Playstation Eye Camera - Summer Launch

[BruceWayneIII]

Finally something new about the camera. Just in time for Singstar :)

PLAYSTATION EYE CAMERA - SUMMER LAUNCH
Filed under: PS3 NEWS — Three Speech April 26, 2007 @ 10:42 am
Sony has announced that their next gen Eye camera will be launched in Europe this summer. Picking up where the EyeToy left off, the new device is custom built for the PS3 and works as an accessory for voice, video chat and online gaming. It’s a pretty slick looking device as well. PlayStation say it’s designed specifically to work with the next generation of social gaming titles and new services being developed for PS3. Key features of the PlayStation Eye include:

• A sophisticated microphone with the ability to reduce background noise and focus on the spoken word for smoother, more accurate speech recognition and transfer
• The ability to capture videos and audio clips directly to your PS3’s hard disk drive
• Engineered to perform well even in low-light conditions
• A range of different capturing modes, including slow motion and time-lapse
• Faster frame rate for improved tracking, responsiveness and smoothness
• Two position zoom lens for close-up and full body options
• A range of eye-catching visual effects to apply to photos and videos
• Bundled with EyeCreate™ editing software, which allows users to save and edit photos, video and audio clips




Here’s some more specific info on the PlayStation Eye

EyeCreate software
EyeCreate editing software, bundled free with PLAYSTATION Eye allows you to save photos, video and audio clips to your PS3 hard disk drive and apply eye-catching visual effects to your images. Different capture modes like time-lapse and slow motion open up a world of possibilities to be explored further in EyeCreate’s editing suite, where you can turn your media into professional looking movies.

New microphone functions
An all-new four microphone array, incorporating multidirectional voice location tracking, enhanced echo cancelling and background noise suppression allows for clear audio chat in even the most noisy of environments, without the need to hold or wear a headset.

Next-generation camera features
A frame rate of up to 120 frames per second allows for super-smooth video and sophisticated low-light operation means that the room doesn’t have to be brightly lit for the camera to deliver crisp, perfectly exposed video. The adjustable zoom lens features a 56º field of view to capture head and shoulders action for close-in audio-visual chat, and a 75º field of view to capture the whole body for a fully physical gaming experience.

Technical Specifications:
• 4 channel audio input:16 bits/channel, 48kHz, SNR 90db
• 56º to 75º Field of View zoom lens
• 2.1 F-stop, <1% distortion, fixed focus (25cm to 8 at 75º FOV)
• 640 x 480 at 60 frames/second
• 320 x 240 at 120 frames/second
• USB2 high-speed data transfer
• Uncompressed video or optional JPEG compression



http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=393

[VG Aficionado]

Great find! I'm seriously considering buying one, even I am no fan of the original eyetoy. Those specs are very impressive, so I don't think it'll be cheap.

http://www.threespeech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/PSEye_image002.jpg

=-o

[VG Aficionado]

I don't know whether to create a new thread for this, so any mod can feel free to do it:

Stolen from NeoGAF:

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/04/26/103,1177569248,70995,0,0.html
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070426/eoj.htm


Release: Fall 2007 (worldwide it seems)
No price yet

Includes: PlayStation Eye Camera, Camera Stand, playmat, starter deck with some cards.

A built in mic in the PlayStation Eye Cam allows voice chats.


http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070426/eoj01.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070426/eoj02.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070426/eoj03.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20070426/eoj04.jpg

[Sephiroth_VII]

Nice. Cheered me up after the home letdown. +rep to all of ya'!

EDIT: Except for VG. I can't rep you buddy. :(

[chrismt]

All right! I totally called it that the perforated area of the eyetoy was the housing for a mic a looooooong time back, and low and behold, it's an array of four mics. Guess I need to tell my friend about it.

[Sephiroth_VII]

FOUR!? Holy shit... This thing is sick!

I'm definitely buying two o them. One fr my PS3 and one for my PC :hugegrin:

[VG Aficionado]

I hope PC drivers appear, official or not!

[Pumpkin Head]

Yes really can't wait,This year is only going to get better.

[Sephiroth_VII]

With a camera like this, they will!

Seriously, this even rivals Logitechs top models, and they're really good, not to mention expensive. Since this will be bundled with EoJ, I expect a retail price of 60-70 USD.

[LiquidEagle]

'nuff said in the attachment.

Okay, maybe not -- this thing is gonna be hot as hell and I honestly don't care how much it costs :-D

[BruceWayneIII]

Do you guys know how it compares to MS's Live Vision?

[LiquidEagle]

All I can see for Live Vision is:

Images are a snap with VGA 640H x 480V video at 30 frames per second and still photos at 1.3 mega-pixels.

From their website.

