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Sony: New Eye Toy has greater potential than Wiimote

August 21, 2007 in News comments 10

Sony has claimed that when it comes to motion-sensing gaming, the new Eye Toy will boast more potential than Nintendo's own Wii Remote, thanks to its ability to identify the position of objects in a 3D space.

Naysayers may dismiss the SIXAXIS’ tilt sensors as a pale imitation of the Wii Remote’s more sophisticated motion-sensing capabilities, but Sony reckons that the PlayStation Eye camera, the direct successor to the EyeToy, has even greater potential for motion-sensing gaming than the Wii’s unique gaming wand, because it can pinpoint the exact position and angle of an object within a 3D space.

At least, that’s the verdict from Sony Japan’s Kazuhito Miyaki, Executive Producer on The Eye of Judgement, the first PS3 title to utilise the PlayStation Eye.
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    Chekkaa Aug 22, 07
    I doubt it will work better than a Wiimote, but it sounds pretty cool anyway.
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    Seeker X Aug 22, 07
    It has A LOT of potential...but the matter is how many games are going to use it. It can be used for many things, taking pictures, playing motion games, etc...

    The functions of transmitting a picture of your face to the game for the game to use it for character customization is what I'm looking for...I'm also hoping it can be used as a webcam on my computer.
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      Final Blade Aug 22, 07
      I agree, your right all games needs to be function with it.
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    Shadow of Death Aug 22, 07
    I'd like to have video chats of sorts, course, my hearing isn't good, so I'd stick to typed messages (recieved, and sent I guess)...

    But The Eye of Judgement is uber cool looking, I just hope it doesn't suck...the monsters react to stuff onscreen, which is neat...

    I can seriously see a virtual pet (a la nintendogs), that will interact with what you do on screen, like, you can 'pet it', and stuff...
  • 0
    Bale Fire Aug 22, 07
    I agree that the Eye has huge potential, I'm getting eye of Judgement just to show off to my friends

    Who knows what other uses it may have?
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    Miamifan99 Aug 22, 07
    It sounds fun, but if it didn't come out with the original system, I doubt it will beat Wii's remote.
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    black doom Aug 22, 07
    Among other things, the camera would not provide a solid object to enteract with. I would not place it above the Wii, nor near
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    Sonic Flash* Aug 23, 07
    Sony thinks their device, which they obtain money through and to support, is better than the device of their rivals.

    Surprise?
    • 1
      Seeker X Aug 23, 07
      I know, just had to be compared...maybe if they would just praise their own shit and leave the others to mind their own business, this World could've been a nicer place to live in.
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    xegaldis Aug 23, 07
    Bleh, who cares. I was never a fan of the first Eye Toy, it was a boring and I guess, fun for about .. 5 minutes toy.

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