Holographic Projected Rumour Control

Gamespot's always enlightening Rumour Control series tackles several weighty issues this week. Included in their analysis is the backwards compatibility of the Xbox 360, the possibility of 3D Projection from the Revolution, 360 controllers being PC compatible, and the imminent announcement of Diablo III. From the article: "RUMOR #5: Some postproduction work on Diablo III has been completed. Source: Blizzard fan site Diabloii.net. The official story: 'We'd definitely like to revisit the Diablo universe in the future, but we haven't announced any plans to do so at this time.'--Blizzard rep."

Comments

Xbox 360 controller for PC games

[ZephyrXero]

On of the PC game market's biggest problems is that there aren't any decent controller available, thus making it not very fun to play anything that isn't designed for a mouse/keyboard setup (ie..FPS,RTS & MMORPGs). This could really help alot of small/independent developers who'd like to release console quality games without paying thousands of dollars for the "privalege" to release their games on each console. I just hope someone can come up with an open source driver for the Linux and Mac gamers.

Re:Xbox 360 controller for PC games

[Stolethis]

I'd say the PS2 controller is better, but to each his own.

Re:Xbox 360 controller for PC games

[Mitaphane]

Agreed. The S-type X-box controller is a solid controller (better than the N-64/Dual Shock hybrid that the GameCube sports), but the X-box's d-pad is worthless. I've always hated those disc style d-pads; You never really feel like your always pressing in the sole direction you want to be going. For that reason alone (that and maybe the original Shaq sized controller with impossible-to-reach-start-button*), the X-box gets 2nd place to Sony's DualShock2.

*impossible-to-reach-start-button is a TradeMark of the Microsoft Corporation.

Re:revolution

[ZephyrXero]

Releasing the 3d projection/hologram hardware or whatever it is... as an optional piece of hardware would put alot of developers in a tough position, you'd most likely have to design your game for that or a regular TV as the game experience would be completely different. If this is even remotely true, Nintendo needs to pick one and stick with it. The game industry has proven time and time again that peripherals are almost always a failure.