Playstation Move Games

[ShadowRunner]

I disagree. PSEye was bought by many on the strength of Eyetoy and all the tech demos shown, but there hasn't been much to use PSEye before Move. So in a way, yes, PSEye was bought for Move, as Move is the first real application of the camera. I doubt I'm alone in having had a camera sit pretty much unused for 2 years in a drawer. Unless EOJ or the few simplistic download titles were your cup of tea, PSEye has not been worth the $40 spent on it, and those people would have been better off not buying PSEye and waiting until Move was released. That is, never buy a device until there's actually something for it that justifies its value, as opposed to buying early in the hopes of value based on vapourware suggestions. Hence my hesitation with getting Move. I need to see enough content to warrant me buying it, instead of me buying it now hoping there'll be content in the future.

Perhaps it's not so much the Move bundle that's left PSEye owners shafted, but the lack of investment in PSEye in the first place. If Move weren't coming out, PSEye would still be a useless waste of money.

That initial purchase was a bad descision on your part if you was not interested in anything it had to offer at the time you bought it. For what its worth it was the same for me, but i dont expect to be compensated for my bad decisions. Its like buying Wiifit for the balance board but having no interest in Wiifit. If i buy a game that doesnt fullfil my expectations i dont expect to get all future DLC for free, and nor should i when i made the mistake in purchasing it, many people may totaly love the same game. Its a lesson learned and should be applied to any product, buy it when it offers you value dont buy it, why would you.

 

[patsu]

Flight Control pricing:
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/09/10/flight-control-hd-price-revealed/

Firemint has confirmed the prices for its upcoming Move compatible game - Flight Control HD. Since its announcement many people have been worried that the game would receive a high launch price; well now you can judge for yourself.

Europe: EUR 4.99
UK: GBP 3.99
Australia: AUD 8.45
The launch dates are:

Europe, Asia (excluding Japan), Africa, Middle East: 15 Sep 2010
Australia, New Zealand: 16 Sep 2010
Japan: 21 Oct 2010
USA: unfortunately Flight Control will not be released in North America.

 

[tha_con]

I just learnt that each sport in Sports Champions has a bonus fight after you complete Gold Challenge against a new character that then unlocks. After that, a Champions Cup unlocks on even higher difficulty.

That's exciting, but also scary, lol. I'm having minor difficulty with table tennis on Silver, I can't imagine Gold and then another level HIGHER than that, lol.

 

[patsu]

Sports genre is Move's bread and butter:
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/09/2...playstation-move-controls-coming-this-winter/

Recom, the company that brought Dark Awake to PlayStation 3, has another PlayStation Network game in the works. Tsuritore was announced with a barebones site that says its an online fishing RPG that turns the PlayStation Move wand into a rod. You don’t have to catch fish with motion control, Tsuritore supports Dualshock 3s too.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I agree and disagree, but in any case, this is all just in your opinion. There's alot of content out for Move already and more coming in the future. Now you may think it's all useless crap.

I never used such language nor implied it. A lot of the titles are good quality and provide great experiences. They just aren't my cup of tea. I'm not going to buy a 360 for Halo as i don't care for Halo, but that doesn't mean I think Halo's crap and no-one else should buy it!

That initial purchase was a bad descision on your part if you was not interested in anything it had to offer at the time you bought it. For what its worth it was the same for me, but i dont expect to be compensated for my bad decisions. Its like buying Wiifit for the balance board but having no interest in Wiifit.

It's more like buying a PS3 because PS2 had loads of games you like, and then only 3 games being released for your PS3, none of which you care for. There was a precedent for believing in PSEye, in EyeToy and in Sony's concept videos. So yes, it was a poor purchase, but then I claim the product was kinda misrepresented. As you say, lesson learned. I don't believe in Sony any more and want to see the goods (same misplaced belief that they'd get proper online services, for example). Caveat emptor.

 

[patsu]

Virtua Tennis preview:
http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/64522/virtua-tennis-4/articles/72192/Virtua-Tennis-4-TGS-2010-Preview/

The niggling reality is that the demo did seem a lot like a fancy version of Wii Sports tennis. Higher production values, yes. More vivid, sure. But with the player is only responsible for swinging the racket—the computer automatically controlled my movement around the court—a large part of the sport was lost.

“The most essential aspect of the series is that we can hit a powerful shot like the professional players with simple controls,” Kumagai said. And it seems that Virtua Tennis 4, due for release next spring, will likely achieve that much. Given that Sega wasn’t showing non-Move portions of the game, it’s hard to tell how much else the game will accomplish. I don’t think that Kumagai is about to throw away the series’ tradition of detailed tennis simulation, of course. It just remains to be seen whether Move will be a part of that tradition in VT4 or just a pleasant sideshow.

