EGTV: Moore rubbishes PS3 pad News
Xbox 360 News by Johnny Minkley
Xbox boss Peter Moore has launched a scathing attack on Sony's decision to include motion sensing in the PlayStation 3 joypad at the expense of a rumble feature.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Eurogamer TV (now showing), Moore compared the surprise initiative, revealed during Sony's pre-E3 press conference, to the Redmond giant's previous abortive efforts with its Sidewinder pad.
"At Microsoft we did the same controller six years ago - most people remember that,” Moore said. “The gamers' response was muted at best. We remember it being applicable to flying games in particular and some driving games but overall there was somewhat of a collective yawn from the gaming community about the motion sensing technology.”
And Moore could not resist a swipe at the controversial decision to remove the industry standard rumble feature from the PS3 pad, commenting: “The motion sensing, particularly at the sacrifice of force feedback - I'm not even sure that's a good trade off in itself.”
Microsoft's corporate VP also dismissed suggestions that motion sensing actually provided PS3 with an advantage over Xbox 360, giving developers a new opportunity to explore.
“I don't think it's a huge issue. I'm less worried that somehow people are going to ignore a 10 million unit head start because they want to do a game with motion control,” he insisted.
“But Sony's a great company and I'm sure they know what they're doing, and we'll see if the gamer reacts accordingly.”
Pricing proved the biggest talking point of E3, however, and Sony's confirmation of PlayStation 3 positioning has been met with barely-concealed delight by Microsoft executives.
“We were somewhat surprised that the price was actually announced,” Moore revealed. “When I remember the furore we got for 299 and 399 Euros, I can only imagine what's going on back home for 599 Euros for what looks to me like a platform that's on a par at best with some of the software we're showing.”
The full exclusive Peter Moore interview is now showing on Eurogamer TV. In the wide-ranging chat, Moore defends Microsoft's continued failure in Japan, discusses its HD-DVD strategy, the importance of GTA and much more. And don't forget to check out part 2, where Moore discusses the Eurogamer forum - he "loves the depth of thought" in there, apparently, even though he gets called rude names.
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
|
king_skins
22/05/06 @ 13:52
0
Blerk, will what end?
Darren, they tend to do group interviews, so they all end up sounding the same or they just keep going over the same points as people keep asking them the same questions. |
|
BartonFink
22/05/06 @ 13:55
0
So it wasn't Nintendo they robbed for the idea it was in fact Microsoft. :)
|
|
asphaltcowboy
22/05/06 @ 13:57
0
Hmm, if you watch the video interview, the "rubbishing" certainly doesn't come off as "scathing" as this article suggests...
|
|
groovychainsaw
22/05/06 @ 13:58
0
The thing is, the PC market would be ideal for this, due to the number of flight sims on there (surely the ideal game for a tilt sensor), but flopped. Sony's only demo was... a flight sim (of sorts). Anyone name how many top flight sims have been succesful on consoles? Do you need more than the fingers on one hand?
|
|
Ignatius_Cheese
22/05/06 @ 14:00
0
And don't forget to check out part 2, where Moore discusses the Eurogamer forum - he "loves the depth of thought" in there, apparently, even though he gets called rude names
Cockmaster... :oP |
|
king_skins
22/05/06 @ 14:05
0
The pointless bickering and corporate sniping over things that, at the end of the day, don't matter.
God no, they love it to much ;) and I gives the fanboys something to do in work/uni/school playground |
|
MrWonderstuff
22/05/06 @ 14:07
0
"Scathing by implication"?. LOL.
Eurogamer becoming the Evening Standard of games editorial?
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 22/05/06 @ 15:09
|
|
3william56
22/05/06 @ 14:15
0
Translation: Sh*te. Wish we'd thought of it.
Jeez - he was doing so well, and almost coming across as human. And then, off we go again. How many XB games had this sidewinder tilt function, exactly? Can't say I heard about it. Sorry dude, but the DS3 may not be as funky as the wiimote (up to Ninty's usage whether it ends up as a more sensible middle ground or left in the dust), but MS has been caught napping by Sony and N. Done right, I can see this being ace for games like Warhawk, and could work for strafing in FPSs, lean in skateboard/snowboard games, peering in 3rd person stuff (and I'd love to see a handglider game). Will wait and see what Sony and Ninty do with it. But dismissing it as an irrelevance? Sorry - must try harder. |
|
asphaltcowboy
22/05/06 @ 14:17
0
"How many XB games had this sidewinder tilt function, exactly? Can't say I heard about it.
That because he was talking about PC you muppet! |
|
tonynibbles
22/05/06 @ 14:20
0
I'm so bored of this constant supply of sniping at each other.
Is this gonna go on till all consoles are out? |
|
NoCodeNed2
22/05/06 @ 14:26
0
@drumbaby - you know very well, who I meant - honestly, do you have to put your cock into everything? : )
|
|
spidermanalf
22/05/06 @ 14:36
0
I am sure if MS really wanted, they could make an attachment that goes into the 360 pad that is tilt sensitive.
|
|
sickpuppysoftware
22/05/06 @ 15:20
0
I remember the tilting sidewinder. It would have been a good idea except
a) It was only really motocross madness that really used it. b) It may have been good for flightsims but anybody even slightly interested in flightsims usually had a flight stick far more suited to the job. c) Getting any controller working reliably with Windows at the time was a black art. |
|
smoothpete
22/05/06 @ 15:29
0
Moore reads the fucking forum? Pissflaps, I wanted to work for Microsoft one day. Bang goes any chance of that!
|
|
captainrentboy
22/05/06 @ 15:45
0
Blackdog:glaeken: Poor blackdog. all that effort and everyone ignores you. lol.
Except you that is. Believe me, is was little effort, it was a pleasure ^_^ My god man you must lead a sad,sad life.Sitting there in your darkened room on the edge of your seat,dual shock controller lubed up and stuck up your rectum vibrating away,whilst all the while thinking of Ken Kutaragi and slowly tossing yourself off into oblivion,but still you're waiting .....Waiting,always waiting for someone to take your ''^_^''bait,so that you can then once again spring into action with a witty reply (complete with awful grammar) to defend your Sony god. I almost pity you. ^_^ Twat. |
|
Eighthours
22/05/06 @ 15:47
0
Heheh, three articles bad mouthing the PS3 pad. Where're the Sony bias accusateurs now?
The first days of E3 compared to the present state of affairs has been an amazingly swift turnaround in fortunes for the quality of EG's journalism. Rob Fahey's tepid interview of Harrison compared to his battling performance against Moore was the nadir of EG's coverage, almost on the same level as the forever infamous "real next gen" headline, but the situation was thankfully turned around by some excellent preview pieces - and the analytical articles about the respective states of the big 3 were the high point, the icing on the cake. EG is back in business, having quickly restored their reputation following a rocky start to E3, and I'm glad to see the site back where it belongs. But don't kid yourself that there weren't problems to begin with. |
|
BartonFink
22/05/06 @ 15:51
0
So blackdog is still around spouting tireless (or tiresome) Sony crap eh?
Excellent. |
|
0
The thing is, the PC market would be ideal for this, due to the number of flight sims on there (surely the ideal game for a tilt sensor), but flopped. Sony's only demo was... a flight sim (of sorts). Anyone name how many top flight sims have been succesful on consoles? Do you need more than the fingers on one hand?
Ninty are fuxked then. |
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
