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PS3 EndWar gets Minority Report-esque gesture controls

Using the Playstation Eye, the PS3 version of the game EndWar will allow players to wave their hands underneath the camera to navigate the game's overhead map. The feature is currently only being developed for the PS3 version, as the 360's Vision Camera lacks the stand to hold the camera vertically.

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wetowel - 579 days 8 hours ago

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damn.... thats awesome. Im gonna have to go and buy a ps3 cam now.

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NO_PUDding - 579 days 8 hours ago

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Pleaset tell me you are being sarcastic?

360 camera lacks the stand.... ZOMG i bet Microsoft wished they had developed a vertical polythylene supportive device, maybe it's becuase Sony is so next gen!

SARCASM!!!

I am a PS3 fanboy, but I ahte all these gimmicky benefits the PS3 is getting. Yes, I am whinign about it, becuase it's never useful.

I use Sixaxis on GTA for relaoding, darts and bowling, but that's all - and that's when I am bored enough to play that pathetic game!

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LenHart - 579 days 7 hours ago

1.2 - indeed

It seems like an impressive feature

we will find out for sure

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Panthers - 579 days 7 hours ago

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Maybe, but controlling units with your hands and not even touching the screen is awesome. especilaly in a RTS

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thePatriot - 579 days 7 hours ago

1.4 - at 1.1 probaly sarcasam

I ahte sarcasam on the internet as much as I ahte whinign about vg charts accuracy

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morganfell - 579 days 7 hours ago

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http://multiplayerblog.mtv....

i purchased mine when they first came out and have been incredibly satisfied. The built in microphones work great and it is far superior to my xbox cam handling low light conditions with ease. the picture and functions are just completely superior hands down.

on top of that when i am not home i can use my psp to turn on my ps3 with remote play, go to video chat and see what my dogs are doing live in the living room he he.

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sonarus - 579 days 7 hours ago

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Agreed...makes a lot of sense for an RTS. If they could take out the controller completely and make it so its just camera and headset then MAYBE i can consider the game

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deeznuts - 579 days 7 hours ago

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NO_PUDding, as MS are quickly finding out, not having a stand for their camera is turning out to be a mistake as egregious as not making a HDD standard!

EDIT:, by the way I play in my bedroom on my bed. But my room is fairly large so I sit maybe 15 feet away (maybe 13). Will the eye toy work from such distances?

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scottie2521 - 579 days 1 hour ago

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i love the PS Eye

i used the same bluetooth heatset with my ps3 that i use for my phone, but after a while i got tired of linking them. now i use the Eye in-game and it works beautifully. i doubt i'll ever use a headset now.

plus.......if your really slick and expecting "company", you can set it up so that it records.....EVERYTHING. keep that controller nearby.

worth every penny

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Fanboi - 578 days 23 hours ago

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I'll keep this in mind when I make my next sex type or have a coke deal in my living room.

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Fishy Fingers - 579 days 8 hours ago

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Surely they should allow it for the 360, people could easily rig up something to point the camera upwards.

Stick it between two books...?

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clintos59 - 579 days 7 hours ago

2.1 - lol yeah or maybe ..

they can duck tape the xbox vision onto there hat or something and it will proly work even better, who knows. :)

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Panthers - 579 days 6 hours ago

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I thought the PS3 cam had some kind of special 3D capturing or something. Like something the 360 cam didnt. I know there was something special about the PS3 cam.

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Odion - 579 days 8 hours ago

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Seriously I am actually jealous lol

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whateva - 579 days 8 hours ago

4 - I love my PS-eye

sony needs to make Knock Out in HD for the PS3

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LenHart - 579 days 7 hours ago

4.1 - How much would a PS eye cost?

do you know?

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Relcom - 579 days 7 hours ago

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40$

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Fishy Fingers - 579 days 7 hours ago

4.3 - ^

US $32 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-...

UK £21 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Son...

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LevDog - 579 days 7 hours ago

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PS eye only cost 40 bucks.. Its a good investment.. 1. if you dont have a mic it has one.. 2. You can vid chat with other people that has one..

Ps the vid chat is awesome

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clintos59 - 579 days 7 hours ago

4.5 - Lenhart

$39.99 at circuit city.

Im sure u can find other places where it is cheaper, maybe ebay.

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whateva - 579 days 6 hours ago

4.6 - I got it for $32 at amazon

eyecreate is fun I make crazy videos like this

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Meresin - 579 days 6 hours ago

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Whateva, you just got positive feedback for pure creativity. O.o That video was something to behold.

Just out of curiosity, how is the voice detection on the Eye camera? Does it pick up a lot of game noise?

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clintos59 - 579 days 6 hours ago

4.8 - whateva..

Cool video and yes PS eye is an awesome cam. I am still screwing around wit it to see what else I can do with it but very creative video. :)

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butterfinger - 579 days 8 hours ago

5 - Hmm...

this sounds like they are using this game to get a response before they release PSN-Connect. It would make sense at least...

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whateva - 579 days 8 hours ago

5.1 - what is PSN-Connect?

off to google I go!

