Question of the Day, April 11, 2010

[The Escapist Staff]

Question of the Day, April 11, 2010



Once the Move and Natal launch, all three major consoles will offer motion controls. Do you think this means an eventual end to hands-on controls?



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[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Legion]

I doubt it will end hand-held controls, not for a while at least. They are too clumsy and un-intuitive. Not to mention that a lot of people play games to relax rather than jumping round their room flailing their arms.

 

[Avatar Roku]

I can't see it taking over for the same reason I can't see Digital Distribution taking over: people simply like the other option too much.

 

[SavingPrincess]

Horrible poll options. Where's the "There's room for both" option? I don't think motion control is a "fad" as it's going to stick around, but it's not going to eliminate traditional gamepad/mouse & keyboard controls. This is one of those polls that asks "Which is your favorite, cocaine or PCP?" without giving you the option to say "I don't do drugs."

 

[Elonas]

I think controllers will always have a place in gaming, but I don't think it's a... Fad... That seems a bit silly, to me. I think it can be very very effective control means, Metroid 3, for example, was excelent because of the style of controls. So, I don't think it's a fad, because to a degree I quite like motion controls, it's just the *cough* -retarded- *cough* games that come out for the main motion control console right now. Carnival games XXVII is the same as Carnival games XXIV.

Controllers will always have a place, they are my preferred method of gaming next to ye olde mouse and keyboard. But I don't think motion controls are simply a "fad".

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Explosm]

Youtube - AVGN power glove..... And tell me have we evloved since, Lawl...

 

[GothmogII]

I think there's room for both, it doesn't have to be an either/or situation, although motion controllers and to an extent the types of gestural interface controls as seen in films like Minority Report -seem- like the future, I've never found them all that intuitive and they often misread the motion you're trying to make (For me at least). Even if current controls are rather esoteric seeming to the un-initiated, at least when you press a button it will have an effect, and generally be the one you want instead of 'oops, that's not the correct movement!'. Still, that could just be an issue with the current motion technology, I'm sure they're already on top of improving it.

 

[Pielikey]

as with a million other posters, I sure hope not.

 

[JeppeH]

It really depends on how good the tech gets, but in todays world the precision and speed of the motion-detectors cannot compete with the wired controller and mouse/keyboard interface.
That and the feel of a controller, the feedback from buttons and triggers is also a speed-enhanceing mechanism.
Flailing your arms around gives you little feedback, because it is hard to judge precisely where the triggerpoint is on a purely visual interface.. therefor its hard to judge how to improve your gamingskills, where to speed up motions, where to save a second.

 

[PurpleLeafRave]

How would you perform moves in Street Fighter without a controller? Have you tried doing Ken and Ryu's spinning kick thing?
So no, it wont take over.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Controls need to change in order to advance videogames, but not in the form of motion controls.

Your fingers will always be more agile and precise than just waving you arms around.

 

[mexicola]

Even if motion sensor controls become standard over the crude and barbaric controllers we use now, I don't see it happening any time soon.

 

[Caliostro]

Eventually will be. Eventually physical controllers will become obsolete. But, IMO, not anytime soon. I give it a good 20 years at least before the good'ol mouse and keyboard or controller setups go the way of the dodo.