Natal gets picked on in a new Playstation Move video ad which also takes some swings at the Nintendo Wii. It seems Sony is feeling pretty confident about Playstation Move but will it nix Natal?
In the video presented by Sony VP Kevin Butler, we see Playstation Move in the future, November 2010 to be exact, and guess what? In Sony’s time travelling adventure, the Playstation Move is ultra-popular and pwning its rivals including Natal and the Nintendo Wii.
While Butler doesn’t mention Natal by name, he manages to do it down in his snarky commentary. Showing someone playing a first person shooter, he sneers:
“It’s also got what we in the future call buttons, which turn out to be pretty important to those handful of millions of people who enjoy playing shooters, platformers, well, anything that doesn’t involve catching a big red ball.”
That seems like a pretty unambiguous dig at Natal but the Playstation Move cheerleader gets even more direct: “C’mon, who wants to pretend their hand is a gun. What is this, third grade?”
Given that Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has poo-pooed the Playstation Move in his promotion of Natal, it’s fair for Butler to strike back. But with Natal and Playstation Move both due in time for Christmas, which one do you think will win out?
Due Autumn | £TBC | Sony
