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Title: First attempt to rip off the revolution remote
Post by: nemo_83 on January 06, 2006, 02:24:23 PM: gamespot

Here is my spin; if Sony rips off Nintendo's controller on the PS3 they will be blasted for out right thievery.
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Post by: BigJim on January 06, 2006, 02:51:36 PM: What an, uh, attractive controller.

Let's see if Nintendo does something to protect their "intellectual property rights for the product" as Perrin said.
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Post by: Bill Aurion on January 06, 2006, 03:05:22 PM: Hahaha, that looks horrible...
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Post by: Infernal Monkey on January 06, 2006, 03:05:51 PM: But Sony, I don't want to play with C-3PO's penis!
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 06, 2006, 03:11:14 PM: OMG they broke his penis?!
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Post by: nickmitch on January 06, 2006, 04:46:16 PM: But Sony didn't make that horrid monster of a controller.
However, they should've let someone else rip-off the Revmote for them because it makes them look bad. worse, whatever!
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Post by: darknight06 on January 06, 2006, 07:48:51 PM: Came a bit sooner than I thought, I was actually expecting this in a couple more months.
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Post by: MysticGohan24 on January 06, 2006, 08:24:51 PM: Those bastards! Must pay!! in blood. Send out the Cyborg Ninja Assassins!
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Post by: KDR_11k on January 07, 2006, 02:22:58 AM: Well, it DOES look like an improvement upon the Dualshock 2...
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 07, 2006, 02:38:14 AM: Yup, Shock-n-Aweful.
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Post by: Nosferat2 on January 07, 2006, 06:10:52 AM: Quote
Originally posted by: MysticGohan24
Those bastards! Must pay!! in blood. Send out the Cyborg Ninja Assassins!

I second that! Also send Bounty Hunter Samus Aran for the head of the company who made the damn thing..
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Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on January 07, 2006, 06:14:59 AM: That is so uncool. As retarded as it looks, I am pissed beyond belief right now.
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Post by: Cap on January 07, 2006, 07:04:36 AM: i dont really understand the point myself. games coming out for the revolution will be made from the ground up for the controller while it seems like players will have to alter existing control schemes to use this one on the ps2. i dont see any exclusive games coming out to cater to the controller.

and as already mentioned, it is far and away one of the ugliest controllers i have ever seen. i actually saw a reporter on cnn talking with the makers of this thing, and i wasnt impressed at all. the same company makes some sort of 3d glesses that will supposedly make existing ps2 games into 3d. they were ugly as well, and even the reporters were making fun of how stupid they looked wearing the things.
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Post by: Nosferat2 on January 07, 2006, 09:56:36 AM: its only an attempt by Sony to nullify any hype the Rev has going for it. Now they can say anyone can have such a controller so no need to get a Rev. I think alot of people will fall for it. Or it could be a company trying to turn a profit on a good idea. If i had to guess i think its both, 75% Sony trying to nullify and 25% the contoller company trying to capitalize. Conspiracy no doubt.. SEnd second wave of those Cyborgs!
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Post by: Amodaus1 on January 07, 2006, 12:54:16 PM: seems like they released this too quickly, unless they had the idea before the rev controler unvieling, might be faulty harware
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Post by: jasonditz on January 07, 2006, 01:07:06 PM: That's I daresay the lamest attempt at a copycat controller I've ever seen. The CNET article says the thing doesn't even work very well in the hands-on tests. If that's the best they can do... and frankly I think it's not even the best I could do in a weekend with a soldering iron and a radio shack within walking distance... Nintendo's got nothing to worry about.
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Post by: BlkPaladin on January 07, 2006, 01:22:50 PM: Well the gamespot article said it didn't work very well. But it is a third party controller so it is to be expected. It is a slightly good sign though it means that someone out there thinks it is a good enough idea to rip it off.
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Post by: MysticGohan24 on January 07, 2006, 04:53:51 PM: More or less, I hope we don't see sony trying to make a 1st party ver. it would seem a blatant rippoff the REv's controller, and I hope that everyone points out, that ONCE again sony's stealing ideas that weren't their's to begin with.

Noway will I want to hear sony innovating, when they can't come up with anything original... Damn you Ken Kurtagi!! *shakes fist*
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Post by: KDR_11k on January 07, 2006, 09:07:07 PM: I wouldn't be surprised if this thing worked more like the Powerglove than the rod...
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Post by: MysticGohan24 on January 07, 2006, 09:18:10 PM: Definately won't be garnering any Penis "envy" awards from the robotic crowd
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Post by: wandering on January 08, 2006, 11:54:26 PM: Quote
Here is my spin; if Sony rips off Nintendo's controller on the PS3 they will be blasted for out right thievery.

Just like they were in the n64-psx era?

