You Don't Have to Buy Both PS3 Move Controllers

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Ok so what about going to 3D? Expensive people. To have the latest and greatest thing, you have to spend money. When Vacuum cleaners came out, they cost around $500-600. Now they are around $100 and people are complaining about paying that. If you don't do it yourself, it is expensive. Hey I paid $600 for my MGS PS3. Did it hurt my wallet? YES. Did I go hungry for two weeks? YES. But I knew that going into the purchase knowing that. I don't complain about things too much that I haven't paid for.

The PS Move system to me seems like a good value. I can add it up. PS Move bundle (PS Move, PS Eye, and A $40 game) is $100. Add the Navigation Controller, $30. so about that price would be cheaper than the Microsoft Kinect ($140 most likely) and over the Wii setup ($70, considering you are still using the stock sensor bar). But Nintendo's stuff will always be cheap, and always have games that won't apply to most core gamers out there. The Kinect will solely have to rely on Motion sensing, which doesn't have any controls. The Move will have more buttons that the Wiimote out of the box, paired with the PS Eye which can do everything that a PS Eye already does (it just have better marketing. Sony really didn't market the Eye good except for the Eye of Judgment). Also look at the software title. Sony can still do games like SOCOM4 and Killzone, all while in 3D! It doesn't require to be standing all the time like the Kinect will, and has more flexibility than the Wiimote.

I did have doubts about the Move, but what I have seen the past few days has been awesome. SOCOM4 was enough for me to get on the Bus with the Move. IGN.com said that they was now on the bandwagon, and SOCOM4 with the move is natural and makes sense. Sorcery will be a sleeper. At first I was like whatever, but then when I seen the developer act like he was drinking the potion, and the bulb actually changed to indicate he drunk the potion, was enough to convince me. Kinect will have a harder time. I think both solutions will be better than the Wii. Mostly old titles with the identical gameplay. No real New IPs was announced during their press conference.

So hey, you don't have to buy it. But don't complain if you do buy it.
 
Thats what I hate about consoles. The "hidden" charges. Yes the console is cheaper than a PC but add in the 2nd controller for 2 player, Xbox 360 needs an HDD older PS2 needed memory cards. stuff like camera, wii fit board, even need to get straps and grips for the wii controllers. 360 need a subscription for xbox live too! Not to mention games cost more for consoles than their PC versions. Consoles are actually fairly expensive in the end. "official" PS3 controller is always fairly expensive to start with why would these controllers be any different?
 
[citation][nom]feeddagoat[/nom]Thats what I hate about consoles. The "hidden" charges. Yes the console is cheaper than a PC but add in the 2nd controller for 2 player, Xbox 360 needs an HDD older PS2 needed memory cards. stuff like camera, wii fit board, even need to get straps and grips for the wii controllers. 360 need a subscription for xbox live too! Not to mention games cost more for consoles than their PC versions. Consoles are actually fairly expensive in the end. "official" PS3 controller is always fairly expensive to start with why would these controllers be any different?[/citation]

Actually more can be said about PC. The "LATEST AND GREATEST GPU" to play this game. Some people buys a new GPU every year. I have my next PC build planned out and It will set me back about $1500 when it is all said and done. Everything in life is a big hidden charge.
 
"You Don't Have to Buy Both PS3 Move Controllers"

so true I'm not buying ANY of them!
I'm perfectly fine with my PS3 controller
 
[citation][nom]RicardoK[/nom]Have you seen all the Wii stuff? The PS3 is way cheaper.[/citation]

Uh, what?

PS Eye - $40
PS Wiimote - $50
PS Nunchuck - $30

Total Price for one set: $120 + $80 for each future set

Wii Wiimote - $40
Wii Nunchuck - $20
Wii Motion Plus $20 *Not necessary*

Total Price for one set: $60 + $20 for Wii Motion Plus

Not to mention the up front costs of buying a Playstation 3 instead of a Nintendo Wii. I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that the Playstation Move is cheaper.
 
"You don't have to buy PS3 Move controllers"

You're right, I already own the cheaper and better version- the Wii so I'm not wasting my money on this PS3 stuff
 
[citation][nom]anamaniac[/nom]That's an expensive controller... I liked the over the Xbox just because of the cheaper controllers (I got them for $60, and cae with a rechargeable battery and a decent game, compared to $60 for a Xbox controller and a extra $20 for the rechargeable battery).[/citation]

Then you're doing the 360 controllers wrong. More like $3-4 for a pack of 4 rechargeable eneloops/rayovac "hybrid" batteries. That also last longer...

