Sony Announces PS Move Precise Enough to Play StarCraft
Sony Announces PS Move Precise Enough to Play StarCraft
Posted 03/16/2010 at 5:20am
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While addressing a bunch of gaming geeks at this years Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, PlayStation researcher Anton Mikahilov made some pretty big claims about Sony's upcoming PlayStation Move motion controller.
Much of the demonstration revolved around the controller's level of precision. According to Mikahilov, the PlayStation Eye can track the Move's movements down to about one millimeter in the X and Y planes. To prove he wasn't blowing smoke up everyone's tailpipes, he zoomed down to the pixel level.
On the Z plane, the Move's level of precision is about one centimeter, and as Mikahilov twisted the controller, he noted that the PlayStation Eye could detect rotation to the degree level.
So what does it all mean? Translated in manner we can better identify with, Mikahilov says they've been able to use the motion controller to control the PC version of StarCraft.
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mesiah
March 16, 2010 at 8:57pm
Anyone bitching about using this with an RTS, if it was very
accurate it just may be quicker than mouse/keyboard at certain things. I
doubt it, but until you try it you never know. To anyone that thinks
that mouse/keyboard is the only way to go, watch microsoft demoing their
"surface" touch screen by playing ruse, then tell me that
keyboard/mouse is the only option for RTS.
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March 16, 2010 at 9:01pm
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mesiah
March 16, 2010 at 8:56pm
the PC comment makes me wonder if there are any plans to sell this as pc compatible like alot of console controllers these days. I don't really know what I would use it for, but I would buy it just to play around with it.
johnny3144
March 16, 2010 at 1:44pm
[quote]Mikahilov says they've been able to use the motion controller to control
the PC version of StarCraft.[/quote]all they say is able to control the PC version of starcraft, which is very vaguely defined. all it could do might be clicking the base and click produce unit(which can take them however many tries or time). if they can win with Move, then that's another story
Digital-Storm
March 16, 2010 at 10:45am
And what does this ball do? Other than look retarded and out of place.
Caboose
March 16, 2010 at 11:30am
Do you know how to read? There are many MANY articles on the entire internet about how the "Move" works, what the balls are for, and how the PS3 uses them in conjunction with the EyeToy.
Or maybe you're just lazy and would rather be spoon fed the information. Kids these days.. yeesh!
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March 16, 2010 at 11:31am
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Caboose
March 16, 2010 at 11:40am
I don't want to read that, just tell me what you wrote!
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nekollx
March 16, 2010 at 11:30am
it changes colors to something not in the game to give the playstation a more exact tracker, without it the accuruacy is reduced to "wii levels"
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Signal2Noise
March 16, 2010 at 10:01am
Who the hell is going to get a console version of SC2??? Sacrilege!
nekollx
March 16, 2010 at 10:22am
*snarky comment, points to line about using the MOVE with PC SC2*
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Digital-Storm
March 16, 2010 at 10:45am
You would get your ass handed to on a silver platter if you even attempted to play Starcraft with a controller like that.
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December 30, 2010 at 5:42am
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sinan
March 16, 2010 at 7:34am
So for anyone who has ever fantasized about playing StarCraft with a dildo prepare to have your dream come true. That is one seriously perverted looking controller.
Caboose
March 16, 2010 at 8:31am
RTS' don't belong on a console! Any that are, are an abomination!
LONG LIVE THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE!
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fusobotic
March 16, 2010 at 7:13am
Looks like a rip off of the wii controller only more bulbous and studpid looking. Just another example of how Sony isn't innovative at all. I mean 3 versions of the playstation 2 versions of the PSP? Make a different console already, or at least a different controller.
Peanut Fox
March 16, 2010 at 9:23am
It's not uncommon for consoule makers to have several versions of the same consoule with different internal parts. That's not including radical changes like the PS3 Slim. Doing this helps to reduce cost and allows them to pass the savings on to the customer in most cases.
I'd be surprised if Sony decided to replace the PS3 at this point in the cycle. It's only 4 years old at this point, and hardware wise has not been fully tapped.
Caboose
March 16, 2010 at 8:30am
Actually, 6 Playstations (7 if you count the Panasonic thing), and 4 PSP's
(Dual Shock (grey beast) Platstation, PS1 (white tiny unit), Playstation 2, Playstation 2 slim, Playstation 3, Playstation 3 Slim. Launch PSP (1000), PSP 2000, PSP 3000, PSP Go)
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dwr50
March 16, 2010 at 6:29am
So if you drop the Move controller and break the ball on the end, or knock it off completely... will the controller still work ?
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Caboose
March 16, 2010 at 6:50am
No, the EyeToy requires the ball for everything to work. If you have no balls, you can't play with your move.
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bbecker42
March 16, 2010 at 1:26pm
Man that would seriously suck to have no balls. Not being able to use this thing would be the least of your problems.
nekollx
March 16, 2010 at 8:47am
actually acording to another article it would still work but would drop to wii levels of precision
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Caboose
March 16, 2010 at 9:00am
You sir, are correct... I stand corrected! (I wonder if that would be Wii with or without "Wii Motion Plus")
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