[VG Aficionado]

The 1.3 MP resolution for pictures is probably interpolated. I'd expect the same from the PSE as well.

I just created the PSE acronym :-p

[Sephiroth_VII]

Isn't EY3 good enough?

[LiquidEagle]

I'm wondering how these specs for the zoom & stuff compare to regular cameras as well -- we got any camera experts in here? Also, this pack-in product sounds awesome :-D

[Sephiroth_VII]

Compared to regular cameras, it sucks, but compared to webcams it's superior!

[VG Aficionado]

It definately owns all or most webcams I've ever seen.

[Sephiroth_VII]

It only lacks one thing: face tracking (http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/multimedia/2003/002181.html).

[VG Aficionado]

I wouldn't be surprised if a similar feature is implemented eventually.

[Sephiroth_VII]

No, it requires a small electrical motor to let the camera follow when you're moving, so they'd have to put it there from the start.

[VonGak]

It only lacks one thing: face tracking (http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/multimedia/2003/002181.html).

well if its angle is controlled through software then it already got it and with a 75º field of view it should be better than QuickCam Pro.

What I find really cool is that it seem like EyeToy games will be able to use any webcam living up to these standards where software on CELL does the actual image recognition processing (been hoping for this). :D

[VonGak]

No, it requires a small electrical motor to let the camera follow when you're moving, so they'd have to put it there from the start.

yes instead of manual labour but wouldn't this be expected for a camera used for games?

I personally belive that resolution setup and and angle will be done through the game.

[Sephiroth_VII]

It's not as good as actually having the camera follow you, IMO.

EDIT: Well, let's see what happens, it won't be long now!

[VonGak]

It's not as good as actually having the camera follow you, IMO.



Oh I didn't know it actually had the camera turning, thought it just was automatic zoom in/out.

EDIT: Håber at du har fået Getaway og undskyld forsinkelsen, min far fik kun taget sig sammen til at sende det i fredags.

[Sephiroth_VII]

Nope, it follows your face. I think Fona 1000 has a demo stand, at least it was there last month.

[Viano]

supporting up to 120 fps, coo

[VonGak]

Nope, it follows your face. I think Fona 1000 has a demo stand, at least it was there last month.

In that case I stand corrected.

[Sephiroth_VII]

Viano: No kidding. 120 fps is unprecedented for a webcam, IIRC.

[VG Aficionado]

It has a lot to do with the software and the CPU ;)

By the way, hasn't that reminded anyone of Kutaragi's "120 fps graphics" commentary? :-p

[Sephiroth_VII]

I was thinking the same thing, VG! It seems great minds do think alike after all.

[VG Aficionado]

The 120 fps support is certainly going to be used for slow motion.

[Sephiroth_VII]

I wonder if my connection can manage that framerate... Probably not :P

[VG Aficionado]

PLAYSTATION EYE - Q+A (http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=394)
Filed under: PS3 NEWS, INTERVIEWS — Three Speech April 26, 2007 @ 1:25 pm

Here’s some answers from Sony to a selection of PlayStation Eye questions.

Does the new Eye differ from EyeToy much?
“It’s superior to EyeToy in nearly every way: four times the resolution, two times the frame-rate, two times the sensitivity and no compression artefacts. It has two fundamental new features: a two-setting optical zoom lens, and a built-in microphone array.”

Is the EyeToy even compatible with the PS3?
“Yes, but the picture quality is inferior to the PS Eye.”

Is the PlayStation Eye backward compatible with the PS2?
“No.”

What software comes with the camera? And what software and games will be available at launch or in the near future?
“It’s supplied with EyeCreate, which allows people to save photos, video and audio clips, as well as editing them and create truly individual movies using the different capture modes such as time-lapse and slow motion. Future software and games planned for use with the Eye will include Eye of Judgement, Ember, Skyblue and Aqua Vita, but the list will grow considerably over time.”

It sounds nice but what does ‘ability to reduce background noise and focus on the spoken word for smoother, more accurate speech recognition and transfer’ mean to a consumer?
“PS Eye’s high-quality mic array allows PS3 to analyse the audio input and separate human voices from other sounds, such as fans, traffic sounds, laundry, vacuums, etc. This makes your voice clearer on the other side during chat, and makes it easier for games with speech recognition to understand what you are saying.”

Can the PS Eye work in low light?
“It’s much more sensitive than EyeToy, to the extent that although it still works best in a well-lit room, it can produce reasonable quality video by simply using the illumination given off by the television set.”

If you compare the PlayStation Eye with a normal digital camera, how does the zoom lens compare?
“The lens on PlayStation Eye has two optical settings: normal, which is a 56 degree field of view and wide, which is a 72 degree field of view. This is similar to some point-and-shoot cameras. The normal setting is similar to EyeToy’s configuration and the addition of the wide setting is intended for full-body tracking. The user can switch the setting according to match his desired experience.”

