Headshots On The PS3 Have Never Been This Precise. Eagle Eye Changes PS3 Gaming

TQcast: Precision is key when playing first person shooter video games. Using a console controller to play first person shooter games may have not been a good idea years ago, but today playing FPS games on a console is not only popular, but precise enough to get you those headshots. Or is it?

[dangert12]

Headshots are so pleasing they actually make me feel good for some odd reason lol

[evrfighter]

mmmmmm looks like an xfps rateup clone. Meaning fine tweaking will be nonexistant. Again I'll recommend the xim and a cross battle adapter if you want to use mouse and keyboard for the ps3.

[n4gno]

Move !

[SeanRL]

I'll be getting this! Mouse and keyboard are amazing for shooters!

[mikeslemonade]

Evrfighter is probably correct. Also the left stick kills WASD on the keyboard. Because when you strafe you can move diagonal and it's much more dynamic to move one knob instead of pressing 2 or 3 buttons simulataneously.

[silenius]

BAN THIS SH*T... STOP RUINING OUR GAMES !!! FFS...

[RedSky]

I can imagine the mouse lagging or being movement constrained because all it's really doing is emulating an analogue stick, but regardless it's indisputably cheating. Just because it's hardware and not pure code exploit based doesn't make it any less dodgy.

Back when they release Shadowrun and had PC players directly competing with consoles, the PC players wiped the floor for obvious reasons. This would be approaching it here.

This is the equivalent of PC mouses you can get which have a dedicated 3-5 shot rapid-fire button that makes single shot assault rifles stupidly good.

[bjornbear]

this is pretty awesome, but its a bit unfair, but cool we have the choice

- @ everyone complaining - chill, its not THAT much of an advantages, its not they are cheating =P

[dragunrising]

Until I clicked away from the main page into the comments I thought the article was about Move. Now, that would be an article I was interested in. Keyboards and mice on consoles is akin to cheating in my book.

On an related note, I hope Move is able to level the playing field of those few keyboard and mice PS3 gamers. Wii Motion Plus was a let down. I'm hoping Move replaces my Dualshock for Killzone 3 and Socom 4 :-)

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

I don't consider a controller swap a cheat, unless it's a turbo controller or any other thing to let you do what you aren't supposed to, like full auto shots in sigle fire weapons.

That said, I don't see the point of it. This isn't the first k/m adapter for PS3, as well as there are other mouse options for PS3 (like FragFX). The problem we have already seem with all those is simple, PS3 games aren't designed around m/k setting, which means you probably end up with too sensitive or non responsive enough mouse. maybe both depending on what you are doing. Even if you tune it right, console games don't have the same sensibility while doing different actions (shooting walking usually moves slower than shooting standing, shooting without aiming permits you to turn quickier than while down the sights), PC don't have too, but there is a bigger difference of sensibility on consoles, exactly because a controller isn't as easy to make precise movements (in a mouse, moving slower or faster is easy, on a controller it's not how fast, but how far on the stick course you had moved it into) the game itself is coded to compensate for that. Also they all have lag input.

Maybe some people feel confortable enough with a m/k this that they see those things, specially if such people aren't used to playing FPSs on consoles as they are on the PC, probably seems to them that even if the sensitiveness isn't right, it's still easier than on controller... It's fine by me, everyone should be able to play with whatever they feel more confortable. But if you want to see it clearly, just play UT3, that don't require any adapter, just hook in your mouse and keyboard and it will play. Take close attention as to how the diference in sensibility with m/k is small, than play with DualShock3 and look at what a half way through analog stick move you in aiming down the sights or free shooting, while moving your character, etc... Than hook this or any other mouse adapter to PS3 and play it again, you'll see how thing went complicated as you have to watch for sensitiveness all the time so you don't mess it up.

You'll notice why those that already adapted to play FPSs with controller will avoid m/k accessories that aren't natively supported. That's the reason why I want to test Move with shooters, it's supposed to be about as natural as a mouse but the real good thing is that the games will be supporting this kind of precision, not just the hardware.

[WildArmed]

Wow.. that is amazing.. for just 50$ >.<
If I was a regular FPS player, I'd get this in a heatbeat.

But I'm not.. D:
But wow, I'm speechless.

[JoySticksFTW]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[gameraxis]

www.splitfish.com certainly better than this piece, and yes it is mouse and an awesome "nunchuck" like controler with ur left had... if u want percision and motion mapping, (like melee at the flick of the wrist, or greande toss of anything) with full turbo on any or all buttons this is what u want!

buy the way they've come out with various models since i've gotten mine so look at the second one (my favorite) or even the first,third or any, and youtube videos on it, some pro gamer(s) endorses it and it seems to have very high rating, i can't notice any lag and i'm a picky b*tch with that kinda stuff myself...

