Tag Archive | "xbox 360"

Technology Showdown: Sony’s Move vs. Microsoft’s Kinect vs. Wii

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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E3 is back in a big way, and this year was the battle of the motion controllers and 3D tech. While Nintendo® was the first to prove that motion technology was viable to gaming with the release of the Wii™, Microsoft® and Sony® are attempting to raise the bar with their own versions of motion control...but have they succeeded? The answer is yes and no. We'll break down both technologies and point out advantages and disadvantages versus the Wiimote™.

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Microsoft Continues Its Policy Of Blocking 3rd-party Hardware From The Xbox 360

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Datel is just the latest victim of Microsoft’s heavy-handed 3rd-party hardware lockout. As part of the latest update to the 360 dashboard, Microsoft will be locking third party memory units so they won’t work with  the Xbox 360 anymore. “Don’t use unauthorized Xbox 360 storage devices,” is the message being sent from Microsoft’s Major Nelson. [...]

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E3 ’09 Microsoft’s Project Natal vs. Sony’s Eyetoy Motion Controller

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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fightIf anyone was still unconvinced that motion control was the future of gaming, there can be no question now after it was the star of the show at all three press conferences at E3 2009. And while Nintendo brought the idea to the forefront first in most gamers' minds, the fact is that Sony did it first on a much smaller scale with the original EyeToy. And while Nintendo tried to market their Wiimote add-on Motion Plus at E3 as the next step forward in waggle gaming, Microsoft and Sony smashed their hopes with ambitious plans of their own. So now the question that will be debated long into the foreseeable future is which of the two technologies reigns supreme. We'll try to answer that question as best it can be with what little we've seen of both so far.

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E3 ‘09 Xbox 360 Motion Controls Are In, Controllers Are Out!

Monday, June 1, 2009

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As previously reported, the Xbox 360 is getting motions controls that blow the Wii out of the water, no controller needed! It’s The best controller ever made…you! While it looks something like a glorified sensor bar, it’s actually a camera that sees you as the controller, with depth perception brought on by a 3D depth [...]

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E3 ’09 to Bring Motion Controls to the Xbox 360 and PS3 At Last? No, really!

Friday, May 29, 2009

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xbox-sensorbar-001E3 is here again! The excitement as usual is unbearable, what-oh-what will be revealed this year. We find it interesting that so little is known about any big announcements expected this year from anyone. Does this mean that there will be surprises of a major scale from all parties? A new Mario from Nintendo perhaps? Let's revisit a rumor that we have been following closely for quite some time now that just doesn't go away...motion controlled gameplay on true next-gen consoles! The month of May has been blowing up with new information that leads us to believe (yet again) that it will finally be revealed this year. Follow along to see what the buzz is all about.

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Peter Moore on MS and Sony Motion Plans

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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EA Sports president Peter Moore thinks Sony and Microsoft are not planning to simply replicate Nintendo Wii-style motion control, but instead go one step further. “I think that, knowing Microsoft in particular obviously, that they are constantly thinking three to five years ahead of where consumer behaviour is going to be, how do people want [...]

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Xbox 360 Motion Controller Detailed, and DS Gets Motion Too

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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You may recall the news that In2Games was making their own Wii-like motion controller for [true] next-gen consoles. Now In2Games has become ‘Performance Design Products’, and more details are starting to flow in about their GameTrek Freedom device including how it works, when it will be released, and on which system. Note the lack of [...]

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