And how does the frame rate compare to other web cams?
“It has a very fast frame rate. Most webcams max out at 30 frames/sec, but the Eye typically runs at 60 frames/sec, which makes it twice as responsive and can also run at 120 frames/sec mode for extreme high-speed tracking applications. This makes it a very unique camera.”

What format(s) do the video and audio save in?
“All video and audio files produced via the Eye are specific files created for use only on EyeCreate, the software available free with the Eye. These files cannot be used on the XMB and therefore not exported.”Three new titles revealed? :)

[NeoPlayStation]

Ok, the cam looks fine. But... wait... nothing about the feature that allowed the PS3 to determine your positioning in 3D space?

[Sephiroth_VII]

Is the PlayStation Eye backward compatible with the PS2?
“No.”
Duh, USB 2.0, people!
What software comes with the camera? And what software and games will be available at launch or in the near future?
“It’s supplied with EyeCreate, which allows people to save photos, video and audio clips, as well as editing them and create truly individual movies using the different capture modes such as time-lapse and slow motion. Future software and games planned for use with the Eye will include Eye of Judgement, Ember, Skyblue and Aqua Vita, but the list will grow considerably over time.”
Nice, but where did EYEdentify go?

It sounds nice but what does ‘ability to reduce background noise and focus on the spoken word for smoother, more accurate speech recognition and transfer’ mean to a consumer?
“PS Eye’s high-quality mic array allows PS3 to analyse the audio input and separate human voices from other sounds, such as fans, traffic sounds, laundry, vacuums, etc. This makes your voice clearer on the other side during chat, and makes it easier for games with speech recognition to understand what you are saying.”
I guess I'll stop looking for a BT headset, then.

Can the PS Eye work in low light?
“It’s much more sensitive than EyeToy, to the extent that although it still works best in a well-lit room, it can produce reasonable quality video by simply using the illumination given off by the television set.”
BEST.FEATURE.EVER

And how does the frame rate compare to other web cams?
“It has a very fast frame rate. Most webcams max out at 30 frames/sec, but the Eye typically runs at 60 frames/sec, which makes it twice as responsive and can also run at 120 frames/sec mode for extreme high-speed tracking applications. This makes it a very unique camera.”
I guess that Minority Report interface isn't too far off, after all!


What format(s) do the video and audio save in?
“All video and audio files produced via the Eye are specific files created for use only on EyeCreate, the software available free with the Eye. These files cannot be used on the XMB and therefore not exported.”
Why, Sony, why? :shrug:

[totobeni]

OMG OMG OMG OMG
oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy

it's sooooooo beautiful ...

my 2 Qs

1- can PSEYE do minority report and 3D motion ( like cups demo )stuff ? (there is 2 lens )
2- is the eye of judgment stand ( the thing you put the PSEYE on it ) sold separately ?

[Sephiroth_VII]

Ok, the cam looks fine. But... wait... nothing about the feature that allowed the PS3 to determine your positioning in 3D space?

But the two strange thingies are still located on either side of the lens... A flash for snapshots, perhaps?

EDIT: Totobeni, there's only one lens, what they say is that you can choose between 16:9 and 4:3, I think.

[VG Aficionado]

Why the hell wouldn't they allow the audio and video clips to be played on the XMB? :cry2:

[Lucent Beam]

PS Eye sounds like it will be completely awesome.

(Though that card game still seems really lame to me.. I wasn't all that impressed when we saw it at E3.)

I hope this is really able to take off as a musth-have peripheral in a way that the Eyetoy failed to do.

[xone_4]

But the two strange thingies are still located on either side of the lens... A flash for snapshots, perhaps?


no!
i think its a 2 infrared light sources for tracking position in 3D space;)

[BruceWayneIII]

What format(s) do the video and audio save in?
“All video and audio files produced via the Eye are specific files created for use only on EyeCreate, the software available free with the Eye. These files cannot be used on the XMB and therefore not exported.”
Why, Sony, why?

I really don't get this. So, e.g. taking pictures with this camera, will have me browsing through pictures in two different places: the XMB and in EyeCreate application!?

Quoting myself: I really don't get this.

[KRA]

OMG OMG OMG OMG
oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy

it's sooooooo beautiful ...

my 2 Qs

1- can PSEYE do minority report and 3D motion ( like cups demo )stuff ? (there is 2 lens )
2- is the eye of judgment stand ( the thing you put the PSEYE on it ) sold separately ?


on your second question.