[Chupa-Chupa]

One Shot, One Kill!

[dangert12]

depends what gun your using in and what game your playing :P

@Chupa-Chupa

i prefer killzones they are hard because of the amount of recoil on the game and also that little blip when people die makes it seem even more satisfactory

[Chupa-Chupa]

That's true. MW2 headshots feel more satisfying than KZ2, but KZ2 looks amazing!

[Hideo_Kojima]

are you high?
In killzone 2 when you get a headshot their heads blow off.

[crzyjackbauer]

it was really cool in killzone 2 when they added the motion controls on the sniper rifle accuracy, its the first time i thought that sixaxis was done right

[WildArmed]

haha I love that BLIP every time you get headshot.
It felt soooo rewarding

[Jacobite]

This I will be interested in

[BulletProofVess]

this device will help bridge the gap between console & pc gamers
and result in the ps3 appealing to a larger audience

yet i think it would have been nice to see someone a little better at K&M to demo it

[xxxprettiboyxxx]

it could help bring over additional pc users who love and are accustom to the keyboard and mouse

i just hope that it doesn't affect the balance of multiplayer due to the advantages of keyboard control

edited:some typos

[Reefskye]

Keyboard control is a bit outdated, doesn't work as well for moving your character about a map than an analogue, but its the opposite when it comes to aiming with a mouse.

[BryanBegins]

True Reefskye. On top of that, I always felt that it was so unrealistic to play with a mouse because you can turn 180 in 1/10 of a second. A real sodlier couldn't do that.

[morganfell]

Actually it won't work. This is no different that the device reported yesterday for the 360. These have been around for sometime and there was a great deal of marketing last gen for the PS2 and Xbox with the invention of the Smart joy. They are fine as long as you are laying stationary taking linear shots.

But the minute you have to engage in close quarters battle the turn rate kills you. Spitfish came up with a novel solution for turn rates...and it didn't work either.

The essential programming is set up for the gamepad. Even though you may tweak settings in the game menu and adjustments as part of the external device's hardware and internal software you inevitably cannot counter the game's response which was set up and adjusted for a pad. Yes these things work fine in very controlled demo situations. But in an actual MP game? I encourage all of the people I might play against to get one.

[TrailerParkSupervisr]

Exactly. CQC will fail on this (these) device(s). Trying to swing around and do a 180 will result in shotgun pellets to your head every time and you will not even have seen the shooter.

[GodFather_87]

I think I stick to my PS3-Controller. But I would like to test it ...

[blahblah]

i wasted my money on fragfx. and while my aiming was better, my movement wasn't (worth noting i don't play fps, i bought it for MGO which is TPS not FPS, so it can kinda be my own fault). i was shooting faster, but also died way more often from the angles or by cqc. after 1 week of trying to get accustomed with mouse i simply went back to regular controller.

i really don't know if experience in FPS is any better with frag, but in TPS both, feel and play simply sucked.

[divideby0]

must buy for me... one review commented on the setup issues.
waiting for a update and price drop than its a must buy for me

[IneedWeed]

I wish games next gen will be so sick, that when you blast enemies in the head it'll leave a gapping hole and have brain particles everywhere. Well this is just me, but I like realistic/gruesome graphics. If you use a Barrett .50 Cal wouldn't it rip a guys body in half?

OT: Can't you use a regular mouse/keyboard to play games that support it?

[A Cupcake for Gabe]

Soldier of Fortune was pretty gory. But the realistic mutilation is welcomed. In still waiting for the sandbox serial killer game.

[TooTall19]

I think a .338 Laupua would be more practical than a .50 cal.

[ShadowJetX]

Rumor has it that a gatling gun at close range is strong enough to tear a man in half with a shot or 2. I can't confirm this though, since I only heard it from my friend who was in the army.

Quite honestly, I hope realistic mutilation never comes to fruition. You have to have a line of separation between realism and fantasy. 100% realism the line that should never be crossed in the media/entertainment world.

But for the sake of being on topic, I could never get the hang of M/K shooting, sure it's a hellava lot more accurate, but I could never get the movement and hot keys down right. I think I'll be sticking with my controller for the time being. Though, I guess it wouldn't hurt to try it out or somrthin yeah.

[Cerberus2125]

I'm a PC and console gamer and I'll say this is out a bit late,the reasons PS move,after playing the shoot I'll not pay a dime for this.

