And It Begins: The Microsoft E3 Press Conference

[Badger3920]

It's been a fun showing for E3 so far and much better presentation for on watchers to view. Very pleased with Microsoft's showing yea they could have had more exclusives. (We're never going to get enough of those really. They could annouce 30 and we'd want 40.) I give a solid B+ much better than last year. I still think they have more to show like a spoiler before Sony and or Nintendo's shows? Then again we have TGS and the UK show's to cover too so, they may wait and show just one spoiler title.

The smaller shows were pretty disappointing last year. People kept placing all sorts of expectations on Leipzig and TGS - and there was very little in the way of announcements.

My guess is that MS really doesn't have a megaton. They may have saved a couple games to talk about, in case Sony really lights a fire, which I don't really anticipate.

[Bane]

Very interesting how the tune about silly motion control gimmicks has done a 180 on this forum in the last month.

I'm still seeing alot of people bashing the idea.

[Todd Roberts]

How about when you walk into a room and say xbox turn on, and it comes on, then your friend being a jerk says xbox turn off and it goes off.

Or you stand there and wait for it to recognize you, but it doesnt, because the lighting is bad, you're wearing a hat, or someone is walking around behind you.

Camera/sound based control stuff is neat, tech geeks love it (Me included) but its rarely ever better and much more often worse than regular inputs. I like my PS3 eye, and I like showing it off and playing the games with groups.


Buuuuuut, thats about it.

As I posted in the thread where the discussion of this tech began, it will all depend on the effective execution, implementation and transparency of the technologies involved. However, please note that in the promo reel, a number of people were seated on a couch with a fist ready to pound on a virtual button on their other hand, and the system was presumably capable of recognizing one player from another, not based simply upon where they were sitting. In an interview after the presentation, the development head briefly addressed the issues of object "occlusion" and individual environmental variance, and claimed that the tracking software tech was good enough to account for them. If the software/hardware combination is sufficiently sophisticated, this will turn out to have been a significantly important date in the history of gaming......if not, then it'll turn out to have been nothing more than smoke and mirrors.

However, its' clear to me that this wasn't simply a scrambling short-term effort to answer the challenge of Wii, but a more ambitious, longer-term strategy. I don't blame anyone for being reasonably skeptical, but I think integrated interactive technologies are the future of this medium, and we appear to be on the brink of their introduction.

[Rishi]

I'm still seeing alot of people bashing the idea.

Let me be first in line to declare that I still think motion controls are a gimmick regardless of which brand is marketing it. I'll have to see content, not just technology, before I change my tune.

[Todd Roberts]

I don't think so.

I wouldn't be surprised if strict reliance of these type of "alternate control schemes" had a negative impact.

There's only so much of the "forth wall" that you can cross. At some point it will have crossed a line that could be quite frightening.

We will inevitably cross over that "fourth wall" on a much more fundamental level than has yet been practically achieved or demonstrated, and yes, there are frightening potential ramifications.

[Bane]

Let me be first in line to declare that I still think motion controls are a gimmick regardless of which brand is marketing it. I'll have to see content, not just technology, before I change my tune.

That's how I feel about Natal right now. I like the tech, but I want to see it in actual use.

[itputdalotion0n]

I have a suggestion for future conferences. How about whoever starts the thread reserves the first post for updating what was anounced. Just a suggestion. Im with Snad on this it was pain going through 40 pages especially with the bickering and veiwsonics negative post every time something different was anounced. Talk about trying to fanboy sabatoge something geeeeezus.

[Onslaught X]

I have a suggestion for future conferences. How about whoever starts the thread reserves the first post for updating what was anounced. Just a suggestion. Im with Snad on this it was pain going through 40 pages especially with the bickering and veiwsonics negative post every time something different was anounced. Talk about trying to fanboy sabatoge something geeeeezus.

Well, I'll make the Sony one and try and update it as much as possible. Really good idea though I agree.

[viewsonic]

I have a suggestion for future conferences. How about whoever starts the thread reserves the first post for updating what was anounced. Just a suggestion. Im with Snad on this it was pain going through 40 pages especially with the bickering and veiwsonics negative post every time something different was anounced. Talk about trying to fanboy sabatoge something geeeeezus.

How about posting this in the games room not the smackdown forum if you just want info and chat?

BTW I love how my posts are wrong yet Wulf being ludicrously positive about every single thing said is OK

[itputdalotion0n]

Well, I'll make the Sony one and try and update it as much as possible. Really good idea though I agree.

Yea, i just thought id hit you guys with some of my knowledge.

Id, do it myself but ill probally be working still.

[Wulf]

How about posting this in the games room not the smackdown forum if you just want info and chat?

BTW I love how my posts are wrong yet Wulf being ludicrously positive about every single thing said is OK

If I come in tomorrow and crap on your day, then you can call me you. I'm looking forward to Sony's and Nintendo's shows why couldn't you look forward to Microsoft's. I'm a race fan so, sorry about the over the top GT jabs. I really didn't think Froza 3 would hit this year. I'm impressed Microsoft was able to create two very comparible bar raising games in the time GT is coming out on the PS3. I was just shocked is all. I think GOW3 is going to have a staller showing truthfully for starters Microsoft still doesn't have a real answer for that franchise.

[Onslaught X]

Yea, i just thought id hit you guys with some of my knowledge.

Id, do it myself but ill probally be working still.

Well you know me, I have absolutely no life

[ApBtFusion]

excited for splinter cell and crackdown 2 the most

however, as much as I want splinter cell to be great I can't help but have doubts.

This is ubisoft we're talking about, every game I can think of they released his gen has been slightly if not vastly disappointing.

as much as I enjoyed assassins creed I can see why many people didn't as it was ass repetitive.

then you take prince of persia, quite possibly the most superficial and piece of shit game I ever played. that game was so bad it almost pissed me off, and to think IGn gave it over a 9?

wow I give it a 2

hopefully splinter cell will be all that but we'll see

[itputdalotion0n]

How about posting this in the games room not the smackdown forum if you just want info and chat?

BTW I love how my posts are wrong yet Wulf being ludicrously positive about every single thing said is OK

Well he is a Xbox Fanboy and this is their conference, so it should be expected. I certianly hope noboby does that shit on the next two but if they do, thats why i suggested keeping the first post saved so we can put the anouncements their. So people who come in late dont have to filter through pages out fanboy slop back and fourth. All i care about are the anouncements and then seeing the game footage. And tomorrow when i get off i really dont wanna have to filter through all the crap again just to see what was anounced.

Chill its just a suggestion and i mentioned you because everytime there was a anouncement it was omg roflcopter thats a big anouncement. Im sure someone else will do it tomorrow. Thats why i asked for that.

[BladeofTheImmortal]

Was at school all day, anyone know where I can watch the conference at?