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Sony unbundled PS4 camera for price advantage over Xbox One, report says

article published on 26 June, 2013

According to a report from IGN, Sony made the decision to unbundle the PlayStation 4 camera (Eye) in order to gain an advantage over Microsoft's Xbox One console. IGN cites multiple sources in reporting that the original plan for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) was to have it bundled with the camera for a retail price of $500, but the company decided that cutting the camera could give it a significant ... [ read the full article ]

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Bozobub
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26. June 2013 @ 21:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good. The more developers that realize that most gamers prefer NOT to leap about their room, the better. I don't play video games to get exercise -.-' ...
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26. June 2013 @ 22:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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The move definitely has made the PS4 look more attractive ahead of the holiday season, but it has also relegated the camera to an optional accessory, meaning that game developers will be less likely to work with it than they would be if every PS4 owner had one.
True but considering all the fuss over privacy it was a very wise move in hindsight. You don't have to have it on all the time. They did their numbers and decided it was worth it.

Doesn't the PS4 controller have a mic in it?

Its a lot easier being righteous than right.

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27. June 2013 @ 02:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Bozobub:
Good. The more developers that realize that most gamers prefer NOT to leap about their room, the better. I don't play video games to get exercise -.-' ...
i couldn't agree more , i play games to relax not to exercise

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27. June 2013 @ 04:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There's this weird effect if you have your head tracked you can simulate 3D. It was done with a wii remote.

Quite astonishing, you will actually see the 3d effect on this YT clip because the camera is being tracked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

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