[Mozku]

Is this guy really stupid enough to try mouse+keyboard in Kz2? :D
I mean everyone knows that Kz2 controls are slow. Thus making fast mousecontrols useless, even inferior compared to a dualshock. And no, you can't really tweak them that much faster from options in this game.
But imo mouse should stay away from homeconsoles...

[ll_UNDERSCORE_ll]

Actually I think the review was really done well. He noted that their is a different control feeling with the two games he showcased (COD/KZ). And since this device is for the PS3 he used the consoles benchmark shooter to demonstrate.

[Kiriel]

Should be "headshots on the PS3 will never be precise" :P

[mastiffchild]

Why? I'm, all for people trying legit things to get a little edge for themselves as long as it doesn't, like it has for me in the past, get to the point where we're looking for the next one as soon as we've got our mitts on the current one. I was always on the sniff for a better mouse/keyboard when I did a lot of PC gaming and the leveller playing fields of everyone having the same tech and controller on the consoles was something that really appealed to me and losing my desire ton take part in this little arms race was part of that release of pressure. I started being able to play primarily for enjoyment again!

@Kriel-why can't headshots ever be precise on the PS3? I can remember being on the wrong end of several one morning after foolishly stumbling into a mouse enabled PS3 game of UT3 with me using a pad and I got murdered constantly. The guys I was playing against certainly got some accuracy on the go anyhow!

[saint_seya]

i would love to play with mouse/keyboard shoters on my ps3.. im very used to play like 4 hours a day cs: source (mouse and keyboard), so i have to say that i would love to have same settings from my games on my ps3

[Veni Vidi Vici]

I purchased this when it first came out and I was VERY disappointed. It has lag. It "stair steps" If you try to trace a random object, you can't. It will be jagged like steps. Don't waste your money. It works better with certain games and certain mouses (yes, that's the plural for a computer mouse). If you're expecting to pull of headshots in KZ2, you can forget it. That was the main reason I bought the thing and it was awful. Slow, laggy, and imprecise. Just giving you people a heads up. Don't expect it to be anything like playing on a PC.

[thehitman]

bad??

[Veni Vidi Vici]

If you're going to try and insult me, why not do it with proper grammar? I was just trying to save some people their money.

[thehitman]

that really use to make me just smile when i headshot ppl was CoD:MW (not 2) Just the sound of the bullet when it hits the helmet you hear a DING especially when ur at quite some range. I use to get that feeling like dam im fuking nice XD. But in all games headshots i always aim for because its just that more satisfying.

[Vip3r]

How would the move compare to this for FPS games?

[Horny]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

even though its a TPS the precision is amazing.

[xAlmostPro]

tbh, ps3 supports controller/mouse so why not just allow that control scheme to be used?.. in the games settings have K&M option?..

i guess its because people say mouse would have an advantage but hey i dont think it would against someone who is good with a controller.. i do just as good on PC as console when i use a controller for it

[RememberThe357]

From what I've read on hte K/M vs DS is that the K/M people school the DS people every time. That's on of the reasons we haven't seen cross platform play on the PS3.

[jdigitalseven]

Shooting someone far away with a gun and walking.....I'd rather watch paint dry....FPS's are the most OVERRATED GENRE EVER.

[Odin777]

Agreed. You can blame that on Call of Duty. Hopefully Activision over-saturates the market with Call of Duty like they did with Guitar Hero.

[RememberThe357]

But I don't go around being all butt hurt about it. Get over it.

[Hazmat13]

i like a BFBC2 kill. but i prefer upclose rather than being a sniper.

[metsgaming]

oh just great now fps will be even more unbalanced then b4.

[hiredhelp]

This is possible with MOVE just as easy. if anyone here as played resident evil. you know that headshots can be somewhat sticky. But have you tryed it with Move. its a whole new board game. witch basicly makes it as effective if not more efective than a keyboard and mouse. kz3 is move compliant. headshots will be easyer moving will be more responsive.

[darkdoom3000]

I tried the MAG beta with the move. It's easy to aim.. while standing still. if youre moving and aiming, its quite hard. I'm gonna go try get used to it more once the beta sessions start up again/

[N4OGs]

what the heck, did my head just get blown off because it wasnt there anymore.

no medic revival for me this time I guess.

[Weed]

I could literally see the lag between the reviewer moving the mouse and the reaction on the screen for both games. No one seems to be able third party console kb/mouse right.

[redfirm]

CHECK THIS ONE OUT.. cant be more preciese

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[GezForce]

That headshot brought tears to my eyes! epic fail ha ha ha

[RememberThe357]

I saw this on CNN.

[duplissi]

just get fragfx.... much much better.

[KillerPwned]

I`m really liking this i always loved playing UT3 with the mouse and keyboard i will definitely be getting this.