It is about time to talk about some revolutionary ideas that the next gen -probably the best, more mature generation of consoles ever- is going to bring to the table. Besides the expected increase of graphical power, there are other things to take into account now.
This thread is meant to be a compilation of new ways to play games, and refined or perfected formulas based upon well-known gameplay experiences, since games have been in constant evolution.
It is a thread where we can talk about these things and gameplay experiences that we find fabulously surprising or what we can expect from the future of games.
The future is very close -Wii U has been released months ago, so...-, and it will be within our reach in the months ahead.
Kinect is now an integral part of the experience and the system, and with a much better technology in Kinect 2, plus the astonishing sound quality that the SHAPE chip brings to the table, the gameplay enhancements and progression of ideas are more evident than they ever were on the Xbox platform.
The Xbox One can be played with your spine.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/...ine-as-a-third-thumbstick-says-microsoft.html
The idea is inspired by how people naturally lean when going into turns when playing racing games or first person games, and players shift their torso to the sides while holding the analogue stick of their gamepads in order to avoid other cars in a race, advancing enemies, etc.
This also means head tracking will be supported, but it is supported nowadays already, in Forza 4 for instance.
The NPCs and the rest of inhabitants of the game can hear you through Kinect.
In Dead Rising 3, stealth is going to play a larger role.
Capcom added an option for the Kinect which adds to the stealth element of the game and now zombies can hear you through Kinect.
So if you want to avoid the zombies and play the sneaky way, don't yell at Kinect and remain silent:
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/dead-rising-3-kinect-and-smartglass-integration-detailed/
You can wink at merchants in an RPG to get better deals -imagine Skyrim with this feature!- as suggested by the Wired Kinect demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi5kMNfgDS4&hd=1
Thanks warb for the info.
Felicia Day plays Project Spark using her fingers to select things on screen without actually touching the screen. Great stuff, imho. One of my favourites.
Direct link to the very exact moment:
http://youtu.be/tA0xau_0cak?t=5m15s
Full video:
With the support of an enhanced PS EYE camera Sony are going to add more bonus features for it. Both PS Move and PSEye together can be feasts of the technological advance, and with the Play Station 4 new DS4 controller it can only get better over time.
This video from Sony titled The Playroom showcases the PS4Eye and the camera's interplay with the PlayStation's 4 new DS4 controller.
In the video you see people interacting with augmented reality characters in a number of ways --like someone summoning a drone and confronting its antagonist by swatting in its direction.
There is another moment in the video where two people fling tiny robots into their living room using the DS4's built-in touchpad.
As seen in the video there is yet another moment where two players engage in a match of something that looks like futuristic Pong. They move their paddles around a playing field which has been projected in front of them.
Besides that PS4 could see Occulus Rift support, and Sony's CEO has also said that he liked the new Kickstarter legend very much.
http://www.game-debate.com/news/?news=6442
After the launch of the WiiU what we wanted to see where some unique gameplay tropes like we used to expect from the Wii. Especially for those who are long time fans of innovation in gaming, the system seemed very interesting. For now, the console is in a dormant estate and things should change in the future to see the tablet at work, which is an intrinsic part of the console -important detail here-.
With the lack of sales of the system and the fact that I haven't been into WiiU as of late -except the odd news here and there-, I don't know if someone has thrown in some exclusive features centred around the touchscreen device.
So any help would be appreciated nowadays.
I found this rather fun video of someone playing Mario on the WiiU tablet.
In this video you can see an interview with Bioware's external producer Melanie Faulknor talking about the gamepad features they added exclusively for the WiiU.
Yet another video featuring a girl explaining how she plays Darksiders 2 on the WiiU:
This is an interesting video showing how to use the Wii U GamePad Web Browsing, among other cool things.
That's it for now, people.
Finally, if you think that next generation is not just about playing more of the same but using technology to progress, this is your console thread for that and your space!
Come on guys and girls, let's enjoy the most out of our consoles
This thread is meant to be a compilation of new ways to play games, and refined or perfected formulas based upon well-known gameplay experiences, since games have been in constant evolution.
It is a thread where we can talk about these things and gameplay experiences that we find fabulously surprising or what we can expect from the future of games.
The future is very close -Wii U has been released months ago, so...-, and it will be within our reach in the months ahead.
XBOX ONE
Kinect is now an integral part of the experience and the system, and with a much better technology in Kinect 2, plus the astonishing sound quality that the SHAPE chip brings to the table, the gameplay enhancements and progression of ideas are more evident than they ever were on the Xbox platform.
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The Xbox One can be played with your spine.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/...ine-as-a-third-thumbstick-says-microsoft.html
The idea is inspired by how people naturally lean when going into turns when playing racing games or first person games, and players shift their torso to the sides while holding the analogue stick of their gamepads in order to avoid other cars in a race, advancing enemies, etc.
This also means head tracking will be supported, but it is supported nowadays already, in Forza 4 for instance.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The NPCs and the rest of inhabitants of the game can hear you through Kinect.
In Dead Rising 3, stealth is going to play a larger role.
Capcom added an option for the Kinect which adds to the stealth element of the game and now zombies can hear you through Kinect.
So if you want to avoid the zombies and play the sneaky way, don't yell at Kinect and remain silent:
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/dead-rising-3-kinect-and-smartglass-integration-detailed/
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You can wink at merchants in an RPG to get better deals -imagine Skyrim with this feature!- as suggested by the Wired Kinect demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi5kMNfgDS4&hd=1
Thanks warb for the info.
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Felicia Day plays Project Spark using her fingers to select things on screen without actually touching the screen.
Great stuff, imho. One of my favourites.Direct link to the very exact moment:
http://youtu.be/tA0xau_0cak?t=5m15s
Full video:
PLAYSTATION 4
With the support of an enhanced PS EYE camera Sony are going to add more bonus features for it. Both PS Move and PSEye together can be feasts of the technological advance, and with the Play Station 4 new DS4 controller it can only get better over time.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This video from Sony titled The Playroom showcases the PS4Eye and the camera's interplay with the PlayStation's 4 new DS4 controller.
In the video you see people interacting with augmented reality characters in a number of ways --like someone summoning a drone and confronting its antagonist by swatting in its direction.
There is another moment in the video where two people fling tiny robots into their living room using the DS4's built-in touchpad.
As seen in the video there is yet another moment where two players engage in a match of something that looks like futuristic Pong. They move their paddles around a playing field which has been projected in front of them.
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Besides that PS4 could see Occulus Rift support, and Sony's CEO has also said that he liked the new Kickstarter legend very much.
http://www.game-debate.com/news/?news=6442
These are all the new abilities the PS4 adds to the good ol' PS3 gameplay experiences, at least those I know of for now... -there is more to come in the future-
Oculus Rift Could See PS4 Support
The Playstation 4 has already announced a lot of features that make it very desirable, but there's always more potential.
It seems Shuhei Yoshida, Sony's head of Worldwide Studios, has tried the Oculus Rift and likes the peripheral, and won't deny that the PS4 will support it in the future...
When asked about it, Yoshida said "We've got a couple of the [Oculus] development kits, and I tried it out and I love it." He did confirm that the PS4 will not support the device at release.
When pressed about future support however, the only answer was a "No comment", delivered with a big smile. This could of course be a simple press pleaser, but it doesn't rule it out, and the Oculus rift has been seeing a lot of impressive publicity lately.
The Oculus was being demonstrated at E3 with a new prototype running at 1080 x 1920 pixels; a vast improvement over the development kit which ran at a lower 800 x 1280. The prototype will not see the shelves at all, but the HD graphics are here to stay, and the commercial version will be at least this resolution or better.
Given the experiences we've had with the Oculus Rift at GD, the higher resolution will be the game winning feature - it was the only issue we had with the current development kit. Add on that this new screen is lighter and more responsive than the previous one, and it's no wonder everyone is expecting big things from the device.
WiiU
After the launch of the WiiU what we wanted to see where some unique gameplay tropes like we used to expect from the Wii. Especially for those who are long time fans of innovation in gaming, the system seemed very interesting. For now, the console is in a dormant estate and things should change in the future to see the tablet at work, which is an intrinsic part of the console -important detail here-.
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With the lack of sales of the system and the fact that I haven't been into WiiU as of late -except the odd news here and there-, I don't know if someone has thrown in some exclusive features centred around the touchscreen device.
So any help would be appreciated nowadays.
I found this rather fun video of someone playing Mario on the WiiU tablet.
In this video you can see an interview with Bioware's external producer Melanie Faulknor talking about the gamepad features they added exclusively for the WiiU.
Yet another video featuring a girl explaining how she plays Darksiders 2 on the WiiU:
This is an interesting video showing how to use the Wii U GamePad Web Browsing, among other cool things.
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That's it for now, people.
Finally, if you think that next generation is not just about playing more of the same but using technology to progress, this is your console thread for that and your space!
Come on guys and girls, let's enjoy the most out of our consoles
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