Quote
i dont really understand the point myself. games coming out for the revolution will be made from the ground up for the controller while it seems like players will have to alter existing control schemes to use this one on the ps2. i dont see any exclusive games coming out to cater to the controller.

Not to this controller, no. But if Sony decides to follow suit, well....
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Post by: couchmonkey on January 10, 2006, 08:59:12 AM: That is one awful design. Until Sony decides to support the controller itself, this doesn't matter.
For that matter, this particular design takes what many hardcore would consider the "best" parts of the controller, but it totally ignores the simplifcation aspect that Nintendo is going for. Nintendo's plan is to capture the non-gamer market, but you're not going to do that with such a complicated tlooking doohickey.
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Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on January 10, 2006, 11:37:13 AM: This is pretty off-topic but has anyone seen the pictures of the PS3 controller in someone's hand? It's ridiculously small.
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 10, 2006, 01:42:29 PM: Fits perfectly in Batman's utility belt.

Unlike a PlayStation Protable.
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Post by: Artimus on January 10, 2006, 02:45:55 PM: Got a link to someone holding it? I'd love to see. I still think its got to be comfortable.
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Post by: Zach on January 10, 2006, 04:18:57 PM: The article mentioned a laser pointer, was this to actually interface with the PS, or just as a guide to see where you are pointing. Either way it is retarded, if the laser is to control it, then it wouldnt be practical if you wanted to rest it in your lap while you play or something (still using the motion sensor). If the laser is used only as a guide for the player, it would be pointless because a sight can easily be programmed onto the screen to serve the same purpose.
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Post by: King of Twitch on January 10, 2006, 08:59:57 PM: Looks like it was stolen out of an X-Wing
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Post by: KDR_11k on January 10, 2006, 09:12:21 PM: At least it has the left analog in the right place. That makes it better than the Dualshock 2 already.
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Post by: Nosferat2 on January 11, 2006, 07:00:57 AM: Quote
Originally posted by: kirby_killer_dedede
This is pretty off-topic but has anyone seen the pictures of the PS3 controller in someone's hand? It's ridiculously small.

Hey you gotta pic? I thought it was huge, but never seen it in actual hands. Thanks
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Post by: vudu on January 11, 2006, 07:23:32 AM: Quote
Originally posted by: kirby_killer_dedede
This is pretty off-topic but has anyone seen the pictures of the PS3 controller in someone's hand? It's ridiculously small.
Google Image Search is great.
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Post by: Artimus on January 11, 2006, 07:52:05 AM: Quote
Originally posted by: KDR_11k
At least it has the left analog in the right place. That makes it better than the Dualshock 2 already.

No it doesn't...its still in the wrong spot.
Title: RE: First attempt to rip off the revolution remote
Post by: KDR_11k on January 11, 2006, 08:42:55 AM: No, looks like primary position to me.
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Post by: archioverload on January 11, 2006, 10:09:56 AM: Looks like a broken Go-Bot.
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Post by: mantidor on January 12, 2006, 05:05:47 AM: I think Nintendo's big advantage for now in this issue is that the technology used is a total mistery. Although this controller is trying to copy the Rev functionality, it has been reported that it simply doesnt yield good results, while all the hands on impression of the revmote have nothing but praises about its accuracy. Nintendo managed to find a good solution for a reasonable price for 3D motion sensing, and sony or any other company that want to steal the idea need to go under several years of R&D as Nintendo did if they want to get their controller first in the market over Nintendo, which of course is imposible. Now once the revmote is out there then its another story, companies will dissect it and eventually figure out its secrets.
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Post by: couchmonkey on January 12, 2006, 05:16:49 AM: archioverload wins the thread!

Mantidor: I kind of agree that there will eventually be a quality Rev controller knock-off for the other consoles, but it won't be as simple as reverse-engineering the Rev controller since Nintendo no doubt has patents on the design. Case in point, Sony has had legal problems with Dual Shock because they copied the design for the force feedback.
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Post by: mantidor on January 12, 2006, 11:08:35 AM: oh I forgot about the patents, thats another obstacle, but expect people to work around the patents eventually, but certainly not in the next two or three years.
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Post by: Requiem on January 12, 2006, 11:33:58 AM: Which is long enough....

Even if it comes to market, companies won't support the damn thing because only a few people have it. It's like the whole HDD situation except far worse.
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 12, 2006, 01:22:04 PM: Anyone think the Dual Shock patent battle has an effect on the "absence" of the finalized PS3 controller ?

=OOOOOOOO
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Post by: Hocotate on January 12, 2006, 10:03:28 PM: I lol'd hard when I saw that controller. Imagine of Sony actually went with something like this.... The sad thing is a few years down the road, we'd have these n00bs saying how Sony was the first to come up with this new "revolutionary" controller.