, an analog slide pad controller, motion sensing and gyroscope, 2 cameras to take 3D pics, DSI compatibility and it’s launch games will be Kid Icarus 3DS. No word on actual tech specs other than the 3.5″ screens, or price or release date (Tokyo Game Show, perhaps?)

• The new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword shown for the first time. Updated slightly from the look of Twilight Princess (that was simultaneously a Gamecube title, though this is the Wii, remember), though lighter in tone. Uses Motion Plus.

• Epic Mickey put in an appearance and looks like one to watch.
• Wii Party is coing out here and seems a curious mix of what would happen if Wii Play was actually designed as a full game.
• Donkey Kong Country Return, a 2D side scroller from Retro Studios (the First Person Metroids)

• Kirby is also back as a 2D platformer on Wii, with an interest fabric texture look.
• Mario Sports Mix comes out in 2011, a blend of arcade sports action. Think Smash Bros with basketball and football.
• Updated Goldeneye for the Wii
• no price cuts

Activision

• DJ Hero 2 will appear in October so that scratchers and DJ wannabe can wear one headphone like any truly cool person who’s deaf in one ear.
• Tony Hawk Shred- Uses the same controller as Ride so here’s a first example of good money after bad. Like developing an N64 game in 2003.
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will feature Bohemian Rhapsody and 50 other songs I don’t give a rats ass about.
• True Crime: Hong Kong is back, presumably without original developers Luxoflux- recently closed due to reasons best known to Activision
• Goldeneye for Wii- with Daniel Craig’s visage
• and a little game called Call of Duty Black Ops from Treyarch. Funny how people will be more stoked about a Treyarch game than IW’s take on the series.

Sony Move: First Pics

Sony’s new PS3 motion controller has been named Sony Move. Coming later in the year either as part of a PS3 bundle, with the Playstation Eye camera or on it’s own, the Move is turns your PS3 into a Wii HD.

Here are some pictures of what you can do with the controller. (updated with new pics)

The Move comes in four flavors

The Move is refreshing

Sheer Driving Pleasure

Formidable!

“Would you like 1:1 with that, sir?”

The Move will exterminate the competition

Microsoft will be countering Sony Move with it’s own concept, codenamed Natal. When released, Natal will be able to transmit goatse images across the net with a 100ms lag between the spread and you receiving the images. Your gag reflex kicking in is even faster.