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butterfinger - 579 days 8 hours ago

5.2 - According to a rumor...

PSN-Connect is a minority report-like way that PS3 owners will be able to access their xmb and possibly other features in game... Basically if you are playing GTA and you want to change a song, you just reach to the right corner of your screen (for example) and drag down your custom soundtracks and select a song all without even using a controller...

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Meresin - 579 days 6 hours ago

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Is that something that is supposed to be coming? It sounds incredible...It'd be a lot less awkward than simply firing up XMB while in a game and maneuvering through the menus.

If they really do kick that out, I'll have to pick up the Eye camera myself.

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PSWe60 - 579 days 8 hours ago

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PSN-Connect,
now that would be cool!

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LenHart - 579 days 7 hours ago

7.1 - yess

Good job Ubi

atleast they are better than EA .

Ubi delivers on most occasions with good games and not rushed ports

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Panthers - 579 days 7 hours ago

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WOW awesome

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LevDog - 579 days 7 hours ago

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If they can do that for a game.. That would be tight if Sony would add the feature to the XMB.. For the people that have a camera, they can turn on the option and use their hands to navigate the XMB and Web browser

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Panthers - 579 days 4 hours ago

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You would have people jsut playing with the XMB all day. It would become a game all its own LOL.

I know I would HAHA

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scottie2521 - 579 days 1 hour ago

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yup i've been saying that since the Eye was announced

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Bathyj - 579 days 7 hours ago

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Wow, thats fricken awesome, and its not just a gimmick either. For years, devs have wondered how to do decent RTS controls on a console. This could be problem solved, and I gotta say its about time. The eye camera is a the best motion detection controller available. Infinitely more accurate than the Sixaxis or Wimote. I've wanted things like this ever since they showed that demo with the 2 glasses of water in the bathtub tipping fluid from one to the other with natural ease.

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RememberThe357 - 579 days 7 hours ago

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Holy crap that might actually work! A PlayStaiton peripheral that actually gets used!

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Cupid_Viper_3 - 579 days 6 hours ago

11.2 - hahaha...

touche if i may say....lol

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Meresin - 579 days 6 hours ago

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Touche doesn't cover it. I think "owned" might just come close, though.

The PS Eye actually has several games designed for it up on the PSN, and also has some sort of video software you can tinker with. It's very cool stuff, although it is underutilized in gaming. Hopefully this trend takes off, and we see more mainstream games using the thing.

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sephy 9 2 5 - 579 days 5 hours ago

12 - I remember PSN Connect

and the year isn't over yet...so we'll see how that pans out (supposed to be revealed this yr)

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heroman711 - 579 days 3 hours ago

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that sounds really cool. actually makes me interested in RTS games

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RobertGonz69 - 579 days 1 hour ago

14 - WOW...

its good to be a PS3 owner.

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Fanboi - 578 days 23 hours ago

15 - Not that great

This feature sounds cool but I wonder how usefull it really is. So you can move the map with hand gestures, thats it? Sounds limited. Now if I can control the entire game with hand gestures then I'll be impressed. If I have to stick my hand out to scroll the map then pull them back to play the game with my DS 3 then it isn't so cool. If the game include mouse and keyboard support then I wouldn't need to use hand gestures at all.

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tk - 578 days 10 hours ago

16 - Waffle...

Nothing to do with the stand. It is a 20c piece of plastic that can be added no-problem. The specs of the cameras is not the same. They need resolution at a certain fps to be able to do this.

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Shaka2K6 - 579 days 8 hours ago

1 - ' ' The feature is currently only being developed for the PS3 version ' '

' ' the 360's Vision Camera lacks the stand to hold the camera vertically. ' '

Double rape xbots.

Ouch!

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LenHart - 579 days 7 hours ago

1.1 - wow

but it seems like a very impressive feature

well done SONY and PS3

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pwnsause - 579 days 6 hours ago

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well if you looked at the first trailer for the game, you can tell that one of their intentions was to use your hands to control the combat, even though it was on a table, i hope for the best for Ubi to make this function work, they are one of the first 3rd party devs to take full advantage of the PS eye

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GiantEnemyCrab - 579 days 5 hours ago

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Lame. So the stand that is required comes with the Eye of Judgement game/camera pack. So anyone who bought just the camera is SOL unless you make your own contraption.

Congratulations $ony found a way to move more EOJ's! Give yourself a good pat on the back sucker fishheads $ony loves you!

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spectyre - 579 days 3 hours ago

4.1 - Okay

@ Giant Enemy Crab (aka PoG, Nasim, Hong Kong Phooey, Agent 86, spectyre)

I didn't think Sony was publishing this game seeing how it is multiplat. But you do bring up a good point that it is a rather obscure peripheral, that is why I believe it won't make it into the game. Of course I am one of those sucker fishheads that bought EOJ so I'm good.

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Nadine Coyle - 578 days 19 hours ago

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'@ Giant Enemy Crab (aka PoG, Nasim, Hong Kong Phooey, Agent 86, spectyre)' LOL :)

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