The era of holodecks approaches!

[Zachstar]

No I am not saying in 2010 we are going to be able to tell the computer to create a holo simulation of a movie (Or "other" kind of movie :P )

But the first very small signs of such are starting to show up. The Wii which while greatly inferior. Proved that the market is ready to move away from the traditional controller.

Now Sony and Microsoft are responding and their efforts are really pointing the way towards a future of emphasis on immersion.

Sony's system seems to be a mod on the eyetoy with greatly enhanced abilities.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3...tation-3/50623 (Part 1)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3...tation-3/50620 (Part 2)

The possibilities are almost endless with this thing. It opens the door to a whole new market out there for Sony and it will force game developers to be more creative. (Or aggressive depending on the dev :P )

But that can't hold a candle to what Microsoft is developing.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3...ct-natal/50017

This is nothing less than a revolution. For decades there have been attempts to abandon the controller completely but most have fallen to failure due to expense and due to being mostly gimmicky ways to push buttons on a controller rather than true body tracking.

The technology behind this is nothing short of amazing because of the "Duh!" factor. Two cameras. One in the Color range and one in the IR range for depth tracking.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/p...ils/#continued

If it is indeed in the 100 dollar price range it will mean the 360 will win the console war and set the target for the next gen. Sony's is great but it is only an evolution compared to this revolution.

This is the first step. Of course holographic technology is years behind but when you think about it. Holographic technology can only project an image. Unless you have the means to interact with it.. It only stands as a gimmick.

[danlisa]

Yay for the interwebs!!:rotfl:

Lets get a few things correct shall we.

1) What M$ are proposing is nothing new and was actually pre-demoed at E3 2005 by Sony.

2) Natal was not even working at E3 and what you saw on screen was actually being manipulated by a person using a controller siting at the desk on stage no less.:rotfl:

This is nothing less than a revolution. For decades there have been attempts to abandon the controller completely but most have fallen to failure due to expense and due to being mostly gimmicky ways to push buttons on a controller rather than true body tracking.

3) ^^ This technology with depth of field and realife person manipulation of a 3d environment is not new to consoles. Infact I own 5 games that use it now on the PS3. NO CONTROLLER NEEDED!!!

As far as I'm concerned Sony proved a working system with a tech demo which, albeit uses controller or controllers, but also offers much more scope and accuracy than M$ can ever hope for basing responses on body part movement.

That said, I'm in now mood to continue the M$ vs Sony vs Ninty E3 debacle which, quite frankly, spans at least 4 of the forums I'm membered to and is getting very boring. Each to their own etc. I'll side with Sony based on what they showcased through the whole E3 conference, nobody even came close.

[Zachstar]

Well since you slandered MS with your

2) Natal was not even working at E3 and what you saw on screen was actually being manipulated by a person using a controller siting at the desk on stage no less.

Bull

I treat the rest of your post as not even worth reading. Its one thing to be a Sony fanboy. Its another to be a conspiracy theorist.

[danlisa]

Lol!

Did you watch the live feed of the M$ presentation? I did, it was obvious.

Regardless, you bots (touche) are all the same. Praise and laud M$ for some revolutionary hardware progression that was developed by another IP years ago and is in actual use today.

Oh wait, did I just accuse M$ of plagiarism, add that to the slander rap.

If you continue to think that Natal is anything more than an attempt by M$ to take some of the users from the Wii then you are deluded.

[ajrimmer42]

Sony ftw!!!!



*runs away*

[Dowly]

LMAO @ Danlisa, Coup de Grâce

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by ajrimmer42

Sony ftw!!!!



*runs away*

On a serious note though, I liked the look of the racing thing. One person drives the other works in the pits. I can almost see stabiz and I playing on X-Box Live and me having to work overtime everytime he ruins the tires