> -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 12:16 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: PS3 looks really keen. > > > Jim wrote: > > All told it looks like the $600 model will be the one to get. But I am > VERY > > glad that nothing required for gaming was left out of the cheaper one. > The > > hard drive, wireless controllers and motion sensitivity are all standard > on > > all models. > > What does all of this buy you gaming wise? Or is this just a Trojan > horse for "convergence"?
There were some neat demos.... but most were just "more of the same" (lots more characters on screen, lots more effects, etc). That's the way it always is with new tech. There were some that struck me tho' - especially the EyeToy demo. They showed a collectable card game where each card had a code (probably some kind of bar code) that the EyeToy could see. You'd lay a card on the table and the EyeToy would show it on the screen - then the PS3 would create an animated monster represented by the card hovering over it. Move the card and the monster stays over it - place two cards next to each other and the monsters would fight in real time. REALLY slick. ;^) There was a nice demo showing the PSP used as a "rear view mirror" in a racing game as well. Not, I think, compelling in and of itself, but it did show a PS3 game streaming high quality, dynamic video wirelessly to a PSP. The President of Insomniac also demonstrated controlling the plane in "Warhawk" using only the motion sensitivity of the new controller. Looked pretty good but it's of course hard to tell if it'll really fly (pun noted and intended). All told the innovation seems to me all up in Sony and Nintendo's camp this time out. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206415 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
