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Stumbleupon.com Email this Article To: From: Comment: Your PS4 can play games, sure, but don't you want it to simulate the feel of dozens of miniature robots squirming around within your grip? Well, you're in luck (also very strange), because Sony announced this week that the PlayRoom augmented reality suite will come included with every console.
PlayRoom uses the PlayStation Camera combined with the DualShock 4's light bar, gyro sensors, and touch screen to project a 3D interface over your image on the screen. From there, you can mess around with spherical helper bot Asobi, fill your controller and coat your floor with mini-bots, or even play a holographic game of board-bending air hockey against a friend.
PlayRoom looks like a suitably goofy array of tech demos to keep you amused between games. Just because it's bundled with the console doesn't mean you can play it out of the box--you'll also need to buy a $60 PlayStation Camera separately.
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BladedFalcon - 11 hours, 44 minutes ago
Meh, this sounds more like Sony's half-assed attempt to future proof the PS4 in case the illumiroom took off with the Xbone.What annoys me, is that they are wasting all this time an effort in making these peripherals that they don't seem to fully commit to, and that if the competition DID take off with their peripherals, Sony's options might not be just as good. So in that sense, half-assing it like that sounds like just waste of money to me.At the very least though, they aren't forcing me to use or buy it if I don't want to. So that's nice, means i can just ignore it XD Reply Report
avantguardian - 9 hours, 23 minutes ago
yep. ultimately, it's up to developers to sign off on including elements that use these features. sony doesn't seem to have a lot of confidence in their own concepts, trying to fail-safe their system against their competition. if they don't seem to care that much, why would third parties bother with it? Reply Report BladedFalcon - 8 hours, 22 minutes ago
They won't. Most third parties never want to commit to work with a peripheral that's optional to begin with. Which to me it's just as well, which means there won't be much risk of someone making a genuine super must have game that requires either the camera or the PlayRoom functionality XD Reply Report
Tranquilbez34 - 12 hours, 36 minutes ago
I wonder how many people are going to draw a cock on their phone for their robots to play with :/Other than that this is an impressive bit of technology and the fact that the controller is also a move controller is genius. Reply Report
GOD - 16 hours, 16 minutes ago
I'll admit I genuinely laughed when they showed the robots living in the controller. This just shows how a camera peripheral can be cool, but still works better with a physical controller instead of 100% finicky hands free :P Reply Report
PatHan-bHai - 18 hours, 36 minutes ago
Hmmmmm......sounds awfully like Kinect. Reply Report avantguardian - 18 hours, 37 minutes ago
$399! well, maybe more like $470 if you want full functionality for your purchase. i see you sony, i see you. Reply Report BladedFalcon - 11 hours, 48 minutes ago
Assuming you even wanted that functionality to begin with. (which a lot of people myself included, don't.) And it's still cheaper than the alternative :P Reply Report avantguardian - 9 hours, 12 minutes ago
lol i know man. it's still kind of shady. have you ever seen something touted as being included in the system that actually wouldn't work without a pricey peripheral? it's like a nintendo coming with punchout, except you can't play it without a power glove. maybe you don't care about punchout, but wtf?i mean, i don't necessarily want it either. but i might, as i have no idea what either company is actually going to do with this tech. and, based on the ridiculous sales of the (far inferior) original kinect, you and i might not be in the majority. :) Reply Report BladedFalcon - 8 hours, 24 minutes ago
Well, like I said before, i feel like they are just doing it just in case anyone says "Hey look! the Xbone has the illumiroom!" Sony can be like "hey man, our console can do that too!". But then it's clear they aren't really interested in committing with it if they don't have to. Which honestly, it's fine by me.Also, even if they tuck something in the system that you need a peripheral to use. Don't you prefer to choose whether you want the peripheral or not? I'd consider this shady if Sony was all like "look man, the PlayRoom is gonna be THE GREATEST THING EVER, YOU NEED TO GET IT" and then told no one that they needed the camera :P But as it is, at least they are very upfront in saying "Yeah, it can do this... you can get it if you want or not... It needs the camera though."All that being said, I'd rather they didn't bothered in the first place, but oh well. Reply Report
shawksta - 19 hours, 1 minute ago
Neat Reply Report
MrJohnSherry - 21 hours, 44 minutes ago
Pretty cool idea! Reply ReportShowing 1-13 of 13 comments
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