Release: Fall 2007 (worldwide it seems)
No price yet

Includes: PlayStation Eye Camera, Camera Stand, playmat, starter deck with some cards.

well but maybe you wanted to know if you can buy it separately
then i don't know :)

[totobeni]

Why the hell wouldn't they allow the audio and video clips to be played on the XMB? :cry2:

i think there is something wrong here...misreading maybe ..

from 3speech ( same page )


The ability to capture videos and audio clips directly to your PS3’s hard disk drive

then

Bundled with EyeCreate™ editing software, which allows users to save and edit photos, video and audio clips

^ look...there is something wrong ...

i think you can save you videos and watch them diractly on XMB....but if you use that EyeCreate app tp edit you video you then can't watch them on XMB

[VG Aficionado]

Whoever talked to them specifically said the multimedia files produced by the camera can't be played on the XMB. I just wonder why, because it doesn't make any sense to prevent people from doing so.

[KRA]

Whoever talked to them specifically said the multimedia files produced by the camera can't be played on the XMB. I just wonder why, because it doesn't make any sense to prevent people from doing so.

strange can't eyetoy save photos as jpgs ?
so ps3 doesn't support jpgs from xmb ?
don't understand it at all.

why would they even make something that stupid.

[Viano]

320×240 at 120 fps、640×480 at 60 fps
not sure what am I going to do with those

[F089/H]

Do you guys know how it compares to MS's Live Vision?

Yeah i'm using the Vision Camera RIGHT now and its(Vision) mostly a joke compared to this thing(PS Camera)...I can make an Ok video...I'm going to edit it and put it up on Youtube By tomorrow.. You can see for yourselves..

[Marjoh]

New microphone functions
An all-new four microphone array, incorporating multidirectional voice location tracking, enhanced echo cancelling and background noise suppression allows for clear audio chat in even the most noisy of environments, without the need to hold or wear a headset.

This is good news for people who use headphones. I myself am thinking of buying one of those 5.1 headphones this fall. It has a removable microphone, but only support 360 and PC.

.

[VonGak]

I think/hope that the format the camera stores the data in can't be read from the XMB but you can use the associated editing tools to save picture, sound and video in readable formats like jpeg/mp/mpeg.

[cliffbo]

It only lacks one thing: face tracking (http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/multimedia/2003/002181.html).

Sony have said that the cell is powerful enough to accomplish eyetoy like abilities without the need for a specialised camera and in Portrait on the PS3 there is a face tracking mode. this IS a specialised camera! put two and two together...

like time-lapse and slow motion

i've always wanted to do animation and here's my chance

[cliffbo]

It has a lot to do with the software and the CPU ;)

By the way, hasn't that reminded anyone of Kutaragi's "120 fps graphics" commentary? :-p

Bingo! you are a genious! that must be what he was referring to

fantastic! so clever! genius!

1) eye3 for waving your arms around at parties for your average teenager and family at parties.

2) voice chat for hardcore gamers and HOME enthusiasts

3) video editing for a Playstation version of Youtube (inevitable now) and Singstar.

4) stop frame for animation enthusiasts.

5) card game for kids who you know are going to pester their mothers for more cards.

Sony has just covered every age group

[cliffbo]

Ok, the cam looks fine. But... wait... nothing about the feature that allowed the PS3 to determine your positioning in 3D space?

intended for full-body tracking

[NeoPlayStation]

Some more info on EyeCreate:

The software lets users save and edit photos, video and audio clips to the PlayStation 3 HD.

Also: "It plugs into a YouTube-esque back end and will include a number of upload and community features as well," studio head Ed Daly explained to Develop.

In Sony's so-called Game 3.0 era, the software seems to be a perfect fit for PS3, added Daly: "There's a whole raft of functionality we can give players with this software when it comes to user-generated content. You can use the camera and microphone to make home movies, or even make stop motion films."

http://www.developmag.com/news/26776/Zoe-Mode-Eyes-up-PS3-potential

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Oh I am most definitely grabbing one of these on day one.

[frosty]

Guys, I imagine it would let you export your video clips to a variety of formats once you have sent it to the editing application. It probably stays an exclusive format to that editor until after it has been edited and exported to another format.

[Sephiroth_VII]

I sure hope so. Besides, it wouldn't make sense for Sony to block it.

[cliffbo]

PSEYE-NEXT what a missed opportunity

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Wrote up an article on what we know so far.
http://psinext.e-mpire.com/index.php?categoryid=17&m_articles_articleid=823

Nothing new, just got a voice on it, that's all.

[NeoPlayStation]

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/80319122820070426165911.jpg

Shortly after the announcement of the Eyetoy, Sony corp have revealed the plans they have surrounding this generations gaming and entertainment.The service in short is “Eyevio”. Is a feature similar to youtube meaning it going to be driven by user generated content.

http://www.gameswank.com/?p=269

[Smokey]

looks cool ill get one... but wasnt t meant to be HD??

