PlayStation Move Will Only Cost Me $180, And I’m Buying All of It

[Hitman0769]

PlayStation Move, what can we say about this device yet to release? Well if you have been following the news lately there is a lot to be said. The accuracy of this device is arguably the best ever seen in a motion gaming solution. Tech demos like THIS have brought us a peek into the future of what Move will bring but E3 2010 has also shown us what is already in the works such as Socom 4. Some things change, some things stay the same. E3 2010 opened eyes about motion gaming and brought new thoughts on the Move as people realized that this is not just another gimmick, including us.

I once had doubts about motion gaming being accurate and about its relevance to gaming, until I saw it add to gaming I had to assume this would just be another broken promise from a gaming giant over-stretching itself to try and cover every aspect of gaming technology they could. I was wrong, and the proof is in the pudding as they say. Move brought the heat and now I’m here to tell you why I have no issue putting down the big bucks to jump in.

First off, yes PlayStation Move kind of sneakily becomes a Trojan horse for gamers, starting off with an initial investment of just $50, for those of us who already have the PlayStation Eye camera, and about double that for those who do not. This seems quite reasonable and initially I defended the PlayStation Move’s accusers who told me “It will cost about $180″, at first I did not believe this or see it this way at all. The reason is because it will only cost that much if you want the maximum experience. You can very easily jump in for $50 if you already have the PS Eye, using your DualShock 3 in place of the Navigation controller and all. If you do not already have a PS Eye you are really behind as it is and will get plenty of value from it, but it turns out many folks slept on this webcam and do not own one yet.



The full PlayStation Move experience (and when I say full I mean best) will require you to own two PS Move Motion controllers, one Navigation controller, a PS Eye, and you might as well grab the Sports Champions bundle for part of this if you are going all out because it’s about the same price if you don’t. Check out what we thought about Move after L.A. in this Life After E3 segment and that was eye opening to the before and after effect that Move’s perception had undergone.

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[DualShockers.com]

[gekko]

I could get a really nice scotch for $180.

[Angrist]

I'll wait for the successor to Wii instead.

[BreakABone]

I think the article highlights the biggest issue I think PS Move has to overcome this holiday



Sports Champion
Eye Pet
Kung Fu Rider
Start The Party!
Echochrome ii
Tumble
Hustle Kings
PAIN
TV Superstars
The Fight
The Shoot
High Velocity Bowling
Singstar Dance
Beat Sketcher
Brunswich Pro Bowling
Time Crisis: Razing
Kung Fu LOVE

Are the games on the list in which you actively need Move for. None of those games really scream killer app to me. The rest of the line-up (or interesting things) can be played on my PS3 as it comes when I or the other 38 million people bought it.

Anyhow, Sony hasn't given me any reason to get it yet. And def nothing worth 100-180 bucks so shall pass this year.

[Typhoid]

I still think the Move will do well with parents, 20-somethings who don't have a Wii, or parents who want something new to get their kids.

I mean, of course you won't want it, Babs. It's like a Wii, but not a Wii. It won't be as good as a Wii. Hands down. Why? Because it's not it's own system.

But this doesn't mean there is a market for it.

The people who this is aimed at isn't 'us'. It's not aimed at people who post on internet forums about the state of gaming, or what defines a 'casual gamer'. It's made for people who just want to play games from time to time. Which is the entire purpose the Wii sold well to adults, despite the price.

[Waits for someone to say how it's an add-on and nobody will buy it because clearly nothing ever changes]

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I still think the Move will do well with parents, 20-somethings who don't have a Wii, or parents who want something new to get their kids.

I mean, of course you won't want it, Babs. It's like a Wii, but not a Wii. It won't be as good as a Wii. Hands down. Why? Because it's not it's own system.

But this doesn't mean there is a market for it.

The people who this is aimed at isn't 'us'. It's not aimed at people who post on internet forums about the state of gaming, or what defines a 'casual gamer'. It's made for people who just want to play games from time to time. Which is the entire purpose the Wii sold well to adults, despite the price.

[Waits for someone to say how it's an add-on and nobody will buy it because clearly nothing ever changes]

Its an add-on that nobody will buy, there you go, but let's go up a bit.

I'm not saying there isn't a market for the Move, but at this point the only people this device is really aimed at is the most hardcore of Sony's loyalist.

Their core games are just patches of their older title.
And their casual game, does nothing to differentiate itself from the Wii.

And maybe I come from a different part of the world, but parents are hardly eager to invest in something their kids already have again. So unless Sony really gives them a reason to, parents are just gonna tell their kids they already have a Wii and can play games like that on the console.

I honestly, don't see Move doing well because at this point Sony has no idea what they are doing with the device. They don't know who they want to market it to or for. Its a casual device when it wants to be, and hardcore when its necessary, but it does neither well enough

[Typhoid]

I'm not saying there isn't a market for the Move, but at this point the only people this device is really aimed at is the most hardcore of Sony's loyalist.

Why is it that you assume that, though.

And their casual game, does nothing to differentiate itself from the Wii.

Did you stop to think that they didn't want to differentiate the Move from the Wii too drastically?

And maybe I come from a different part of the world, but parents are hardly eager to invest in something their kids already have again.

Maybe not every household has a Wii. Maybe some families have PS3's for the blu-ray, and their child is just at the age where they want to play video games. Maybe the parents with the PS3 want to play physical games casually.