Next Generation Consoles

[el_boss]

Those are not the official 360 controllers.

And yeah the revolution looks like it will be a pain to play with. I mean you can't lay down and play from a comfortable position. You have to sit upright and straight in front of the tv for it to work properly. And it's really stupid that you have to buy alot of addons for the controller to be able to use it.

[Assertn]

Originally posted by: el_boss
Those are not the official 360 controllers.

And yeah the revolution looks like it will be a pain to play with. I mean you can't lay down and play from a comfortable position. You have to sit upright and straight in front of the tv for it to work properly. And it's really stupid that you have to buy alot of addons for the controller to be able to use it.

Actually....the second one is the official 360 controller. Unless best buy is using unofficial controllers for demonstrations now.

Why do you have to sit upright and straight in front of the TV? Did you even try reading the specs on it? It uses motion sensors to determine how you're moving the remote, not infra red. Therefore it doesn't matter what angle you use it from, as long as the relativity in movement is the same.

KoKo37: Try reading the topic dedicated to the revolution before freaking out -.- lol

[el_boss]

Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
[Actually....the second one is the official 360 controller. Unless best buy is using unofficial controllers for demonstrations now.

Why do you have to sit upright and straight in front of the TV? Did you even try reading the specs on it? It uses motion sensors to determine how you're moving the remote, not infra red. Therefore it doesn't matter what angle you use it from, as long as the relativity in movement is the same.

The 360 controller is not the real one. The colors are wrong and it's too shiny.

This is the real thing.


As for you explanation of the revolution. So you can actually point the controller away from the tv or whereever you put the sensor thing? Even so it will still be annoying that you have to move your entire hand instead of just the thumb when you are going to move. I still think it will be very difficult to maneuver in any other positon that "upright and straight in front" (maybe not straight in front but the front of the controller has to be aimed at the tv), just try rotating your mouse 90 degrees and you will see what I mean.

I agree with Dez that this is very "hit or miss". I think someone said that it all really depends on the game-developers. I don't think alot of non-nintendo games will have support for this, especially not games that are designed for multiple platforms.

[XanBcoo]

Originally posted by: el_boss
And yeah the revolution looks like it will be a pain to play with. I mean you can't lay down and play from a comfortable position. You have to sit upright and straight in front of the tv for it to work properly. And it's really stupid that you have to buy alot of addons for the controller to be able to use it.

So far those are my only worries about the controller. Is there any information on the range it will work from or if it has to be as el_boss says (sitting in front of the system, and not laying down, or whatever)?

Edit: Damn, I didn't even bother reading Assertn's post. My question was answered already. Sorry.