[VG Aficionado]

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/80319122820070426165911.jpg

Shortly after the announcement of the Eyetoy, Sony corp have revealed the plans they have surrounding this generations gaming and entertainment.The service in short is “Eyevio”. Is a feature similar to youtube meaning it going to be driven by user generated content.

http://www.gameswank.com/?p=269I want my boomerang banana controller :cry2:

[totobeni]

I want my boomerang banana controller :cry2:

that blue X logo was from PSX video-app

[LaLiLuLeLo]

looks cool ill get one... but wasnt t meant to be HD??

not...necessarily. For one thing, a realtime HD-Webcamera would own the shit out of anyone's current connection if you're looking at live-chat. So..I don't that was a factor at all.

[NeoPlayStation]

The interface (apparently):

[VonGak]

Oh noes, now Gamespot needs to put up another article about how EyeVio won't be a selling point.

EDIT: Gotta love the advertisement possibilities.

There can no longer be any doubt about PSN staying free while providing the same level of support (if not more as it seems they'll earn more the better support they provide).

[totobeni]

The interface (apparently):

"My Life , Your Emotion"

coool...

[sikkinixx]

Cool I suppose. But I have the Live Vision camera for my 360 and have yet to use it so hopefully Sony can make more use out of this badboy.

Edit: Ok, the mic will be cool. Now maybe people will actually talk during online gaming *curses sony for not included a headset somehow*

[totobeni]

old design ( TGS 2006 )

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/eyetoy-ps3-camera.jpg

^ poor eyetoy logo

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Cool I suppose. But I have the Live Vision camera for my 360 and have yet to use it so hopefully Sony can make more use out of this badboy.

Edit: Ok, the mic will be cool. Now maybe people will actually talk during online gaming *curses sony for not included a headset somehow*

Unless you're cooperating with someone, voice chat isn't much but long silences (made more pronounced by the fact that someone could be talking), heavy breathing here and there, and the occasional laughing or cursing. If you're REALLY lucky you'll get that one douchebag who will. not. shut. up. about how awesome they are.

[totobeni]

Cool I suppose. But I have the Live Vision camera for my 360 and have yet to use it so hopefully Sony can make more use out of this badboy.

Edit: Ok, the mic will be cool. Now maybe people will actually talk during online gaming *curses sony for not included a headset somehow*

no no no no man...Eyetoy is a way of playing since PS2..not like Live Vision camera when they use it to put some crap stuff on games like faces or video chat with UNO...no

you can consider Eyetoy or PSeye as Video game device , there is games only work for it , PSeye will help Home and other games (singstar) and will add to the gameplay wise and make a own community like youtube for it ( eyeVio...it's way beyond that poor Live Vision thing

[cliffbo]

Sony Taps Hasbro For EOJ Cards 278 Views

hasbrologo.jpgEye of Judgment's crack factor just got kicked up a few notches as Hasbro announces an agreement with Sony to produce and distribute cards worldwide for the upcoming camera card game for the PS3. Why crack? As some of you may know, Hasbro is the parent company of one Wizards of the Coast, producers of a game called Magic the Motherf***ing Gathering (they shorten it sometimes), the game that launched a thousand CCGs and cost me thousands of dollars in the late 90's before the intervention.

I wasn't that bad honestly, but to this day I still get an itchy wallet whenever I see a new CCG come out. In this room I see at least $200 worth of World of Warcraft cards, and I've only actually played the game once.

So when you combine an innovative video game concept with the makers of the most addictive card game ever created, you pretty much get me in an alleyway behind a game shop promising 'favors' in exchange for rare cards.

I am so, so very doomed. Michael Fahey

Hasbro Lends Trading Card Leadership and Expertise to Sony Computer Entertainment's THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ for PLAYSTATION®3

Collaboration Between Two Companies to Deliver Ground-Breaking Next-Generation Trading Card Gameplay Experience

PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) announced today that it is working with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. on the trading card component of the highly innovative THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ game for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system. The global relationship, which covers Japan, Europe, the U.S. and Asian markets, taps Hasbro's core expertise in trading card games through its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary. Wizards of the Coast holds a patent on trading card games and the methods by which they are played and also produces MAGIC: THE GATHERING®, the world's premier trading card game. Under the agreement, Hasbro will create, manufacture and distribute the trading cards associated with THE EYE OF JUDGMENT video game.

THE EYE OF JUDGMENT presents a new style of gameplay where the player brings creatures of trading cards to life for battle in 3D. Through use of a 3 x 3 board and trading cards, each encrypted with CyberCode, players conquer the field by selecting a card and placing the coded card in front of the PLAYSTATION®Eye for their respective creatures to come to life and battle. Each creature has various skills which will determine the outcome of the battle. Players take turns placing cards as they jostle for control of the board; the winner is the first player to conquer five of the nine fields.

