http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3255&Ite mid=2
Hmm interesting. He doesn't say anything about a new controller, or motion sensativity but does admit that controllers can be complex for some... and seems open to ideas. I still do not think a new controller is coming, but I think he is hinting at the 360 Vision camera that comes out this fall.
You can play games w/o a controller...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6sO2LHO63s&search=360 camera
(very old old old video from early 2005 I think)
Anyways, who knows maybe a new controller on the way ? Personally I think the 360 controller is by far the best one I"ve ever held... and I played with the Wii at E306.
Thoughts ?
In a roundtable interview posted by Gamertag Radio, Xbox head Peter Moore said Microsoft is "doing a lot of stuff" to overcome the hurdle of controller over-complexity.
Moore commented on the time that he spent with the Wii controller at E3, saying that his experience with Sonic on the console was "intuitive," although he also commented that Super Monkey Ball fatigued his faux-tattooed arms. He also said that the Wii's controller may wear thin after a half hour.
Despite his reservations about the Wii's controller, he suggested that it's a step in the right direction for the industry.
"...Shoulder buttons, triggers, analog sticks, d-pads, I mean, there's a lot going on there when you compare it to the old Atari 2600 button-and-stick, which everybody could pick up and have some fun with."
He continued, "Clearly, I think that the Wii is trying to get back to those days, although when I picked it up, I was surprised how much stuff there is on there, and it took me a while even then to get going on those things. I'm a huge fan of any kind of innovation you can try and do that will make a broader reach for games, because as an industry we've got to do that. We've got to bring more people in that are currently maybe intimidated when they look at that controller.
"I look even in my house... there's no way that my 14-year-old daughter can really grasp . She loves to play racing games, but that's about it. And she's frustrated because of the button configurations and the use of triggers--she just doesn't quite get it.
"We're doing a lot of stuff there. Nothing that we're ready to talk about, and we're not going to force anything that is not going to be intuitive and innovative."
Hmm interesting. He doesn't say anything about a new controller, or motion sensativity but does admit that controllers can be complex for some... and seems open to ideas. I still do not think a new controller is coming, but I think he is hinting at the 360 Vision camera that comes out this fall.
You can play games w/o a controller...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6sO2LHO63s&search=360 camera
(very old old old video from early 2005 I think)
Anyways, who knows maybe a new controller on the way ? Personally I think the 360 controller is by far the best one I"ve ever held... and I played with the Wii at E306.
Thoughts ?