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Sony Gets Pissy

SCEE’s Phil Harrison is a little upset that people are calling Sony out on copying Nintendo’s motion sensing controller idea, which will debut on the Wii when it’s launched. Instead of fessing up and just explaining that it was a good idea and they wanted to do it also, we get this playground calibre response:

In a way I understand why people say [we stole Nintendo's idea], but it is a little stupid, if you forgive the remark.”

When we brought the PlayStation to the market in 1994, we introduced real time 3-D graphics for the first time,” he noted. “When Nintendo launched its N64 in 1996 it also had 3D graphics, did we say, “Nintendo stole our idea!”? Obviously not. Such innovations become possible because of a combination of technology, cost and manufacture capacities.

We’ve been working on [motion-sensing technology] for a long time and Nintendo has certainly likewise already been working on something similar. The difference between our strategy and that of our competition is that our controller is still similar to the Dual Shock, the industry standard controller. I estimate that nearly 400 million Dual Shock controllers have been sold worldwide.

Wait a second. The difference between your strategy and Nintendo’s is that your controller is similar to the PS2 / PS1 Dual Shock controllers? I don’t get it. What actually happened was the Dual Shock (which is no more due to a loss in the patent world) won’t shock anymore, so they had to come up with something, saw what Nintendo did, copied it, and then claimed they were doing it forever.

Does this not sound like a playground thing to you?

“I figured it out.” “I figured it out first”

Yawn. Sony is so dead. The PSP is a non-selling failure, and the PS3 is going to be the same at $600.

via Kotaku

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    But Vin, you've got to wonder what the alternative is.

    I've always thought that this motion sensor remote control thing was really stupid. I mean, come on. Nintendo wants to change the way people have been playing video games for more than twenty years, people aren't just going to go with something new and confusing over something that they know and are comfortable with. If you ask me, Sony is making a mistake by copying it. I am big Nintendo fanboy and I am very skeptical about the Wii (stupid name!)

    As for the PS3, well, that's another story. Sure it looks cool, but it's expensive as hell! I'm not sure I'll get one if the price doesn't come down.

    And that leaves us with the new XBox. I didn't care about the Box before, so this new one doesn't impress me.

    So, again, I ask you, what's the alternative. I'm not trying to be an ass or anything, I just genuinely want to know what you plan on doing this next console go around.
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    The Wii has received RAVE reviews from the people who played it at E3. Honestly, it doesn't surprise me. People were skeptical of the Nintendo DS and it's a MONSTER hit for Nintendo. They know their stuff, and even though they're throwing people for a loop with all this revolutionary kit, believe me, it'll be worth it. Nintendo is focusing on the games while Sony is focusing on the look and how they can lock the system down (sounds like DS v. PSP all over again).

    My route? Xbox 360 + Wii. I have no interest in the PS3. When they stop supporting the PS2, I'll retire it to the closet and move on. I got a good few years out of it, but we all have to move on at some point.

    What about you?
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    The Wii is tempting because of all the classic games downloads, and of course all the Nintendo mainstays, but it there is little third party support behind it, save Sega (which to me will ALWAYS be kind of weird.)

    The PS3 is cool, but it's price tag is WAY too high. Plus, I don't see any games that I simply MUST PLAY yet.

    My solution: Wii + PS2 until price drops and library builds on PS3. Then I'll check it out. The PS2 will continue to have games released on it for a while, so I'm not worried about that.
 

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