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Kinect vs. Move vs. Wii MotionPlus

GGG: "This year, Sony and Microsoft will compete directly against Nintendo with two new control schemes — the PlayStation Move and Kinect for Xbox 360, respectively.

In the following article, we take a look at each motion-control interface in turn and run through their specific strengths and weaknesses. Our verdict: Move will come out on top."

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Kain815638d ago

Kai from Heavenly Sword would say:

Belief can change worlds, shape lives…but it can also make us blind. Only you saw clearly, Sony. You saw the truth about the Motion controllers. Others Aggressivly Advertised it, Waggled for it, but you mastered it.

And all that strength, all that beauty, was your own. I won’t let you down.

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whateva5638d ago

Table Tennis makes Sports Champions a Game of the year contender.

yes it's that good.

AWBrawler5638d ago

If thats the case, Wii sports Resort's wakeboarding should be a game of the year contender too. Lets face it! Games like that are fun, but not exactly something to be considere for GOTY in this day and age.

Takoulya5638d ago

Relax, it was just a humorous exaggeration.

Windex5638d ago

"Based on our brief time with the PlayStation Move, Sony seems to have the lag-free precision-tracking down pat. In fact, it arguably trumps either of its competitors."

You Already Know5638d ago

Sports Champions is a hardcore game to me....but the Party game that came out for the Move is extremely casual and more for kids even though I could play it and still manage to have fun...

we have a Wii and the Move in the house and the Move is just superior in every way...I wouldn't rule out Kinect yet either, but it seems to be kinda like what the PS Eye is only it's a generation late - I just hope it doesn't have much lag because that would kill Kinect dead in the water...

siliticx5638d ago

all the way across the screen? a screen that is so intense? So vivid?

I couldnt resist.

outrageous5638d ago

No comparison really, M$ strategy is solid. The launch line up is well thought out and has a purpose and a goal. Sony's by comparison is a fire sale of ideas with no rhythm of rhyme...just a " me too " addition to there console. The Wii was and is still a great entry level system but those gamers are 4 years older now and want to play games with the big boys like MW2...Wii is done.

diatom5637d ago

"The launch line up is well thought out and has a purpose and a goal."

Because Microsoft is so good at product launches... Kin phone anyone?

Marquis_de_Sade5637d ago

Diatom, I could look through the history of any company and I'm sure I would find a product that has flopped.

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siliticx5638d ago

@whateva ...serioously, ip up to gold in all the other 5 spots. Ping pong, i cant win a single match and used to play it in high school. I guess i must be doing something wrong.

Kakihara5638d ago

Table tennis is the only one I'm into the Gold tournament on (though I'm three matches in an can NOT get any further) one thing that helped me is just concentrating on returning the ball until they mess up rather than keep trying to get it past them. maybe hit it toward the edge of the table if you're feeling cocky, just don't trying whacking it every time.

avengers19785638d ago

MOVE has been alot of fun for me, and my friends. And the good games haven't even come out yet.
The Shoot, and Sorcery are both on my must buy list.

dredgewalker5638d ago

Forget about this comparisons, I would like to Kinect and Move inside that girl with my Wii plus with all the motion!

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Montoya5638d ago

Move- Amazing.
Wii Motion- Cool.
Kinect- Is a joke.

HydraxFFx5638d ago

Kinect isn't even out yet, give it a chance. Maybe the technology isn't there yet for it to work perfectly but when it is what is stopping a simple firmware update?

-Alpha5638d ago

I'm willing to give Kinect a chance, but I don't expect a firmware patch to make the thing better. The device seems way too simple.

As for the Move, it's doing pretty good, and the Wii, though its motion isn't anymore the most superior, has that good list of exclusive motion games that Sony and Kinect have to catch up to.

Strange_Evil5638d ago

The main problem with Kinect is the games (agree with Alpha), there just isn't much software at least to lure the hardcore. Whether or not it will be a catch among casuals is a thing to be seen, but for sheer software stand point, the games just don't appeal me ATM..

