The Holy Grail of Gaming

While it is not news that Sony is saying crazy things, there is this very interesting quote that reveals Sony’s context of the situation:

“We look at motion control as being that much more than what exists on the market. The Holy Grail of gaming is placing you as a consumer into the game physically. When we provide further details, people will see exactly where we’re going.”

If Sony actually believes this, you can get out that tombstone. Much of the Wii’s success came from NOT putting the consumer into a game. The Expanded Audience, as a behavioral trait, does not wish to be ‘sucked into’ a game like Virtual Reality or something. This is why Home ran into a wall (and also why Nintendo was laughing at Sony when they announced Home).

The true Holy Grail of gaming is placing the consumer’s behavior as the center of the world. Sony does not ask whether people want to be sucked into a game physically. They assume it because it matches the ‘Virtual Reality’ dream and all.

And did you read what that guy said about the PSP Go? Good grief!