This year’s E3 brought out great stuff from both Microsoft and Sony. Both console makers unveiled their technology
regarding advanced motion sensing. While Microsoft showcased Kinect, Sony demoed it’s PlayStation Motion Controller.
Microsoft’s Project Natal, now known as Kinect:
Project Natal is the code name for a “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” by Microsoft for the
Xbox 360 video game platform.. Based on an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, Project Natal enables users
to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, in a natural user interface
using gestures, spoken commands, or presented objects and images.
Sony’s Motion Controller:
The PlayStation motion controller is a motion-sensing game controller in development for the PlayStation 3 video
game console by Sony Computer Entertainment. Consisting of a handheld wand, the controller uses the PlayStation Eye webcam to track the wand’s position, and inertial sensors to detect its motion.
Both these technologies are awesome and are set to change the gaming landscape.
Personally I found Project Natal to be ‘WOW’. I mean it’s just great to have something like this. But when you think a little more about this, you’ll have some doubts like how long would you be able to move while playing a game? How will you run in a game with a large area? Will this work well without buttons? Or will background objects have any effect on the motion sensing? Well if MS is able to perfect the system, then there is nothing stopping it from being a revolution.
When you see Sony’s PlayStation Controller, you find it to be pretty amazing. With 1:1 precision, the motion sensing will be awesome. While Natal has the Wow factor, I feel that Sony’s product is more practical and will be of better use while gaming. I really loved the part when you see the guy in the video hitting arrows with the controller.
Currently both the products are in development and are not ready yet. We’ll be able to experience both the technologies next year. Be it Natal or the Motion Controller, both will bring amazing experience for XBox 360 and PS3 owners.
Which one do you feel is better? Let us know in your comments.
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