Itoy For Ps2

Details regarding Sony\'s rumoured "wand game" begin to emerge as the company batons down the hatches

18:46 As we revealed a few months ago, Sony London (the new title for the recently merged Soho and Camden teams) has been working on a top secret project for some time built around the PS2 camera peripheral, with sources pointing towards the existence of a "wand game," that used the camera to detect wand-like motions and transfer them into actions in the game.
We contacted Sony Europe for comment and when questioned regarding iToy, a spokesperson stated that: "That\'s one of several versions I\'ve heard floating around [but] I don\'t know if that\'s the name of a product or technology. All we\'ve been showing is technology demos, and we haven\'t been showing them further afield. The thing that\'s been shown is a technology demo of the latest version, but they are working on commercial products."

There you have it: confirmation from Sony that the technology is in existence and in a complete enough state to be demonstrated. What is less clear is what the game itself is. Last year strong rumour pointed towards a Harry Potter tie-in, but both Sony and EA were quick to dismiss such reports, EA having the exclusive rights to the franchise for the foreseeable future. Talk of a major licence being involved has continued, however, and other names mentioned have included the likes of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.

The problem with a sword or lightsaber fight is that it seems unlikely the technology will be advanced enough to simulate contact between objects, or indeed cope with the speed of movement. More likely is something along the lines of Harry Potter, where a wand is used to trace the shape of a spell to cast it. Which brings us right back to where we started. But, if Sony has this technology, who\'s to say EA won\'t make a game utilising it? And with sources previously indicating Sony\'s desire to bundle the camera with PS2 hardware, who\'s willing to put money on a Potter/PS2 bundle in time for the second movie this Christmas? Too farfetched?

Understandably, Sony is clamming up like Fort Knox regarding the specifics of iToy, but rest assured we\'ll keep you posted on all developments. The plot thickens...


WHAT TYPE OF GAME WOULD YOU WANT TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY?

none, it sounds gay

and  my friends would clown me if they walked in when i was using it

It could be used as a scalpel (sp?) in an Alien Autopsy game (Kind of like Operation)

Or it could be used as a Bat for Baseball games.

Or as a tennis racket

Or as the stick in "Irritating Stick 2"

Or as an anal probe (no game needed)

Hey, why didn\'t you come up with crystal clear
news on how Sony London is doing on the ......
"drum roll "    The Getaway, The Getaway ?
WTF are those ppl up to, are the finishing it any
damn time soon ? Or was this game an empty
promise .....
Knotter8

Originally posted by Knotter8
Hey, why didn\'t you come up with crystal clear
news on how Sony London is doing on the ......
"drum roll "    The Getaway, The Getaway ?
WTF are those ppl up to, are the finishing it any
damn time soon ? Or was this game an empty
promise .....
Knotter8

AMEN to that one!!!

I\'m starting to believe the game is a FAKE!!!

If it really is gonna come out it would have been in development for like over 3 years, I remember reading about it summer before PS2 launch in the States, thats a long ass time on one game

They already have it out in Japan.  They use it as a conductors wand.  The game is called "Maestro" or something like that.  The same company that is bringing Ka (Mosquito) to the US may also bring the wand game over as well.

A wand game? A wand... ???? Well that\'s just fookin Stooopid. Who\'d wanna play a game with that kinda lame peripheral????

*Hides his Samba De Amigo Maracas* You didn\'t see that.

Originally posted by SonyFan
A wand game? A wand... ???? Well that\'s just fookin Stooopid. Who\'d wanna play a game with that kinda lame peripheral????

*Hides his Samba De Amigo Maracas* You didn\'t see that.

The Japanese, it\'s quite popular there, go figure.  I want to live there, with those kookie people.

Yeah Trog, we know you\'ve been dying to get your hands on the home version of Oonga Boonga. (That butt poking game) Jus one question, if it\'s Single Player... do you have to poke yourself in the butt with the wand to get it to work or do you need to borrow someone else\'s ass for awhile?

Originally posted by mm
none, it sounds gay

Remember, it is only as "GAY" as YOU[/b] make it.

than its HELLA ghey!  w00tx0r!

have you seen some of those Mosquito screen shots? I remember seeing one with the mosquito sucking the blood from some ladies t_t in the bathtub. This could sounds interesting. And yes, its been confirmed that Eidos\' new "Mediocre Japanese Games" Company is porting it over to the states.