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Bill Gates no fan of motion-sensing controllers

Posted on Saturday, 27 May 2006 by Anneleen, source: MTV news
In an interview with MTV news Bill Gates gave his opinion about the motion-sensing controllers Sony and Nintendo are experimenting with.

Motion-sensing controllers translate every movement into an in-game action, to immerse you further into the game.
The Xbox360 doesn't has this function.

Gates noted that Microsoft already tried to launch such a controller (namely the Sidewinder Freestyle Pro) but it didn't had success.

"There's room for innovation here, but moving that controller around — it's something that's not mainstream for most games," he said. He recalled a Microsoft-made controller from several years ago that allowed 3-D movement. "It's tough because sometimes you move the controller, and you don't [mean] to fly into the ground. You just want to put the controller down," he said. "People aren't that good at totally standing still. Even pilots actually sit in a chair when they do their flying. So there's a lot to be learned about these controllers."
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