Tue, Mar 09, 2010 | 23:45 GMT
Seybold: PSMC to be pushed with an “aggressive approach”
Head of comms at SCEA, Patrick Seybold, has told VG247 US editor Stephany Nunneley that the PlayStation Motion Controller will be “promoted” at release with an “aggressive approach”.
Speaking last week, before full details on the Motion Controller are set to drop tonight, he also made note the system was “a step ahead of anything” currently or soon-to-be available, like WiiMotionPlus or Natal.
“While I won’t comment on rumors of pricing for our product or anyone else’s [referring to Pachter's $50 Natal remark], the PlayStation Motion Controller is revolutionary and a step ahead of anything currently on the market,” he said.
“Its fast, precise and incredibly accurate. Our heritage at PlayStation is great games for all tastes, ages and genres and our motion control product will be executed, marketed and promoted in the same capacity with an aggressive approach.”
Earlier tonight, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2011 was announced to have support for the controller when it launches on June 8.
Arc – a codename for the device – is set to launch this fall, with a hard date likely to be announced tonight.
The peripheral will come in two parts, we’ve been told, with the other half likely to be a Nunchuk.
It’ll also be the focus of a GDC session from Sony on Thursday, and is expected to be the focus of the off-site press conference the firm is giving tomorrow night.
Related posts
Confirmed: EA makes aggressive bid for Take-Two
Gosen: Microsoft getting “aggressive” in Europe
Sony looking for “the best way to approach” charging for PSN
4 
Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PlayStation Arc, scea
4 comments
#1
KillerDD
09/03/10, 10:11 pm
“a step ahead of anything”
Don’t they all say that?
#2
Erthazus
09/03/10, 10:59 pm
I wish them good luck. Sony with 1st party Studios can execute the shit out of this controller.
and i hope for a decent design… Because prototype looks not so great for now. + Sony need to explain on why this device is great and why it is not the same experience as Natal or Wii with its precision and other stuff.
#3
Quiiick
09/03/10, 11:06 pm
@ KillerDD
Rhetorical question.
#4
McLovin85
09/03/10, 11:11 pm
That’s exactly what i’m scared of; that all the first party studios will be preoccupied with this motion tech and not concentrate on creating quality ‘normal’ titles. That’s why i’m glad that they bought Media Molecule so that they can at least take some of the pressure off other studios having to adopt motion tech.