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Microsoft Reveals HoloLens Videogame Controller

Microsoft’s HoloLens was unveiled back in January of this year, and since then has regularly been linked to areas outside of videogaming. Today however, Microsoft made strides forward in the world of hologram-based entertainment, revealing a new controller specifically designed for HoloLens videogames.

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d_g3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

the demo looked insane!

i hope the price will be reasonable

maybelovehate3152d ago

SDK is 3000 dollars. Which is a lot! But it does look amazing!

ScorpiusX3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

It's a standalone device , not only for gaming so it will have many use based on developers and what they can create.

badboyz093152d ago

They are marketing this to the wrong crowd.

Yahdaree3152d ago

$3,000, umm...that's a lot.

Fatal-Aim3151d ago (Edited 3151d ago )

Augmented reality is very very fixed. The way Microsoft presented it, it seemed as if you would have a hoard of monsters with complex AI to fight off, using every trick you ever learned as an athlete or gamer. In reality, you only have a 3-5 minute game consisting of the same wave of monsters with the same ol' mediocre AI pattern attacking you once more.

The verdict: the newness will wear off very very quickly just like the AR Kinect games or any camera-based game for that matter. Sorry, but this is the reality behind AR only games, and its because they need so many more resources than a game that you'd play in a totally exclusive gaming world -- like VR or on a TV screen.

But because MS is trying to sell this thing, they are only showing their viewers the sweeter side of the device -- just like Milo for Kinect.

Bigpappy3151d ago

This looks crazy, in a nice way. Still, I can't consider this or VR until the price comes down and I am certain that it would screw up my vision.

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maybelovehate3152d ago

That is for the Development Kit. It won't retail for that much but I am thinking it will definitely retail for 1000+. And it does make sense since it is a standalone device.

TheColbertinator3152d ago (Edited 3152d ago )

Meh.Could buy 30 games and a few years of Live instead

kneon3152d ago

With a $1000 price tag it would be DOA as far as gaming goes and so would have very little developer support.

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MRMagoo1233152d ago

@timotim

A really really low range pc , it's got a cpu close to an i3 and a gpu not even close to the new consoles.

Ra30303151d ago (Edited 3151d ago )

In comparison to the Orculus Rift Dev kit 2 that cost $350 usd $3,000 is a lot of money. I'm not sure what that means but It'll be interesting if they can get the price point just right for gamers when it hits the market. I have a feeling though that this and the Sony VR and any other VR will bring great joy but much pain to the wallet.

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RiseofScorpio3152d ago

Isn't the PS4 dev kit like $2500?

Takwin3152d ago

Those are bogus media reports that were later corrected, but no one bothered to read the corrections, only the original clickbait articles (on Polygon).

The PS4 devkits were under $500 and FREE to many indie devs that contacted Sony.

Yetter3151d ago

@Takwin They were loaned to many indie developers so PS4 could bloat their software line up but I've been scouring the internet for quite some time now and can find no where that this 2500$ devkit info was ever 'corrected'. Care to post a link?

As the orginal story stated,

"In the previous generation, PS3 dev kits cost between $1,000 and $10,000. Generally, there are different levels of dev kits, ranging in debug functionality and pricing. The $2,500 price point seems to be a popular option among most developers."

which seems about in line with everything I know about game development

fathertime19803152d ago

It says the dev kit is 3000 dollars not the final retail product.

yankolo3152d ago

Ok 2nd pic ...the spaceship is a hollogram??? Why it has a shadow in the wall.....mmmmm

LifeInNZ3152d ago

The smaller craft also cast cg shadows. Looks all above board to me.

WilliamSheridan3152d ago

If you look closely, the shadows don't mimic the position of the shadows of the real player. It can be a simple algorithm that generates a shadow a certain distance from the object, with no discern over location of floor or walls

OC_MurphysLaw3152d ago

If I recall, isn't the way MS does their video sharing of demos for hololens basically by mounting another hololens to the camera to view the same program through the view of hololens? Could alos explain a bit why the shadows of the game objects were off to the real player since the cam is at a different angle and hololens would be adjusting for the cam view not the player view. Maybe...its just speculating on my part.

Davi1233151d ago

And why we need a controller if Hololens is hand free?

Yetter3151d ago

because physical buttons are nice and always will be

Davi1233149d ago

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Ok. But it looks like that will not be optional, but mandatory to play some games.

