Think Project Natal was technology exclusive to Microsoft? No says Sony, the giant claims it had a chance to grab the same technology but passed it up because it offered no “new experiences”. This according PlayStation R&D head Richard Marks.
“We tried a lot of different 3D cameras. I love the 3D camera technology; personally, I like the technology part of it,” Marks told Engadget (via PSLS).
“We worked closely with our game teams at what it would enable, and it enabled making the things we already did with EyeToy more robust, but it didn’t really enable as many new experiences as what we were hoping it would enable, so it made the things we were already able to do a little bit more robust – which is good – but it adds a lot of cost and it didn’t enable some of the other experiences we wanted to achieve.”
The PS Move is set for a fall release. It also got Minority Report – like capabilities.
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