 

[ShadowRunner]

It's more like buying a PS3 because PS2 had loads of games you like, and then only 3 games being released for your PS3, none of which you care for. There was a precedent for believing in PSEye, in EyeToy and in Sony's concept videos. So yes, it was a poor purchase, but then I claim the product was kinda misrepresented. As you say, lesson learned. I don't believe in Sony any more and want to see the goods (same misplaced belief that they'd get proper online services, for example). Caveat emptor.

Im not sure EyeToy did set a precedence for believing in PSEye, PSEye was more like EyeToy all over again to the point that i felt a bit dumb for thinking they would get it right this time. If you bought the PS3 which only had 3 games available for it, none of which you cared for, you would be a complete idiot IMO

Seriously though, I see your point but i really do think its common sense to buy a product once it actually offers you something of value. Obviously a cheap add-on is not the same as buying a $600 console, you are more likely to take a punt and if id doesnt work out you havent lost much. Its like kinect, im not going to buy it until i see games on it that i want regardless of what potential it has and that hardcore games have been promissed, if i bought it at launch when i had no interest in any of the games, and still a year later there was nothing i wanted it would be my fault. But at £40 id probably pick it up anyway and take the chance. I would imagine though if PSEye cost £100 you might have waited until there was good reason to buy it for you, because it was cheap you considered it worth a punt. Its maybe because of the price im not bothered with my bad purchase decision, if i had paid more i probably would feel how you do.

For me i have always used it for its microphone so it has been of value to me there, i use headphones when i game so bluetooth headsets are not an option to me. On that note i really hope that with move getting more PSEyes into homes devs will start to provide a seperate slider in their games(or even better a universal setting in xmb) for increasing chat volume for when playing through the speaker channel!

 

[Arwin]

Virtua Tennis preview:
http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/64522/virtua-tennis-4/articles/72192/Virtua-Tennis-4-TGS-2010-Preview/

They already indicated in another interview or comment, not sure which, that they are looking into manual player control for walking.

 

[AzBat]

Much better offer. If I had a PS3 I'd get this instead...

Toys R Us Exclusive EyePet Move Bundle for $99.99

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/09/22...-move-eyepet-bundle-exclusively-at-toys-r-us/

If they were smart they would put EyePet in the $400 bundle too.

Tommy McClain

 

[patsu]

Nah... Sports Champions is a better game for grown ups and teens. More bundles will be welcomed of course.

EDIT: After a few rounds of Gladiator Duel, SC forced my wife to finally go see a chiropractor after years of procastination. My right arm is suffering because of "extreme" video sports too, but it's good fun. You need to be willing to get up and play though.

 

[tha_con]

Much better offer. If I had a PS3 I'd get this instead...

Toys R Us Exclusive EyePet Move Bundle for $99.99

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/09/22...-move-eyepet-bundle-exclusively-at-toys-r-us/

If they were smart they would put EyePet in the $400 bundle too.

Tommy McClain

Why would you want EyePet instead? Curious.

Anyway, Table Tennis Gold is fantastic! Though, I've noticed if you jump back down to bronze (I did it to get some more stars and a trophy) it's REALLY jarring. Bronze is TERRIBLE by comparison! I can honestly see why this game received the reviews it did, because reviewers were likely playing on the ABYSMAL Bronze setting. They honestly SHOULD have sent out a guide with this, I can't imagine too many outlets invested the time necessary to get up to the awesome Silver/Gold difficulties where this thing really starts to shine.

 

[AzBat]

Why would you want EyePet instead? Curious.

That's the only game my wife likes on Move. Of the rest of the games, she'd rather have a Wii. Plus, the Wii would be more economical for us since we could get the $200 Wii bundle vs a $400 PS3/Move bundle.

Tommy McClain

 

[patsu]

Anyway, Table Tennis Gold is fantastic! Though, I've noticed if you jump back down to bronze (I did it to get some more stars and a trophy) it's REALLY jarring. Bronze is TERRIBLE by comparison! I can honestly see why this game received the reviews it did, because reviewers were likely playing on the ABYSMAL Bronze setting. They honestly SHOULD have sent out a guide with this, I can't imagine too many outlets invested the time necessary to get up to the awesome Silver/Gold difficulties where this thing really starts to shine.

Bronze is great for kids. My son has not developed the right table tennis strokes yet, but he could play against me fairly well in Bronze.

 

[patsu]

That's the only game my wife likes on Move. Of the rest of the games, she'd rather have a Wii. Plus, the Wii would be more economical for us since we could get the $200 Wii bundle vs a $400 PS3/Move bundle.