I haven't even bought the Move yet, but will buy it later especially when KZ3 and Infamous 2 land next year supporting it. But still remain skeptical about ever buying Kinect..

HydraxFFx5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

I completely disagree, Kinect just had a couple of cool announcements at TGS and still has 2 months to announce new ones. Sure Move has more games in it's line-up but half of them are regular games that have the option to use Move tact on and the other half are your casuals. The only game built from the ground up for real gamers with Move in mind is Sorcery and I am not touching Move until that comes out.

You know damn well if you saw these teasers and they said PS Move at the end you'd be hella excited.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Imperator5638d ago

Simply put, Kinect is a rip-off. Everything we've seen can be done on the PSeye which is only around 30 bucks, yet MS is trying to shove Kinect down our throats for $150. That is just beyond ridiculous.

BrianG5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

Hey Hydra FFX

Ever hear of sports champion? that was built from the ground up with Move in mind. Just because Sports Champion isn't "your type" of game, doesn't mean it wasn't built for gamers. And I love how you say "tact on", like Guerilla games is't implementing move from the early development stages, and Socom 4 isn't being developed with Move in mind?

Besides the point, if you can tack in on to a previous game that works well with it, why not do it? It's more games for the people that buy Move. And yea it does have a bigger line up of games right now, and a more diverse line up. I'd rather go with that than wait a few years for those TGS announcements to materialize.

HAHA, EDIT: Just watched your five videos, I love non gameplay videos they always excite me. But for real, the Haunt looks like the coolest game there, but how would walk with Kinect? All the others seem like its going to be some kind of Controller mixed with hand motions thing.

lowcarb5638d ago

Funny because I haven't seen a Steel Battalion, Project Orta, or Code Name D caliber game on PS eye. Sure they are yet to be seen but Move right now has no true exclusive. This is where Kinect is killing it regardless of if you want to listen or not.Also let's not forget Kinect will make all features remote-less.

HydraxFFx5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

"and the other half are your casuals"

When saying real gamers I am talking about the hardcore, now if your about to tell me that sports champions is hardcore.......

Who said Move being tact on is a bad thing, infact it is a cool option but when you can play through the same game in a better way (don't even act like the move controller will be better for hardcore titles then the DS3) what is the point in buying Move for however many dollars.

Also all of the Kinect games annonced at TGS are coming 2011, the only one that doesn't have a release date is Steel Battalion. So no need to "wait a few years for those TGS announcements to materialize."

EDIT: There not my five videos, there for everyone to enjoy.

BrianG5638d ago

@ HydraxFFX

I see what your saying, but Sports Champion can be hardcore to a certain group of people, think about it, gamers are diverse, to some Mario is hardcore.

Also, when a game is announced with 2011 as a release date like in those videos, they are typically pushed back or delayed somehow, I'm not saying that gonna happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if one or two of those games dont make it to market before 2012.

And I agree, Move is a neat add on, I thought you were bashing the fact it could be put into existing games. And some games will be better played with Dualshock, which is why I love the fact that Move is an option. And also Move has its own games, people aren't buying move just to play old games, they are buying move to play move games to. So don't assume people are only getting it to play some RE5 or something like that.

And I know there not your videos haha, were you at TGS and work for GameTrailers lol.

HydraxFFx5638d ago

If your going to operate under that logic then we could say the sky can be grey to a certain group of people, because people are diverse and some may be colourblind, because a small group of people may find Mario hardcore doesn't make it so, there is a general category for a hardcore game and Sports Champions doesn't fall in it.

Yeah sure some of those games could be released in 2012 and some of them could be released in 3 months in January.

Sure it's cool that Move is an option but what I'm saying is it's not worth the $100 price tag when there is already a better option. I know Move has it's own games built from the ground up but there is only 1 so far that sets it apart from the Wii which is Sorcery, the rest are basically Wii Sports/Wii Fit again except for the Move, I am sure Move will be worth the purchase price once some more games like Sorcery get announce, but until then it's not worth it.