"We are very excited to enter into a collaboration with Sony Computer Entertainment on trading cards for THE EYE OF JUDGMENT which will deliver a ground-breaking entertainment experience that uniquely blends the global popularity of traditional trading card games with next-generation video games," said Phil Jackson, Group Executive of Hasbro Games. "Together we're creating a virtual world that brings fantastic trading card-based creatures to life for unprecedented interactive battles that will appeal to millions of fans around the world. It is innovation at its best."

"THE EYE OF JUDGMENT represents a totally new genre in gaming," said Phil Harrison, Corporate Executive, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and President, SCE Worldwide Studios. "Combining Hasbro's clear market leadership in trading card games with the immense power of PLAYSTATION®3 and PLAYSTATION®Eye, is a powerful formula that will result in a revolutionary video game experience that will amaze and engage gamers around the world."

THE EYE OF JUDGMENT is slated for release in fall 2007. The game has already received early accolades from media around the world as well as a prestigious Japan Game Award in the "Futures" division held at last year's Tokyo Game Show.

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http://www.gametab.com/news/886390/

[n1n9tean]

Unless you're cooperating with someone, voice chat isn't much but long silences (made more pronounced by the fact that someone could be talking), heavy breathing here and there, and the occasional laughing or cursing. If you're REALLY lucky you'll get that one douchebag who will. not. shut. up. about how awesome they are.

You can draw that description of voice chat right out of RFOM....BUT think back to the Socom days if you played it. MOST people talked about strategy and what we could do to win. You HAD to if you wanted to win. Each person lets everyone else know their personal plan if they plan to go solo. That's the kind of game Socom is. Point: it depends on what kind of game it is and whether or not cooperation between teamates is essential. If it's not, you get breathing (or small talk if you're lucky). If it is, you get talk of new approches to victory (or if you're unlucky, some ass-jacket racist who seems to have more fun saying that word than playing).

[Smokey]

not...necessarily. For one thing, a realtime HD-Webcamera would own the shit out of anyone's current connection if you're looking at live-chat. So..I don't that was a factor at all.

i thought it mght run 640x480 on net but run HD in games? but i could be wrong (not surprising :)) i always remember hearng HD EYETOY

[LaLiLuLeLo]

that's what I'm saying. Co-op brings out the best in online players, and deathmatch...well, brings out the worst of the ass-hats.

[9thPower]

can't wait for eye of judgement, im so hyped for that game... Man... it so owns!! :1337:

[totobeni]

http://www.gametab.com/news/886390/

..Hasbro will make stuff for EoJ ..good move sony ..

wait for Anime series...and tournaments like Pokemon and Yugioh

[Smokey]

yeah what i the go with SFA people using headsets? i love chattin while im racing/killen (or gettin killed) lol

[9thPower]

I want my boomerang banana controller :cry2:Me too... :cry2:

P.s: please Sony realease one special edition For God Sakes! really I need teh boomerang so bad! its so :1337:

[frosty]

Guys, it will not be HD. I know a LOT about cameras, and it would cost an arm and a leg to make a HD eyetoy. It is HD vs. every other webcam or console cam out there though, and is the only camera I've seen for under several thousand that can hit 120fps. I've expected this all along.

BTW, what is that other handheld in that eyevio diagram?

[cliffbo]

http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/tbic2007/2007-04-16-1

[NeoPlayStation]

BTW, what is that other handheld in that eyevio diagram?

Maybe Sony Mylo:

[frosty]

Think you hit the nail on the head there.

[cliffbo]

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/

[OG_Monkey]

The camera doesnt look bad but the mic is too big and sticks out too much. I wonder how much this will be...$100

I never really liked the ye toy althoug the hove board ogame almost made me buy one. I just wanna play that card game.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Dang, NeoPlaystation beat me to it. Sony Mylo. Looks like it uses a permutation of the XMB.

[9thPower]

Hmmm... is that a... what is that?.... really nice! Is that some sort of a cell phone?

[LaLiLuLeLo]

It's pretty sweet. But I already have one hundred-dollar portable device (PSP). And I'm not really that intense on communicating WITH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME, so, I'd probably never get one. At least...not out of necessity ;-]

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?CategoryName=pa_PersonalCommunicators&ProductSKU=COM1BLACK&Dept=audio&INT=sstyle-audio-deptfeature-COM1BLACK|sstyle:sy_dept_content_b:audio

What's cool about it is it uses hotspots so there's no service fees.

[Domination]

It's no surprise that the PSeye was what I had been anticipating since E3'05. Now that i've seen it and have a better understanding about the device, my interest level in the camera has climbed significantly high. For me, it is a must have without question.

[cpiasminc]

i think its a 2 infrared light sources for tracking position in 3D space
They're not. They're just ordinary LEDs.

Guys, it will not be HD. I know a LOT about cameras, and it would cost an arm and a leg to make a HD eyetoy. It is HD vs. every other webcam or console cam out there though, and is the only camera I've seen for under several thousand that can hit 120fps. I've expected this all along.
The biggest problem with making an HD version is that as a little toy peripheral, it needs to be small and have a small lens and small aperture. So if you've got a small lens, aperture, sensor, etc. and you do this at really high res, each pixel doesn't get a whole lot of light to it -- so you end up losing low light performance and effectively demand that the camera can only be used outdoors on a sunny day.

Instead, they favored getting higher framerates and moving uncompressed video at those high framerates (yes, the 640x480x60fps is uncompressed) so you could capture finer details and not get so much noise or blurring per frame.

The camera doesnt look bad but the mic is too big and sticks out too much. I wonder how much this will be...$100
The mic isn't really big. It's just 4 pretty small (cardioid, I think) mics, and there's one covering faceplate for cosmetic reasons. Also, there's no price set yet, AFAIK, but it was said that in the process of designing it, they considered a figure like $100 to be "too high" because it's a relatively minor peripheral.

[9thPower]

It's pretty sweet. But I already have one hundred-dollar portable device (PSP). And I'm not really that intense on communicating WITH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME, so, I'd probably never get one. At least...not out of necessity ;-]

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?CategoryName=pa_PersonalCommunicators&ProductSKU=COM1BLACK&Dept=audio&INT=sstyle-audio-deptfeature-COM1BLACK|sstyle:sy_dept_content_b:audio

What's cool about it is it uses hotspots so there's no service fees.

Thanks LaLiLuLeLo ;)

[totobeni]

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/80319122820070426165911.jpg

[http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/5/50/150px-PS3_boomerang_controller.jpg

did anyone else think it's not a Coincident Accident ?

sony use this logo usealy on XMB and other even on SE mobiles ...

http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/imgs/cat003.gif

why will they put or use that Boomerang ( Dual Shock 3 ) logo now ?

something fishy here

[cliffbo]

[http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/5/50/150px-PS3_boomerang_controller.jpg

did anyone else think it's not a Coincident Accident ?

sony use this logo usealy on XMB and other even on SE mobiles ...

http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/imgs/cat003.gif

why will they put or use that Boomerang ( Dual Shock 3 ) logo now ?

something fishy here

ye i thought that too ;)

[LaLiLuLeLo]

keeep dreaming.
(maybe it'll come true v_v )

[cliffbo]

keeep dreaming.
(maybe it'll come true v_v )

its not dreaming its speculation, dreaming is what children do

[9thPower]

I hope it does.... oh my boomerang :cry2:

[LaLiLuLeLo]

its not dreaming its speculation, dreaming is what children do

Dreaming is what WINNERS DO, BABY. DO YOU DARE TO DREAM????

[curryking1]

That's awesome!!! Great find Bruce! It sounds awesome.

And definitely, Seph, face tracking is part of the dream, hopefully we'll see it get in there one day thru whatever means.

What we've got here now though sounds awesome. I look forward to yelling at people thru a little window on their screens hahaha.

[VonGak]

The mic isn't really big. It's just 4 pretty small (cardioid, I think) mics, and there's one covering faceplate for cosmetic reasons. Also, there's no price set yet, AFAIK, but it was said that in the process of designing it, they considered a figure like $100 to be "too high" because it's a relatively minor peripheral.

And unless I'm mistaken it's not on the camera sales SCE is planning to earn money, it's on all the applications using the cameras.

[Siraris]

This is from GamesRadar today:

Making your multimedia life easier
While you can already add a photo to your user profile or create a new wallpaper background with an image from PS3's photo folder, using the PlayStation Eye should make the process much easier

Since when can you make a new wallpaper background?

And the next sentence says:

Take a snap of your pet pussy from the comfort of your own sofa and whack it up pronto.

Wow, is that blatant or what?

[GTAce]

:lol:

[totobeni]

ok guys ...did PSeye do 3D motion ( like cups demo ) and minority report thingy and since there is Apps for PSeye is that interactive XMB ( from PSM leaked video ) still there

keeep dreaming.
(maybe it'll come true v_v )

well Boomy was seem perfect for Sixaxis ( the long grips) , and maybe Immy need more space for rumble ( if they want to use Stereo rumble or some new Rumble tech )

also it's not big problem to make boomerang controller as 2nd option and not replace the Classic shape

[angelcage]

I wonder if there will be more than a version of the Eye cam(HdEye anyone?)...oh well anyway day 1 purchase when EoJ or Eyedentify comes out :pepper:

[LaLiLuLeLo]

I liked the boomerang. At the very least I wanted to try the damn thing.

