Controllers the new battlefield of the console wars

When this new generation of consoles emerge, each company took a different focus from online function from Microsoft Xbox 360 or the massive power for graphics and processor of Sony PS3, an they laugh of the pitiful Nintendo Wii (just in terms of processing power) whose bet was a bizarre controller (like any other nintendo console), after a few years we see who make the correct decision, after all every and their grandmas play wii now days, even dating and playing are not mutully exclusive anymore (if the last don’t apply to you, you are a very tiny demographic).

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So the people has spoken and weird controller is the best thing since sliced bread, but the console wars are brutal and the competitors are not above to retro engineer the opposition weapons and use against them.

Recently a heard again(read actually) the rumors about wii like controllers for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, but i wonder how this will affect the market, since people may considere it a wii copy or something like that, but true or not, Sony and Microsoft will probably unveil the new controller in early june at the E3.

Sony currently offers motion-sensing capabilities in the DualShock 3 wireless controller, which is available as an accessory to the PS3. However, the new controller would be far more advanced, possibly eclipsing the accuracy of the controller for the Nintendo Wii console.

The Sony controller would use light-emitting diodes and a Webcam to track the gadget’s movements. The technology would be able to track the direction of movements better than the Wii-mote, and also track velocity.

The ps3"mote" probably will look like this...probably

 

Initially unveiled  last year, the “Gametrak Freedom” motion sensing remote control for Xbox 360 and the PS3 has undergone a bit of a makeover and is currently on display at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

IGN reports that the controller will be available this fall for the Xbox 360, “with a PS3 variation potentially following next year.” The Freedom bears a striking resemblance to the Nintendo Wii remote and will ship with a USB-port base station connected to two wands that sit on either side of your TV. Unlike the Wii remote, the Freedom won’t require line-of-sight but will instead use “ultrasonic 3D positioning” to relay the remote’s position via a series of pulses.

Its supposed to come out in this fall, lets hope it meet our expectations

Via InformartionWeek and Crunchgear