"PS3mote" spotted at focus test?

[Cornelius]

Nor did the woman who sued Mcdonalds for spilling her own hot coffee in her lap in my own opinion.

If you haven't read the details of that case, you really should before spouting it off as an example of a frivolous lawsuit.

[Rob2600]

If you haven't read the details of that case, you really should before spouting it off as an example of a frivolous lawsuit.

Well, he did write, "in my own opinion."

[Cornelius]

Well, he did write, "in my own opinion."

but not 'in my own accurately informed opinion'. If he'd said that, I would have just called him an unfeeling, inhuman, jerk, and been done with it.

Okay, back to our regularly scheduled program...

I wouldn't by a PStwiimote right away, but at some point I'd pick one up. The question is if it is going to sell consoles and games to the masses (not us relative fanatics). I think that it would... once blu-ray becomes more mainstream, I think the Sony (wii)S3 blu-ray/bowling/tennis machine will be a no-brainer for a lot of people. Oh, and if their remote came out and looked like that mockup, no question there would be a lawsuit!

[Icarus Moonsight]

That is why it was required of Nintendo to make the remote control the "standard" control for the Wii. Adopting a specialized controller (as an add-on) this late in the game is actually rather dangerous and threatens to lessen their [Sony & MS] impact/share on the market. Not expand it as they certainly seem to believe. Do you include the PStwiimote (There Poofta, I hope you're happy...) with a system purchase? Abandon the Dualshock3 as you did the Sixaxis? Nothing but a Sega-like string of bad decisions and making the best of bad situations can come of this. On that note, go ahead Sony, DO IT! Then your journey to the Darkside will be complete. Bwahahaha!

During the next hardware cycle is the right time to adopt, if they are going to at all.

[Nature Boy]

That is why it was required of Nintendo to make the remote control the "standard" control for the Wii.

They had to make it standard because that was their business model.

For Sony/MS it wouldn't be about trying to keep up with the number of games or adopt the same customer base as Nintendo's. It's about supplying a popular game style to their existing customer base.

[Icarus Moonsight]

It will fail without being the standard control method for the system nonetheless.

It's "popular" because it isn't a peripheral. Offered as a peripheral it will not have the same affect at market. Then there's the whole "copycat" stigma that will go along with it... has nothing to do with a business model. It's more customer perception and practicality than anything.

[Nature Boy]

It will fail without being the standard control method for the system nonetheless.

Bollocks. Look at the controller you need to play games like GH, and tell me it's going to fail because it's not a standard controller.

All you need is the right support behind it.

[Icarus Moonsight]

You offer the Guitar controller as a case for possible success. I could counter that all day with peripherals that have failed to support more than a small handful of games. The argument is moot. Either you get my point or you don't and thats alright. I just wanted to restate and perhaps clarify. Though, if your game, perchance we could lay a wager? I'm quite confident in my assertions. Put your money where your post is so to speak.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

You offer the Guitar controller as a case for possible success. I could counter that all day with peripherals that have failed to support more than a small handful of games. The argument is moot. Either you get my point or you don't and thats alright. I just wanted to restate and perhaps clarify. Though, if your game, perchance we could lay a wager? I'm quite confident in my assertions. Put your money where your post is so to speak.

This is a great point considering that Sony sold MILLIONS of EyeToy units, and while that was supported with a marginal amount of software, never really ammounted to much beyond a novelty (although probably the most effective application of a console webcam ever).

[Nature Boy]

You offer the Guitar controller as a case for possible success. I could counter that all day with peripherals that have failed to support more than a small handful of games. The argument is moot. Either you get my point or you don't and thats alright. I just wanted to restate and perhaps clarify. Though, if your game, perchance we could lay a wager? I'm quite confident in my assertions. Put your money where your post is so to speak.

If the argument is moot why ask for a wager?

(And no, I'm not going to make a wager with a total stranger over a post on a forum. Seems pointless).

I do understand what you're saying. I just disagree with it.

Go ahead and list counter peripheral examples if you'd like. My point isn't that it *will* succeed. I won't form an opinion on it that specifically until I see how they market it and how they support it. It's that it *can* succeed, and I only need one example of that to illustrate it.

[Icarus Moonsight]

We'll see what happens. I have heard about another design from Sony. Basically, a Dual Shock 3 that splits in two and functions like the wiimote nunchaku combo. Wired or not between the split? I haven't heard a thing about that. It sounds interesting and would be a much better path to take than the copycat BS. I just pity the poor bastards that will be forced to buy yet another set of expensive controllers. No one is going to be happy whether it works out or not.