Wed, Jun 04, 2008 | 07:53 BST
“PS3mote” chatter starts to stick, PlayStationLifestyle.net goes off air
Videogaming247 has received word from senior development sources today that the “PS3mote” rumoured by PlayStationLifestyle.net on Saturday is more than idle chit-chat.
In particular, we’ve received one major off the record hint today that there’s truth in the report.
As you can see, the site that originally posted the story has now been taken down. The story page now brings up a 404.
The piece said that focus group tested a motion-sensing PlayStation 3 controller in California earlier this year, playing mini-games which ranged from tennis to fencing and paintball.
Apparently the guy in charge of the demo even used the device to play Quake on his laptop.
Sony has already declined to comment on the matter.
8 comments
#1
Blerk
03/06/08, 2:48 pm
I’m quite happy for everyone to have their own waggly stick as long as it’s an optional peripheral that I can choose to completely ignore.
#2
Psychotext
03/06/08, 2:50 pm
Mmm… waggly stick.
#3
patlike
03/06/08, 2:55 pm
*waggly hand*
#4
ecu
03/06/08, 3:10 pm
Yeah, I’m happy for all consoles to get these. Although I’m not sure how well they’d be supported if they were to be released as add-ons for the consoles now. And I’m still not totally convinced by the remote, because while it’s good, it doesn’t seem to be perfect for anything. Could be great for PS360 RTS’s, though.
#5
Blerk
03/06/08, 3:13 pm
That’s the thing if it’s a peripheral, though – you only support it if it makes sense to do so. You don’t feel obliged to elbow waggle support into your game just because it’s there. PS3 devs seem to have very quickly realised that 99% of people turn the Sixaxis ‘enhancements’ off.
#6
ecu
03/06/08, 3:16 pm
Yeah, the sixaxis stuff really was a total waste of time. EG mentioned today about Takeuchi saying the sixaxis wasn’t sensitive enough. “Have at it, Internet”, they said, but I actually don’t think anybody will care. It’s hardly flamebait because nobody likes the sixaxis anyway.
#7
Blerk
03/06/08, 3:21 pm
It was a bit of a silly question that, to be honest. You couldn’t aim with a sixaxis anyway – it’d be nigh on impossible even if it was sensitive enough.
#8
whoelse
03/06/08, 11:33 pm
We’re not going anywhere. The site was under maintenance.