Jack Tretton Takes Aim at Natal
While discussing PlayStation Move and the benefits of actually having a controller in your hand on tonight’s episode of GameTrailersTV with Geoff Keighley, Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, took a stab at Microsoft’s “Natal” motion camera.
The Sony CEO believes PlayStation Move is true “next generation motion gaming”. But what does he think of Natal?
“I think it is a big idea, if you really want to get involved with playing with a camera, I suggest you go out and buy a $99 PlayStation 2 and play some of the great technology that we invented 8 years ago.”
Tretton isn’t the only person representing Sony that has taken digs at Natal as of late. Kevin Butler joined in on the fun in his latest commercial for PlayStation Move.
Both PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s “Natal are set for a Fall release.
We’ll update with the entire interview with Jack Tretton, once it becomes available.
16 Responses to “Jack Tretton Takes Aim at Natal”
I like his attitude. However, people are most likely going to go with Natal simply because it is extremely different. However, Sony’s decision to have Move work in all games may save them.
AntiGrav was an awesome EyeToy game. I wonder if those of us with BC PS3s can still use it along with the supported games on PS3…..
I would love to go pick up the EyeToy and AntiGrav again along with a few other games that I never had a chance to play.
What Jack Trenton said is a no brainer comment. Everyone should have thought EyeToy when Natal was being shown to the public at last years E3.
@Xael
Unfortunately the American media/press did not thought of the eyetoy when Natal was first shown to the public at last year E3. I mean they raved and praised Natal like the next big coming.
Gotta love Kevin Butler. Great commercials that are finally doing what they are meant to. If they can do the right game for Move I will take a look at it.
@Exquisik
yes they did. And that was a sad sad day in gaming. What’s more idiotic is that you get people still biased towards NATAL like if it’s really going to change a thing. Especially IGN
@InfinitiProject: The PS2 EyeToy connects to the PS3 and functions as a great Chat Camera in XMB chat. I bought the PS2 EyeToy with AntiGrav for $9.99 at GameStop in my local area. It was so cheap I also bought the same Camera with the Kinetic personal trainer software.
And ever since I saw the Natal video from last years E-3 I found that Sony had already done that with the same camera hardware company in 1998. Sony R&D found that camera less than capable, ie to slow to react to movement. So Sony worked with Logitech to create a camera that would work with their R&D specs and came out with the PS2 EyeToy. And in 2002 they released it to the PS community with software like Kinetic and games like AntiGrav.
You can also find video on YouTube.
So Jack’s comments are nothing new to me, it is about time that someone from Sony acknoledged that.
hello …
Natal is not bad, but i’m a PS3 owner so will stick with the MOVE + PS EyeToy & can’t wait for 3D too…
I’m a PS3 & PC gamer & proud, LOL!
cheers!
I just don’t see how Natal can work the way Microsoft wants it too. I feel like the use of controllers will make any interaction much more accurate and feel more realistic. I have said it a million times before…how many games do you play where the character isn’t holding anything in his hands like a gun or sword?? If you are going to be a playing a game like that wouldn’t it add to the realism of a motion sensing game if you are actually holding something in your hand as well??? I think so…
having a ps3 and pc is a great Idea.u can play ps3 exclusives like UC2 GOW3 killzone2 nd also xbox xclusives like gears of war and mass effect
I have this feeling that come E3 …Microsoft is going to add there own “optional” natal wand / waggle glowing something to help track the movements better. Basically stealing the thunder from PS3. Regardless though I still wouldn’t buy a 360. Hopefully I am completely wrong and the PS Move works out great and has a strong software support.
EXACTLY. As soon as I saw Natal, I was like, “Didn’t I play this exact same thing on the PS2 with the EyeToy?”
I think Natal and PS Move will likely go head to head later this year seeing who has the better lineup of games and which is priced more affordable than the other. PS Move does seem like its a direct copy of the Wiimote and Natal seems like a copy of the Playstation Eye Toy. So both Sony and Microsoft have copied but I do wish both of them good luck.
I hear you mcx….and the moment MS unveils their “wand” the industry will praise them again.
I’m not sure if media websites are dumb or just full of MS employee bloggers.
Either way it’s nice to see Sony finally take the gloves off and swing back. I’m getting tired of all the MS crap talk.
BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just like all other console peripheralls, it will depend mainly on what titles the move is compatible with. And unfortunately the same goes with the Natal, a lot of Xbox users are hardcore gamers, and I don’t see how Natal will provide decent hardcore games such as FPS for their audience.
Playstation Move already has a pretty good line up of games though. can’t wait to use it on LOTR aragorns quest, even thought the graphics do look slightly Wii-ish lol.