PS3 Guncon relies on Wii-like pointer

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Jun 14th 2007 12:23PM

With traditional light guns firing nothing but unhelpful blanks at our fancy LCD and plasma televisions, there was some question as to how the PlayStation 3's Guncon would function with the upcoming Time Crisis 4. An article on Japanese site Game Watch (which now appears to have been removed) provided the details, since documented and translated by Game|Life's Chris Kohler.

Much like the Wiimote (as used by Sega's light gun game, Ghost Squad), the Guncon 3 relies on two markers placed on either side of the television. A sensor inside the gun's muzzle detects the markers and automagically figures out where it's being pointed. The controller also features six buttons and a second analog stick placed on an awkward "subgrip" that you're meant to hold with your left hand. The original article points out that while Japan gets a black gun, America and Europe will have to make do with a charming orange model, as seen above (in the company of the world's mangiest jacket)..

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Tags: Guncon, Guncon 3, Guncon3, Light gun, LightGun, Namco, Namco Bandai, NamcoBandai, PS3, Time Crisis, Time Crisis 4, TimeCrisis, TimeCrisis4

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"I think you forgot. Things don't exist until Nintendo "invents" them. =)" - cc123

Conversely, you can also say it's "gimmicky" unless someone else "copies" the same concept from Nintendo. And if it was something that was done before (Nintendo) with marginal success, why did no one else "copy" it? Why didn't people improve on the idea? Why is it that when Nintendo unveiled their big push in this relatively new way, and in a big way at that, many would scoff calling it "gimmicky" but once catching the imagination of the consumers, everyone's calling "hey, we've been working on this too years ago" or "we've got our own Wii-killer for the 360, PS3 and PC." But hey, I guess as long it's Nintendo, they'll always "kiddy" (and now also "for old people" bwahahaha), technologically backwards (how quick people tack on the next insult after years of being ahead or equal in specs), or "gimmicky" (until of course they hit a gold mine and everyone's making their own dig, strip it, copy it, and throw the "has beens" away because they're now irrelevant and open once again to ridicule).

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