PS3 Wands Coming to PES?

More news coming out of another interview with Seabass!

This time he's confirmed to IGN that motion controllers such as Natal and PlayStation 3's motion wands will be incorporated in future instalments of the game. With the success of the Wii version, it will certainly be interesting to see how these technologies could be applied to the main PES games in the next few years.

“Pro Evolution Soccer mastermind Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka has confirmed to IGN that motion controllers such as Natal and PlayStation 3's motion wands will be incorporated in future instalments of the game. Speaking at the European Championships in Nice, Seabass said, "Up until 2009 we believed all the platforms should have the same controls and features. That's no longer the case, because there are specific controllers for different machines, what with Natal and the PlayStation motion sensor system. I cannot say much, but I can say we are looking at integrating those devices into our games very aggressively."

Although he refused to talk specifics, it's apparent the addition of more inclusive control methods is just one step Konami is taking to ensure Pro Evo appeals to the broadest possible audience, with the development team also listening to existing PES players to continually refine the experience. Indeed, Seabass revealed that many of PES 2010's new features – 360-degree control, the tactics sliders and ability cards – came about as a result of player feedback, and that they had a lot of ideas already in progress for next year's game.

But will new features for PES 2011 include next-gen motion control? It's certainly not out of the question, but quite how Natal et al will be implemented into a game with such a traditional control scheme remains to be seen.”

Source: IGN

Whether PES will ever have Natal is debatable due to the control needed in a football game, and the relatively new technology that these motion controllers are, but it will be intriguing to see how Konami would accomplish it.

 

 

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Future PES' to go download only?

This interest news from pesfan site :

MCV have published an article on an interview conducted by GamesTM with Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka, and in the interview Seabass admits that downloadable PES may be the future.

Of course nothing is concrete and this may just be a throwaway remark, but it's certainly intriguing as how PES may shape up in the future.

“Acclaimed Konami producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka admits that a disc-less future remains a possibility

In a remarkable admission, Konami’s long-time Pro Evolution Soccer producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has admitted that future versions of Pro Evolution Soccer may not be available as a boxed product.

When asked by GamesTM (issue 88) if he’s consider transforming PES into a microtransaction-funded online series, Seabass stated: “Yes, I do think about it.

“But I also think about the fact that 100 per cent of the people aren’t connected to the internet. When that day comes, it’s something we should definitely consider or do.

“However, even if it’s 80 per cent, there’s still 20 per cent who can’t play because they aren’t connected. I have to take those people seriously as well.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Seabass also had plenty of praise for EA’s rival FIFA series. When asked about the threat posed by the critical rise of FIFA, Seabass explained:

“We can’t ignore it, of course, but our top priority is how our users and fans feel about the product we bring out. Those are the most important voices to listen to, but if those voices say ‘in FIFA they have this and we want the same thing in PES’ then that can’t be ignored even more. We really cherish the voices of the users.”

What are your thoughts on this?

Would you prefer a slightly cheaper downloadable version, or would you still like to have a physical copy to stick into your machine? Let us know

For me I choose physical copy and downloadable add-ons.

Source: MCV UK
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