And the rest? just plain wrong.
 
Ok.. So to those wondering about how many Move controllers will be required and so on.

There will be games that require 2 Move controllers for EACH player. Which means you automatically need 100$ the least for each set. Even worst bad news after the fact that you know it would be 200$ for just 2 players ( + another 6 the least knowing you would need on the side 2xNavigation controllers which leads to a total of 260$ easily ) is that there can be only 4 Move controllers tracked at the same time. That means that games that require you to use 2 Move controllers per person automatically limits you to a 2 player game on the same console.

There will be many MANY people that will go buy their first move and start realising those factors as they keep visiting their local store to buy more and more of the required peripherals for motion controlling their PS3 games. Unfortunately they will know too late how deep they were forced to shove their hands in their wallets since they didnt know the requirements in the first place for any of the upcoming games..

I wish Sony made a list showing the total cost and bundles but ofc strategically a company would never do that. Kinect doesn't sound so expensive anymore does it? lol
 
[citation][nom]RicardoK[/nom]I would buy both. It's easier to handle 2 sticks than having a dualshock 3 on my hand and the wand on the other.[/citation]

LOL
 
the ms system will fail - nobody will like to wave empty hands in the air like an idiot. and recently a guy who tried kinect said that it was very unresponsive. my two claims are most probably true so I expect limited adoption and also most people would not play in pairs so $150 is much more than $80
 
[citation][nom]RicardoK[/nom]Have you seen all the Wii stuff? The PS3 is way cheaper.[/citation]

Yep, very true. Stupid Wii garbage fanboys will say otherwise.
 
Some things need to be on the drawing board longer, still not convinced this is a good thing.I will keep my dualshock for now.As for not being able to play the latest games without it, $ony ensures that with firmware updates that people don't want.
 
I will stick to my controller, thank you. The only reason to buy either Kinect or Move would be to make my parents play something, and for that I would go with Kinect, no controller. (my parents hate controllers)
 
hmm this might sound stupid but what does SOCOM stand for? and im really confused as to whether i have to buy to move wands for the fight game or not can anyone help me out?
 
So about Kinect vs Move and why Kinect is "Better" - let me say one thing, good luck playing an FPS with a camera. GOOD-LUCK.
About PS3 vs Wii (Costs)
Lets see, a wii is
$200 for one player, yes?
A PS3 is $300 for one player, plus $100 for a set of motion controls for one player.
Okay, so wii is $200 end price, PS3 is $400.
Okay, let's not forget wii doesn't even have HD graphics. That should automatically make PS3 better but we won't count that.
Next, PS3 is doubles as a blu-ray/DVD player, hence eliminating the need to buy both a Wii AND a $100 or more blu-ray player.
So, lets knock $100 of PS3 price.
Oh yeah, PS3 can also play music, doubling as a media player for your entertainment center...
Knock off $50.
PS3 has FREE DEMOS for many games so you don't waste money on sh*tty games...
Add $50 to wii because there is a crappy game you are bound to buy that ends up sucking, wouldn't have happened if it had DEMOS.
So far we have made Wii $250 and PS3 $250 using simple logic. Need I go on?
Now, PS3 vs GaySexty again....
xBox was $200 for no harddrive, no wifi.
So, add $100 for a harddrive, add $100 for a wifi adapter.
Osh- Your xBox just cost you $400!
Now, lets see, if you plan to play your xBox online for two years, that's what, $100?
Okay, now its $500 for your gaybox.
PS3.... Includes wifi, harddrive, and free online play...
at $300, add a 2 move controllers, a subcontroller (sice you can use that dual shock that came with your PS3 instead of a second subcontroller) and a camera... Price?
Around $480... Still cheaper than your gaybox.
WAIT, your gaybox still doesn't have a Kinect. Now its $650!
End price? PS3 We'll say $500, xBox $650.. So, Sony still wins. EASY style.
Oh, and on actual motion control, Kinect is a laggy piece of shit, the Milo tech demo was a fake (youtube it, its legitimately fake), and its an inaccurate useless piece of shit, good luck playing anything besides Eyetoy-type games like Sony had 10 years ago!
 
[citation][nom]Anonymous[/nom]hmm this might sound stupid but what does SOCOM stand for? and im really confused as to whether i have to buy to move wands for the fight game or not can anyone help me out?[/citation]

Socom is a third-person shooter.
You can use just a dual shock
You can use a MOVE controller in right hand, dual shock in left
or a MOVE controller in right hand, and the MOVE subcontroller in left hand!
You dont have to buy a subcontroller at ALL its just easier to use.
 
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