So I’ve just finished watching Sony’s presentation at the Shrine for E3 2010, and as anyone would…I have thoughts about it.  First and Foremost…Kevin Butler is my freaking hero.  The guy’s been nothing but gold ever since he first pshawed the idea of the $299 price point.

So jumping in, it seems like Sony’s going balls out with this whole 3D thing.  Being someone who is old enough to have lived through the 3D craze of the 80s, I’m skeptical.  Not just for games, but for movies and really anything other than Real Life.

I don’t like the fact that I have to wear a second pair of glasses, I don’t like the fact that I need a $3000.00 TV to experience it, I don’t like the thought that I could potentially spend $3000.00 for the TV and God knows how much for the glasses…only for the technology and investment to get flushed down the crapper like it was back in the 80s and the 50s before that.

I understand that as a company dealing in today’s technology, the real money is where it’s always been…bold innovation.  The problem is that I just don’t see 3D technology delivering enough value to the movie/gaming experience to justify its consumer expense…especially in a Global recession.

That’s not to say that I don’t want it to pay off in spades…because I do.  I’ve seen 3D done right and it’s awesome.  Combining proper 3D tech with top notch games in HD has the potential to be revolutionary, if it catches on.  It’s a risky proposition, but Sony pretty much bludgeoned it’s way to success thusfar with PS3…if there’s any company that’s got the stamina and endurance to bring this technology to gaming over the long haul, Sony’s proven itself as that company.

Speaking of innovation, Sony also gave a lot of exposure to the PS Move.  Of course, Move is Sony’s latest foray into Motion Controlled gaming, a genre it pioneered back in 2003 when it released the Eye Toy for Playstation 2.  The Eye Toy of course is what prompted Nintendo to combine motion capture technology with less responsive controls and only slightly better graphics…a brainstorm that you may know as the Wii.

Reggie can suck my ass, by the way.  Horsefaced cock goblin.

Anyways, Move has a lot of potential.  If Move and 3D pan out as Sony hopes they do, it could create the most immersive experience in gaming.  Of course, the planets will certainly have to align for that to happen,  and even if they do…we’re probably still a year or three away from a time when all the hardware needed to make the most of that experience is affordable to regular Joes like you and I.

…but like 3D, I’m skeptical.  Actually…I’m not a fan of motion control gaming at all.  I don’t like the Wii, I’m not planning on buying Move and I DAMN SURE won’t be taking Microsoft’s Kinect out for a test drive.  Honestly…I tried Boxing and The Force Unleased on the Wii…fuck that.

I don’t want to get out of a lightsaber battle with Darth Vader and have to get a splint applied to my elbow.  If I’m playing UFC as Mirko Cro Cop and I want to bring The Cemetary, I don’t want to have to deal with a pulled groin.  These are console games…I’m a fat guy.  I’ve got my treadmill, dumbells and heavy bag for exercise, and guys I’m working on that whole getting in shape thing.

…I come to my console to relax.  Fuck your motion control bullshit…all of you.  ESPECIALLY that horse faced cockmaster Reggie.  Fuck him AND Nintendo up the ass.  Best wishes to Sony and Microsoft in their endeavors…I just won’t be taking part.

Goddamn, weren’t those two fucking elephants??  One of the things I’m not too thrilled about this year is that so much time was devoted to motion control by both Sony and Microsoft.  I know it’s a huge investment they’ve both made and they’ve got to take a run at the Casuals, but it took away from other, more noteworthy projects.

There’s a lot more to get to from Sony’s jampacked event, but it’s late and I really need to fall out for the night.  So I’ll come back tomorrow and talk about what’s important:  The games.  Until then, please enjoy Kevin Butler as he took the E3 stage to deal out awesomeness and inspiration.