PlayStation Move Has Multiplayer Design Limitation
Only two people can really move it, move it at a time.
This week, everyone is talking about Sony's motion controller, the PlayStation Move. However, a surprising piece of information about the peripheral has emerged: multiplayer support is effectively limited to just two people.
Engadget reports that the PS3's Bluetooth module is only fit to address up to seven wireless devices at a time. Considering some games call for a second, sub-controller (similar to the nunchuk for the Wii) in addition to the Move stick, the number of people you can have in multiplayer mode is limited.
Gizmodo cites a statement from Sony which says only four controllers can connect at a time:
"Four PlayStation Move controllers can connect to a PS3 at one time (or two PlayStation Move Controllers and 2 PlayStation Move sub-controllers)."
Of course, you could decide to purchase four regular controllers and leave the sub-controllers out of the equation all together, but then you're limiting the kind of games you can play. On the bright side, the absolute maximum number of controllers you'll have to purchase is four Move sticks and two sub-controllers.
Will the fact that you can only play some games with one friend at a time affect your decision to purchase? Let us know in the comments below!
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I'm out of it, so this is the first time I've seen a pic of the sony motion controllers. I wonder where they found their inspiration for the design...
Oooh, bad "move."
(get it?)
still got to wonder how many people can Natal can recognize at one time....
the amount of motion capture processing done on 360 is probably limited too....
Playstation Dildo has a double dildo limit?
I like to see that video!
I need to see games for this Playstation Dil...er Move before I can comment further....heck we've seen more out of Microsoft's Project Natel then this thing!!
Umm. I'll decide when I see how much it costs.
If I can get a decent bowling game this is probably going to be a sure sale. Do you really want four people standing up in a room swinging things around wildly? Someone's going to get cracked upside the head.
Who decided to make the design of this contraption, LOL i think SONY as something else in mind like some adult rated games. BTW those this new controller have DUAL SHOCK. LOL
i cant waith to try golfing with this
The limitation could have been solved simply by having a wired connection between the sub and the main unit, just like the Wiimote. I mean, the solution was already there why not use it?
As a Wii owner, also known as that-thing-that-collects-dust, I can say that two people is usually the max the thing ever sees. Sure a few times having four players is fun, but I'm not going to cry that the Move can only support two full controller sets. And I'm sure any 4-player party type games could be easily handled by 4 single Move's (again, just look at the Wii titles that don't require a nun-chuck).
Playstation Dildo has a double dildo limit?I like to see that video!
I wonder if it has Dualshock..
As a Wii owner, also known as that-thing-that-collects-dust, I can say that two people is usually the max the thing ever sees. Sure a few times having four players is fun, but I'm not going to cry that the Move can only support two full controller sets. And I'm sure any 4-player party type games could be easily handled by 4 single Move's (again, just look at the Wii titles that don't require a nun-chuck).
Exactly.
WTF. someone has forgotten the days of 2 player. 2 ppl is still multiplayer just more intimate...
As a Wii owner, also known as that-thing-that-collects-dust, I can say that two people is usually the max the thing ever sees. Sure a few times having four players is fun, but I'm not going to cry that the Move can only support two full controller sets. And I'm sure any 4-player party type games could be easily handled by 4 single Move's (again, just look at the Wii titles that don't require a nun-chuck).
Ditto!! I have a Wii as well as a PS3 and the only time I have used more than 2 people playing at a time is when we played the PS3 quiz show game. Having 4 people jumping around knocking things over is way to many anyhow.
PS, it does look like a Dildo.. hehe
I think the number of people limitation is going to be a problem solely because I think that the Move controller (much like the Wii) is really going to be limited to party games for mass appeal.
And what's a party if you can only have one friend over?
A limitation that could be overcome with great games. "Could" is the key word.
still got to wonder how many people can Natal can recognize at one time....the amount of motion capture processing done on 360 is probably limited too....
Its already stated that it will be 4 users recognized at the same time. Like the demos with the party games etc were already 4 players...
Meh, All I want is an online multiplayer Samurai Hack and Slash game! BONZAI!!! ARRGGH!
I think the number of people limitation is going to be a problem solely because I think that the Move controller (much like the Wii) is really going to be limited to party games for mass appeal.And what's a party if you can only have one friend over?
So damn true... +1 for putting it so simple. This actually is a huge f*** you to the gamer when they build up hype and hearing everyone "Wii fun with HD graphics". Its not even half way there from the looks of it.
ive a sudden urge to want to see a new 'tomb raiders' title on the PS3 or 'dead or alive'......
So why not make the sub controller communicate with the move stick instead of directly with the PS3?? Have the move stick relay the info along with its own info back to the PS3? All of a sudden you can have 7 people instead of a max of 2-3.
(Basically do what the Wiimote does, just without the wire connecting the two devices...)
The tech already exists... 3rd party wireless nun-chucks are out there, so you cant tell me its not possible.
Unless of course Nintento has a patent on a 2 part controller that relays the 2nd unit's commands to the system. (Which I suppose is more than possible and Sony is trying to avoid some sort of patent infringement).
"Will the fact that you can only play some games with one friend at a time affect your decision to purchase?"
Some? You mean most PS3 games are only for single playing, right? I cannot remember the last time I had a console where the majority of the games did not offer split screen gaming with buddies. The only one I have that has that is Motorstorm 2. Everyone else at parties just sits around and takes turns (yawn).
Meh the PS3 isn't really a party gaming system the way the Wii is marketed to be. How many games are there out there that 1) would actually be improved by this type of controll and 2) are 4 player?
This is a deal breaker for me. I was really hoping that this would do what the PS2 did at the end of it's lifetime: bring new gamers into the hardcore stable. (Kinda the opposite of what the Wii has done.)
Anyway with just two controllers I don't know how possible that will be.
that only adds up to 4, what are the other 3 bluetooth addresses doing?
Why does everyone assume that a game will be two player if there are 4 remotes? Do people use one for each hand? ...I'm sure games can be designed to use just one controller while still offering superior gameplay to the wii.
Playstation Dildo has a double dildo limit?I like to see that video!
What about DVDA?
Four player should be standard.
I don't really care about party games. All I'm interested in is having 1 move controller as my sword and the other move controller acting my off-hand sword, and 3d Dynasty Warriors, some sweet God of War ripoff or Elder Scrolls V.
Party games are for girls, children, and the wii.
Two moves One ps3
I won't get this controller (I do own a PS3)
but I rather play with REAL controllers NOT anything wii like.
I think this is a bad move from sony to copy the stupdid wii.
playstation turning into wiistation!