All videogame tech seems to go through a "cool" phase, then a backlash phase and then a comeback phase where it sticks around

The big flaw here (from what I read above) is that it doesn't mention that the motion controls for psvr are mostly optional. I haven't used motion controls yet with the vr.

What a salty article

That article was a waste of time reading. I just wanted to share that...carry on.

Recently tried out Vive at a Microsoft Store. I'm certain that when done right, motion controls are very fast, a curate and with zero delay. Much better than a standard controller.

Having used both Wiimotes and Vive controllers, using a Wii mote is akin to writing with your non-dominant hand.

People disliked them in retrospect in games like Skyward sword because when looking back at those games they felt that the motion controls didn't really add anything to the experience. It's has some neat gimmicks but it's not a better Zelda game for them.

I don't think this really compares to how essential motion controls are to many of the VR games and experiences, like job simulator for instance, where the literal purpose of the game is to organically interact with the virtual environment. 3D tracked motion controls provide the best means of doing this. Did the Wii motion plus provide the best means of playing a Legend of Zelda game? I think many would argue no.

I like having the option

Motion controls were never really "cool". They were a novelty, a gimmick, and sometimes they worked out okay, while most of the time they failed to offer the precise input or speed traditional gamers were accustomed to since the NES.

I wouldn't call them "cool" now, but they make sense to use in PS VR since you have a split controller and can move each hand freely, as opposed to holding a dualshock 4 in both hands and making it harder to grab or manipulate items or objects in VR.

Kinect 2.0 was never "cool" and will never be "cool" for gaming purposes. PS Move is back once again, for good reason, and you seem jealous because of it.

its not "cool again" it was a gimmick and still is a gimmick

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau