According to XboxFamily.com, the Xbox 360 could soon be getting Microsoft-endorsed motion controls. Rumor has it that Microsoft has licensed Gyration to build the peripheral, a company you may know from building a prototype for Nintendo of the now-famous Wiimote. (That' s the original prototype pictured here.)

But really, do we need more motion controls right now? I mean, we could certainly use some that work better, but especially if Microsoft is building a separate controller that will only be used for a handful of games, it' s doubtful that we' ll see anything better than we' ve already got on other systems.

Eddie_the_Hated
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People are likening this rumoured attachment to the Nintendo Wii controller, when in truth if a peripheral is ever revealed (God willing, it won' t) it will most likely be more akin to the Playstation 3' s SIXAXIS/TOUCHSENSE. It wouldn' t make sense to attach accelerometers to a controller designed to fit in two hands. At most it would have gyroscopic functionality.

I personally think it' s kitschy & unimaginative. Of all the things that Microsoft could be doing to improve their standing in the games industry, motion sensing is not it.

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I believe they' re affiliated with NAMbLA.