EyePet is a slow relationship building game. If she likes the Wii library and don't mind SD, just get a Wii. You can always sell it later or get it pre-owned if she doesn't play it often. She can try WiiFit too.

Getting PS3 Move bundle just for EyePet seems like an over investment, unless she likes HD games and other media capabilities.

 

[Arwin]

That's the only game my wife likes on Move. Of the rest of the games, she'd rather have a Wii. Plus, the Wii would be more economical for us since we could get the $200 Wii bundle vs a $400 PS3/Move bundle.

Tommy McClain

What did you guys try? I think there are too many games and demos to try properly even if you have time each evening for a week ... I'm quite a Move fanatic as you know, but I've still skipped TV Superstarts and Racquet sports.

 

[_phil_]

That's the only game my wife likes on Move. Of the rest of the games, she'd rather have a Wii. Plus, the Wii would be more economical for us since we could get the $200 Wii bundle vs a $400 PS3/Move bundle.

Tommy McClain

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/09/21/playstation.move.eyepet.bundle.hits.toys.r.us/

 

[ShadowRunner]

That's the only game my wife likes on Move. Of the rest of the games, she'd rather have a Wii. Plus, the Wii would be more economical for us since we could get the $200 Wii bundle vs a $400 PS3/Move bundle.

Tommy McClain

I dont thing any single game is going to shift PS3s in a big way, its big selling point is that it "only does everything" which the addition of Move has now added to. Its for those who want the bluray playback, awesome traditional HD games and now the motion control gaming. Its everything together that is the appeal, if the only interest is in waggle games then the wii will be a better option for now.

Eypet never did much in europe and it was cheeper then than the bundle you get now, its a cool game but its appeal isnt that wide. $99 bundles are for those who already have PS3s and for those people i think SC is definately the more apealing of the two.

 

[Arwin]

If the only interest is in waggle games then the wii will be a better option for now.

I wonder if that is even justified at this point ... The Wii is a better option is you want Nintendo games, but for Waggle games in general, you're going to have to ask yourself if you prefer to play Resident Evil 4 on Wii or Resident Evil 5 on PS3, The Conduit on Wii or Killzone 3 on PS3, Sports Resort on Wii or Sports Champions on PS3, R.U.S.E. on PS3 or whatever Wii equivalent on Wii there is, Start-the-Party or Wii Party, Just Dance 2 or Singstar +Dance, LBP2 or Super Mario Galaxy and so on and so forth. I'm not saying that the PS3 alternative is always better of course!

Price is interesting as well - games like Hustle Kings on PSN are better than any pool or snooker game you can find on the Wii by a mile, but costs $10. Something like Tumble is often compared to Boom Blox, which is generally considered a little more fun (but Tumble is still great) but even though Tumble is just out, it's already cheaper or as cheap as the best deal you can get on Boom Blox. Etc.

Of course as mentioned the price difference is going to matter more or less depending on the value you place on all sorts of stuff, both hardware (the PS3's 320 GB HDD, BD drive, etc count for something at least) and software. I completely grant anyone a preference for Nintendo games - I personally don't, but I can fully understand that some do. There should be more games like them. But for Waggle, well, it much depends on what kind of Waggle you are looking for. Personally, I think it's a huge win that I can very exactly pot a ball with Pool, or change my mind about forehand or backhand in table tennis without having the game auto-return the ball with the tip of my racket and give me a no-bounce point lost penalty for it ... But even here, I completely understand if someone still prefers Wii Sports Resort - it's still a highly enjoyable game and if you're not looking for too much depth its great fun with a great atmosphere and very nice details like the downloadable community Mii's or being able to fly around and explore the Islands.

But again, it's a matter of taste in games already. You cannot fault Sony for lack of software support this time.

 

[patsu]

The Wii games have more time to mature. I think the best motion games there may give Move a run for the money. The Move hardware has it's advantages but I don't think the difference is apparent to most people yet.

This is why Sony should always focus on the software experience to sell.

 

[goonergaz]

They need more augmented reality type games to really push the advantages of camera (they really should have gone with a better quality camera tho - images look fudgly on big TVs!).

The bottom line (for me) is that I always got frustrated with Wii games due to the lack of accuracy - so far I can't say that about Move (altho I grant it's early days) - but really Sony are (in a way) bridging a small gap...the more "hardcore" gamer that wouldn't buy a Wii - with RUSE, Sports Champions and KZ3 being typical games to potentially sell the system to that consumer as they are more 'grown up/hardcore' versions of Wii games (IMHO).

I did find it quite amusing playing RE:5 last night in pitch black with a pink glowing ball! lol
The Mrs walked in and said it reminded her of that scene from skin deep