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AizenSosuke3152d ago

Interesting, and insane can't wait.

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Microsoft to Add Copilot AI to Video Games

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.

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Fishy Fingers3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

F*** AI

"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...

Einhander19723d ago

Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.

It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.

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darthv722d ago

....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.

That's next Thursday.

Einhander19722d ago (Edited 2d ago )

It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.

What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.

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CaptainFaisal2d ago

Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.

Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.

MrDead2d ago

Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.

I_am_Batman2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.

If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.

Number1TailzFan2d ago

Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in

helicoptergirl2d ago

Takes "hand holding" in games to a whole new level.

BlackDoomAx1d 11h ago

Because human nature xD Almost every new technology had these kind of comments.

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Activision team is opening a new game studio in Poland 'Elsewhere Entertainment' to build new AAA IP

Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.

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Psychonaut856d ago

They’re not working on Call of Duty? Give it time.

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Microsoft's quest for short-term $$$ is doing long-term damage to Windows, Surface, Xbox, and beyond

Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.

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"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "

Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.

Xeofate8d ago

"Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware."

It's for the best.

Quit stringing along xbox fans and screwing over PlayStation owners.

crazyCoconuts8d ago

Take good care of those Xboxes if you have 'em ...

outsider16248d ago

An Xbox game on a Playstation. Never in my years of gaming did i ever thought this was gonna happen.

jznrpg8d ago

It is dying anyway so doesn’t make much of a difference

VersusDMC8d ago

No way can they get rid of the hardware as probably 90% of game pass subscribers are hardware users.

Highly doubtful those users will move to PC or Cloud to subscribe there and the competition (Sony and Nin) will never have gamepass on their system.

If they want to keep the current subscribers, they need to keep releasing new hardware.

PSPSA7d ago

I'm not convinced, why then announce that they're actually working on the next-generation Xbox with “the largest technical leap”, and also looking into handhelds now?

Rols7d ago

Not like MS don’t drop things a hot potato if it is not performing. Look at MS history to see products or platforms discontinued. Xbox is not a charity for MS, it needs to make money and the ABK was the last roll of the dice for Xbox.

purple1017d ago

Xbox hardware team members have been incorporated into surface team

This perhaps shows they are not expecting big things from Xbox as a separate entity

Abear217d ago

Seems like they are planning to win next gen. All the acquisitions were this generation and nobody except Xbox fans expect games from the acquisitions any time soon.

I’m sure Microsoft can afford to lose money on the short term, pretty sure they do risk assessment when acquiring many companies and spending billions, they’ll be fine lol.

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gold_drake8d ago

i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.

but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.

S2Killinit8d ago

They wont kill it, but they will go fully PC while keeping xbox as a brand, and go multiplatform for the most part. They will also work tirelessly to diminish console gaming’s importance.

PRIMORDUS8d ago

It would be best if Xbox goes the way of Sega, just make and publish games. I know I myself will not support them at all with buying games from them, you all can. 🙃

ChasterMies8d ago

The Xbox brand will live for the games. I don’t expect Microsoft to entirely drop out of gaming hardware. They make Surface tablets and laptops. They’ll make Xbox branded hardware for those that want it.

shadowT8d ago

"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"

Forza and Starfield next?

Skuletor8d ago

Starfield would be no surprise and there's the rumor that it will come to Playstation after the Shattered Space DLC, Forza (along with Halo and Gears of War) I find less likely but I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually end up on PlayStation too, especially if Xbox give up on hardware and go the Sega route.

shinoff21838d ago

Not to worried about forza. I'd rather see others like what inxile and obsidian are working on. Starfield sounds like it needs more time in the oven so let it cook first imo. If starfield and it's a small if does release on ps it'll be in the fall around the time for dlc or right at the dlc and come packaged with it.

-Foxtrot8d ago

In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year

“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"

S2Killinit8d ago

Yup. MS are a cancer to console gaming.

Aloymetal8d ago

100%!!
I wonder what happened to that dude that was always here posting those court articles with cartoons about MS spending all those billions in studios. He suddenly disappeared, I guess he doesn't like bad news when the green brand is in trouble. No new articles from him as of late...

PRIMORDUS8d ago

Yup, and it's only going to keep spreading.

Outside_ofthe_Box8d ago

Phil Spencer's words always comes back to bite him lol

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