Move, Kinect, Wii: Despite The Onslaught Of Motion Devices, Sony's Richard Marks Reckons The DualShock's Here To Stay.

Richard Marks, has revealed that the platform holder doesn't plan on ditching the traditional controller anytime soon. Why?

"I don't think it makes sense," he told Gamesutra, highlighting the importance of the traditional controller against popular motion solutions like the Wii. Marks added that while he thinks motion controllers are less intimidating, some experiences require the traditional pad. The statements echo Marks' sentiment in the build-up to the PlayStation Move's release.

“I said that pretty much from the beginning that we’re not trying to get rid of the gamepad,” said Marks. “The gamepad is a really good abstract device. It can map to so many different things. It doesn’t map one-to-one to those things, but it doesn’t need to for a lot of game experiences.

“[The traditional controller] is still intimidating to some audiences, some people, and so, those people might like Move better. So, I think having both offered to [different] kinds of people that want to play is the right choice right now. I think the DualShock, it’s just better for some experiences, but the Move is better for other ones.”

Marks was complimentary of Microsoft's success with Kinect, but the SCEA man said he still feels camera technology has a ways to go before it can offer the kind of experience a standard controller does. Famously Sony had been looking into the same kind of technology used in Microsoft's motion device long before the Kinect was announced.

“You need a lot more fidelity [in camera technology] to get the kind of control that you can already get out of the gamepad or Move even,” he said. “I think to do some of the more subtle things, it’s just not possible right now. And I think it might be a ways off because buttons are very exact.

“They know exactly what the person intends, they push a button or they don’t. And that’s a tough one to replace with some kind of other gesture.”

[source vg247.com]