All I was saying for my original comment was to give Kinect a chance and that the 1 to 1 can be improved in the future, then I got a reply saying Kinect has no games for the hardcore when infact it does and Move does not....at least not yet.

No not work for anyone just a fan of all video game consoles.

btk5638d ago

@HydraxFFx
Firmware can not make the camera faster or increase the resolution.
As it is, Kinect camera is slower than PS Eye at same resolution with a low res depth camera. The specs tells us that it can never compete with the Move controller.

Some similar EyeToy type games would actually run better on the $30 PS Eye because it is faster.

HydraxFFx5638d ago

It's obvious that a software update cannot make a piece of hardware any better.

Kinect has a default lag of 33ms, from the time it picks up your movement and is ready to process with it. Keep in mind the average human will not notice any lag under 80ms. Where the problem lies is that on top of the 33ms, it now has to use your position to calculate and then draw the next frame on the screen. Depending on which game you are playing and how well it was developed it may be over the 80ms mark, thus making noticeable lag and it may be under the 80ms mark making the lag unnoticeable.

The update I am talking about would come from the developers of the games making the process of using your position to calculate the next frame and draw it shorter.

You are absolutely right about the PSEye having a higher refresh rate then Kinect but if Kinect games are developed efficiently the user would be unable to notice any difference between the two anyhow.

The reason the PSEye is so much cheaper than Kinect is because it also lacks other features, such as voice recognition, facial recognition and the Infrared camera which is used to track 3D as appose to a controller.

dirtydbz5638d ago

ok so my question is why is the kinect so damn expencive then if it doesn't match the eye even adding an extra camera shouldn't increase the price so much ( I am not saying the kinect won't work) but somthing is just not right with this picture why is ms charging so much for something that isn't far more techinacaly advanced.

beardpapa5638d ago

Hydrax. I don't think those vids help much since there's no gameplay involved. For all we know they could all be on-rail games like the harry potter one with fancy CGI put into it.

Pedobear Rocks5638d ago

are not unique to Kinect...they are software based not hardware based.

Here is the PSEye doing both...and the libraries are done and available for developers to use on the PS3 as they see fit.

Facial

http://www.gamasutra.com/ph...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Voice (Already being used in Singstar)

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

I thought Kinect have better specs than PS Eye:

http://static.myce.com/imag...

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Chuk55638d ago

The kinect is taking a big risk but everyone is shitting on it. Gamers are always clamoring for innovation but are never satisfied. Some kinect stuff I've seen is garbage, but I doubt it's potential will be realized at launch. The moves potential is clear from the start, but the kinect's is still to unravel.

UltimateIdiot9115638d ago

Because the technology/idea(Eyetoy, while it is slightly different, concept and implementation has so far been the same)has been explored before. This isn't new grounds or unexplored ideas. We all know how the Eyetoy turned out. Microsoft has yet to show any hardcore gamers anything worth while.

The only button free game I'm really interested in is a vaporware at this point.
-Eyedentify

lowcarb5638d ago

Yes it's been explored but that doesn't mean there no more exploring left. This constant Sony' been there mentality is silly especially since they copied Sega (Dreameye) similar to kinect and PS eye. There's obviously some potential in it which will take the right team of developers to unlock it and figure it out. Sony just didn't have the talent and commitment to push the tech they oddly bash now. MS just announced 5 exclusives and seem to really be trying to push developers to try new things and think unlike Sony or even Nintendo's approach. Bottom line is we need to wait and see what happens instead of disagreeing like little kids because Sony has you brainwashed into they know everything.

UltimateIdiot9115638d ago

That is why I said Microsoft has yet to show something worth while. Until then, it's valid to remain skeptical. $150 is too much to jump in if it's anything like the past.

