Sony has used its stage at the Tokyo Game Show to confirm that the PS4 will have voice and gesture control, similar to the Xbox One and Kinect, assuming your console is hooked up to the next-gen PlayStation camera, aka the PS4 Eye. This isn’t the kind of bombshell that we could’ve expected from the Tokyo Game Show of yore, but it’s still the biggest nugget of news that we’ve had from the TGS in recent memory. The PlayStation 4 camera — first the EyeToy back in the PS2 days, then the Eye on the PS3 — has always been ahead of its time, but ultimately underused. A PS2 Lemmings game utilized the EyeToy in such a way where you used your body as footing for the lemmings; you could bridge a chasm by having the little guys walk across your arm. The PS3 camera was arguably best used for Eye of Judgment, a CCG where the camera read intricate barcodes on physical cards, then summoned the creatures and spells onto the digital game board. Furthermore — although basic — you could interact with the digital characters by poking at them in physical space underneath the camera, and they would react. Poke a dragon, and it’ll try to bite your finger. The problem with a camera peripheral has never really been the sophistication of the hardware. Sure, the first Kinect could’ve been less laggy and had a wider recognition zone, but the real problem has always been implementation. Much like the original Wii’s waggle controls, once the novelty of camera peripherals wore off, developers never quite implemented a fun or unique way to use them. Perhaps Microsoft’s idea of voice and gesture control baked into an operating system level — which is prominently displayed in the Xbox One — is the future of camera peripherals (until, maybe, the peripherals can scan us into a game like some sci-fi movie). Though Sony has not included the PS4 camera in the console’s retail box like Microsoft has done with the Xbox One and Kinect, the company will still include voice and gesture control into the upcoming console. We haven’t yet seen it implemented — opposed to Microsoft, who seemed to focus the entire Xbox One reveal on the console’s voice and gesture control — but if it’s on par with how surprisingly competent the EyeToy and PS Eye were, Xbox One will have a voice- and gesture-controlled rival on its hands. Though details of the PS4 camera’s implementation are slim, Sony executive Masayasu Ito confirmed that the camera will have facial recognition at launch, and noted the feature will be used to log into the console. Ito also mentioned that Sony would roll out new uses for the facial recognition capability via updates, assuming the company could think of ones worth developing. The PS4 camera peripheral, which houses two cameras and four microphones, will be sold separately of the console for $59.99, and the PS4 launches on November 15 of this year for $400. Now read: Sony’s next Xbox-killing move: Developing a PS4 virtual reality headset
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