Since Wii debuted several years ago and began to out sell both PS3 and Xbox 360, they have been trying to find a way to cash in on the motion control craze. They have both created their own motion control add-ons for their systems; the Playstaton Move and Xbox Kinect. These two, however, take different approaches to motion control and attempt to improve on this new technology.
First off: What is motion control?
Motion capture technology replaces button combinations with a series of movements captured using various sensors. Wii was the first video game system to implement this technology but now Sony and Microsoft are following this trend.
Playstation Move: The Playstation Move adds a controller simillar to the "Wii-mote" to the system but uses a light orb that can then be captured by the Playstation Eye webcam. This is very different from the Wii controller and hopes to offer more accurate controls. 
Microsoft Kinect: The Kinect takes the motion control idea to a new level. It loses the controller all togeather. Players stand in front of a motion capture sensor bar and it tracks their movement. This is meant to give much more accurate control and only use the movement of the players to control characters on screen and also use camera technology to put players in the game. 
No Controller: This really might change everything:
ReplyDeleteThe Demo on Kinect was a PR piece, so everything worked flawlessly (except for the Justin Beiber song; did I hear "Boos?") But is this really wroks (and that's the key) it may be worth the extra $150.
The Wii started the revolution so we'll see hwhat x-box does with it.
Let me know what you think when you use it!