If you can show me something that Microsoft is doing that will help enhance and do something worthwhile to hardcore gamers, I am not convince it has a strong future. This is one of the challenges Microsoft has to overcome as many hardcore gamers are unconvinced after MS has failed to wow us for 2 years now.

lowcarb5638d ago

"That is why I said Microsoft has yet to show something worth while. Until then, it's valid to remain skeptical. $150 is too much to jump in if it's anything like the past."

"I am not convince it has a strong future. This is one of the challenges Microsoft has to overcome as many hardcore gamers are unconvinced after MS has failed to wow us for 2 years now."

very true and I agree. It definitely needs to be proven or just go away for good.

n4gno5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

How an ultimate delusional fanboyz in denial like lowcarb, samus and others can have more than 1 (or zero) bubble ?

oh, i know, other brainwashed fanboyz, or multi accounts.

Hundred of unbiased reviews are here to stop your denial Xfanboyz, and this article is another one, just accept it ! (move is sold out almost everywhere : i know you like sells :))

@samus and other nintendo fanboyz, are you real when you are talking about "best games" ? just check gameranking, ps3 is like move, first, easily (not opinion, just fact)

lowcarb5637d ago (Edited 5637d ago )

Don't worry about why we have bubbles! You just stick to your Sony is the greatest (everybody else sucks) mentality and see where it gets you. Your down to 1 for a reason and not even Sony fans want to hear your nonsense. People like myself never cross the line and say PS3 sucks or 360 is the best. This is something you may never understand and the reason why my comment is going in one ear and out the other.

"Hundred of unbiased reviews are here to stop your denial Xfanboyz, and this article is another one, just accept it ! (move is sold out almost everywhere : i know you like sells :))"

Men make there own decisions and sells without links are non credible.

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bjornbear5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

Move - out and doing well will sell modestly and solidly
Wii Motion - a little "cheap" in function (shoveware's galore), but synonym to "motion controls" and it works
Kinect - not out yet, but so far...hasn't shown anything convincing, but impossible to judge its success

there.

btk5638d ago

@HydraxFFx
lol
one out of three for you.

1) No - the camera does not have facial recognition.
That is done on the Console CPU side after the image is send from the camera.
2) No - Both PS Eye and Kinect sends audio via the microphone. And PS Eye has a very good microphone array. The software does voice recognition.

The SDK's for both these features for PS3 is available.

So the only thing that Kinect has over PS Eye is a slow low-resolution IR sensor. Sony already demonstrated tech with two PS Eye's and does the same depth sensing as Kinect. It still can not compete in terms of accuracy with the Move controller - or even the Wii controller.

USEYOURFIST5637d ago

AND there is the point everyone misses,

tech wise 2xpseyes can do what kenict does at a better res and would be £50 max so why is kenict almost 3 times as much.

i will watch kenect with intrest and would love an actual product that can do what M$ implies kenect can do but that wont happen for a few more years yet

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MrMccormo5638d ago

IMO, the Wii is the best of the bunch due to the software. Wii has so many great games that use the motion controller really well (and in a wide variety of ways). Move is a good alternative to Wiimote, but we'll have to see if the upcoming software will deliver.

Kinect is...Kinect. I can see a 5-year-old playing it, but what self-respecting gamer would actually want to play Kinect games? I hated Eyetoy and Eye games, and the Xbox camera games, too (oh, sorry. I shouldn't mention the camera that was already released for the 360 years ago).

Montoya5638d ago

Obviously the Move has been out for a week, the Wii has been out for 3 years.

Chuk55638d ago

Your a hypocrite. Your writing of the kinect which isn't out and defending the moves collection that just came in comparison to the wii.

Montoya5638d ago

Kinect is the Eyetoy. I didn`t put the eyetoy on the list. Wierdo.

Chuk55638d ago

Move is wiimote. Weirdo.

MaximusPrime5638d ago

PS MOVE was experienced months before wiimote. so wiimote is ps move. kinect is obviously ps eye.

