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Tech was just too costly
We know that Move has been in development since the days of PS2, so some gamers have naturally posed the question "why wasn't it available sooner?" President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has heard these questions, and he wants you to hear the answer.We couldn't have made Move when we launched PS3. We needed the time to be able to create the performance of Move with the target price that we started out with.Considering the Move contains all kinds of technical wizardry it's no surprise it was too costly to put into production three years ago. Yoshida also spoke about Sony's desire to prove Move's worth to gamers, both core and casual, with a range of innovative first-party titles.
We completely understand it’s our job as a first party to make games exclusive to Move and show examples of things that the system allows you to do. This is a completely new input mechanism for games, so we are experimenting a lot.We can't wait to see what results these experiments bring.
Who will emerge on top of the HD motion wars?
PlayStation Move has been around for a week now and, if user feedback and technological reviews are anything to go by, has impressed a great deal of people with its versatility and accuracy, if perhaps not its software line-up. The response from the majority of users is the fidelity of motion is far in advance of Wii, but there's another motion control monster on the horizon: Microsoft Kinect. Which system will rise to the top and which will be crushed underfoot?
Namco shooter on the way
Time Crisis: Razing Storm is packing a lot of heat into a single Blu-ray disc when it launches in North America on October 19th, as it features Time Crisis 4 (Arcade Version) and swashbuckling shooter Deadstorm Pirates.
Another London event for Move fans
Eurogamer EXPO is taking place in London across the first weekend of October, kicking off the capital's Games Festival, with the month-long shindig ended by the MCM Expo. Online retailer ShopTo.net has just confirmed it'll be bringing ten – yes, ten – demo pods to the event packed with gaming delights, with PlayStation Move available to play in the flesh.
Cheer up with Sackboy
So LittleBigPlanet 2 is coming in January 2011, not this year as previously thought. Media Molecule understands the disappointment it's caused many anticipating gamers, so it's put together a new video showing exactly how versatile the new game will be.
Combat gets covered
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light is shaping up to be another quality entry in the famed RPG series, with its unique graphical style and developer heritage. Its battle system could take a bit of getting used to though, which is why publisher Square Enix has put together a brief video showing you how to get the most out of the upcoming game.
New darts game out in November
Darts games have had a mixed heritage on consoles, but we'll soon see if PlayStation Move can help their fortunes do a 180. PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is set to land on PlayStation 3 on November 26th.
Trial new motion games before release
Next week's Eurogamer EXPO in London is set to play host to a pile of new games across all platforms, with PlayStation 3 having a strong presence.
Hang out with Jedward!
The upcoming Christmas sales steamroller Wii Party is gathering momentum as it prepares to crush all in its path, and Nintendo wants to get you in the party spirit early with an exclusive event at UK theme park Chessington World of Adventures.
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