I was fairly impressed with Project Natal’s ability to strip away the physical controls for Burnout Paradise and still deliver a relatively similar racing experience. But the kick ball game, designed specifically for Microsoft’s motion controller, wasn’t quite as impressive.
Rare is denying that Banjo 3 is a motion-controlled game, hoping to kill the rumours once and for all.
“There’s no truth to the Banjo motion control rumour”, said Rare’s George Kelion. “Banjo has been designed to be played using a game pad from the outset”.
Microsoft yesterday denied that a suggestive comment made by Ken Lobb in a clip video referred to motion control.
An anonymous industry source has told Kotaku that reports of a “break-apart” motion controller for the PlayStation 3 that splits into two parts are not entirely accurate.
The control system, said the source, actually consists of a smaller-sized device that can attach to the body – and multiple devices are intended to be used in concert, such as wearing two on the hands to move a character’s hands in-game, or four, on hands and feet at the same time to move a character’s body.
Though the source admits the technology might have evolved since the last time it was seen, the source disputes the idea that any of these pieces merge to form a single controller. It is also unclear how the individual pieces will be packaged, whether individually or in sets.
Sony declined to comment on “speculation”.