Matthew945638d ago

^^^ nah, move is a copy of wiimote

they would never have done it if it wasnt for the wii

and nintendo have been researching motion control since like 2001 and before so its clearly not a copy

BrianG5638d ago

@ Above

Well Sony has been doing research into motion control since then to. They've been doing research into all kinds of motion controll, Controlerless motion control, augmented reality, motion control with a controller.

And Move and Wii are not the same, the concept may be the same, but Move was better implemented to work like its supposed to. Both are supposed to recreate your actions on screen, Move does a better job at that. So who cares if they are similar, one is better made.

Samus HD5638d ago

Move is wiimote. Weirdo.

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Imperator5638d ago

Yea, I really do like the Wii. IDK why it get's so much hate. Sure, it's not an HD machine, but it's pretty fun. Especially with Nintendo's first party titles (Zelda, Metroid, Mario, etc).

DaTruth5638d ago

I only played Wii sports once, but it paled in comparison to Sports Champions. It was actually pretty ridiculous and it felt like was hardly playing! I was among the most skeptical when it came to the Move controller, but the accuracy blew the Wiimote away and the hardcore game announcements got me on board!

finbars755638d ago

WII motion controller works really well????? Are you kidding?My wife and kids wont even play it anymore due to how it lacks in precision and the games are so recycled that theres no room down at the factory for it.I just picked up the move and my all my kids do is play with it.The games are easy to learn the controllers and button are more accesiable to a younger and older audience.Kinnect isnt out so I have nothing to say right now but comparing WII to Move is just wrong in every aspect.get a life.

Samus HD5638d ago

Move might be more precise ( I think it's not ).
Games are in question
Nintendo makes the best games - so even if it hasn't the best controller, it just has the best Gameplay (fun)
(imagine.. Wii isn't HD and is Nr.1)

LOOK_AT_THIS_I5638d ago

@ Samus

the best games for sure....amusement park/wii carnival/wii party/ any of the 15 wii sports recycle shovelware at the bargain bins at Big Lots/ wal mart/kmart....it only does...nothing original. The only success it has is on titles that sold the original NES/SNES.

the only good thing to come across the Wii is the new Mario Brothers game which looks like it could have been done on the SNES, the sports games are junk, the titles short of a few desperately needed remakes of old games are awful. Wii = best 250 dust magnet I have ever purchased.

Metroid/Mario/Zelda/and ?????? Call me when they make a new original game. As for precision Move blows it out the water, I struggle to select the damn Netflix icon which is what my Wii has become....an expensive video streamer.

Obama5638d ago

You don't think Move is more precise??? I have played both move and wiimote and move is 10 times more accurate than its counterpart. You are just delusional samus.

bustamove5638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

The Wii is a console. The Move is a motion controller. Kinect is well...whatever it is. Again, retarded comparisons.

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NeutralGamer5638d ago

Why the hell would 2 people disagree with that? XD

Matthew945638d ago

cuz she haz a wii mote and sony fans are angry

Odin7775638d ago (Edited 5638d ago )

Maybe they disagreed with him because they are a jealous woman/girl (unlikely), a straight guy who likes a little meat on his women, or a gay guy.

pcz5638d ago

people need to look at this competition they way they should... by the games!

there is no point in pointing out which is technically superior if that technology isnt being put to good use!

so, its quite obvious that the wii's motion tech is the winner here, the wii has hundreds and hundreds of examples of motion controlled games. and a select few of those games are classics that will go down in gaming history.

how many classics are on move? or kinect? none.

so lets be fair and honest. lets give credit where its due: wii is the winner when it comes to motion control. the other two arent even worth mentioning and arent even serious competition right now.

BrianG5638d ago

DURR, obviously they are not "serious" competition yet, one has been out for a week and the other isn't even out yet.

And yes, Nintendo does win at bringing out "classic" games, its the bulk of games I see from them. This is because Nintendo relies HEAVILY on its older series, like Mario, it keeps people coming back.

And I can do what your doing to, Move already has two hand fulls, easily, of motion controlled games and examples of motion control that are superior to Wii's examples in every way. See, I can sound like a douche

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