Microsoft on Motion Sensing: “We’ve done that before”

Regional Director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand David McLean told the audience during an industry panel at the eGames expo that when it comes to Motion Sensing and controllers, they’ve got experience.

McLean says during the panel, “We’ve done that before…”

Doubt it as we may, it turns out that they have. McLean goes on to explain that they had a joystick a few years ago called the Freestyle Pro. At that time, they didn’t really feel there was a tremendous amount of demand for the product. With lackluster sales and little not much attention from developers, Microsoft halted the project.

McLean says that when it comes to Microsoft, “it really is a case of what the consumers tell us they need. WeÂ’ve been able to build a console that is completely adaptable. WeÂ’ve upgraded to 1080p now, weÂ’ve made changes to the Live service, and weÂ’re making changes to what people expect from us in terms of movie and TV downloads.”

Perhaps it was really just a case of them not marketing motion sensing properly? Who knows? Anyway, McLean didn’t rule out Microsoft’s inclusion in the motion sensing tech scene with the Xbox 360. In his words:

I donÂ’t know that weÂ’d ever say never, but what I would say is that at the moment, based on our experience in the past, we thought there wasnÂ’t demand for it to be really put into the system.

A quote about trend-setters and what people want come to mind, but I’d rather not write that down. That would be flame-bait.

Via PALGN

Regional Director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand David McLean told the audience during an industry panel at the eGames expo that when it comes to Motion Sensing and controllers, they’ve got experience.

McLean says during the panel, “We’ve done that before…”

Doubt it as we may, it turns out that they have. McLean goes on to explain that they had a joystick a few years ago called the Freestyle Pro. At that time, they didn’t really feel there was a tremendous amount of demand for the product. With lackluster sales and little not much attention from developers, Microsoft halted the project.

McLean says that when it comes to Microsoft, “it really is a case of what the consumers tell us they need. WeÂ’ve been able to build a console that is completely adaptable. WeÂ’ve upgraded to 1080p now, weÂ’ve made changes to the Live service, and weÂ’re making changes to what people expect from us in terms of movie and TV downloads.”

Perhaps it was really just a case of them not marketing motion sensing properly? Who knows? Anyway, McLean didn’t rule out Microsoft’s inclusion in the motion sensing tech scene with the Xbox 360. In his words:

I donÂ’t know that weÂ’d ever say never, but what I would say is that at the moment, based on our experience in the past, we thought there wasnÂ’t demand for it to be really put into the system.

A quote about trend-setters and what people want come to mind, but I’d rather not write that down. That would be flame-bait.

Via PALGN