[9thPower]

also it's not big problem to make boomerang controller as 2nd option and not replace the Classic shape Well thats what I hope they do, give the people choice to choose with what controller they want to play with. just stay with the classic SKU, and release the boomerang as an optional controller. this is good choice not the other "choice" some other company like to force on us :shifty: :evillaugh ;) I'm joking

[totobeni]

I wonder if there will be more than a version of the Eye cam(HdEye anyone?)...oh well anyway day 1 purchase when EoJ or Eyedentify comes out :pepper:

PSeye and Eoj same day in one box

[cliffbo]

Dreaming is what WINNERS DO, BABY. DO YOU DARE TO DREAM????

LOL... YEEEEE okay i'll dream a little

[jaxmkii]

home + PSeye = amature porn FTW!

[totobeni]

home + PSeye = amature porn FTW!

you will see me naked soon ..


...uh and dont forget PSP-PS3 global connectivity , use you PSeye to watch who sneak into your room when you outside...

[n1n9tean]

home + PSeye = amature porn FTW!

Plus, now you can get a second (or third, or 54th) opinion on that hidden rash you been secretly worried about.

[jaxmkii]

Plus, now you can get a second (or third, or 54th) opinion on that hidden rash you been secretly worried about.

it went away on its own.

i want to be the first to setup a "home" porn shop!

[VonGak]

you will see me naked soon ..


Me too, pretty please.

I need to boost my self-confidence

[Viper]

I smell lawsuits.

Jack Thompson, Joseph Lieberman and Hilary Clinton are going to love the Eye3 for the publicity it will bring them and their anti-gaming crusades.

[Domination]

ok guys ...did PSeye do 3D motion ( like cups demo ) and minority report thingy and since there is Apps for PSeye is that interactive XMB ( from PSM leaked video ) still there



well Boomy was seem perfect for Sixaxis ( the long grips) , and maybe Immy need more space for rumble ( if they want to use Stereo rumble or some new Rumble tech )

also it's not big problem to make boomerang controller as 2nd option and not replace the Classic shape

Just like the last Eye Toy, a game would have to take advantage of this. You will not get this just by randomly plugging the device into your system. So mostly, PSeye does have this in the very same way it shows the camera's capabilities in Eye of Judgement, which was shown at a later E3.

The Eye Toy at E3'05 looked very similar to last-gen's Eye Toy.

[cpiasminc]

Jack Thompson, Joseph Lieberman and Hilary Clinton are going to love the Eye3 for the publicity it will bring them and their anti-gaming crusades.
Hmmm... I'm reminded of the thing where there were all these porn-style mods of The Sims, and EA basically turned a blind eye to it. Jack Thompson, in all his brilliance, twisted this into a statement that EA was "engaging in active collaboration with the porn industry." I see something similar coming up... "Sony and totobeni are effectively in contract with each other to help facilitate the spread of porn and smut to underage children."

[Viper]

Hmmm... I'm reminded of the thing where there were all these porn-style mods of The Sims, and EA basically turned a blind eye to it. Jack Thompson, in all his brilliance, twisted this into a statement that EA was "engaging in active collaboration with the porn industry." I see something similar coming up... "Sony and totobeni are effectively in contract with each other to help facilitate the spread of porn and smut to underage children."

Absolutely, just like myself and Nintendo are in collaboration with the Pedophile Association of America with our Pictochat pick-a-kid scheme.

[n1n9tean]

I can see it now: A member invites another member he doesn't like very much to a harmless game of checkers. The predator waits until he sees his victim on camera and then quickly drops his pants to commence jangling his ball sack. The victim sits there stunned and in shock with a now permanent fear of visual online interaction. The bastard leaves.

[Sephiroth_VII]

You guys always manage to make my day!

[Domination]

Hmmm... I'm reminded of the thing where there were all these porn-style mods of The Sims, and EA basically turned a blind eye to it. Jack Thompson, in all his brilliance, twisted this into a statement that EA was "engaging in active collaboration with the porn industry." I see something similar coming up... "Sony and totobeni are effectively in contract with each other to help facilitate the spread of porn and smut to underage children."

You make a very good point, CPI. However, it was said by Phil that Home's parental control implemented into the console would affect the kinda of content youngsters are able to view in the community space. PSP is the same way, not to mention that Home's content is streamed to the veiwers to prevent piracy.

For those of the appropriate age: If you dupe or inappropriately offend viewers with such content, and those viewers complain about it, will result in the offender's account getting banned from the community. So Sony has definitely took precautions to covering their butts in the particular instance.

[n1n9tean]

Player 1: Yea, just a minute. This is weird because I can see you just fine but I seem to be having problems with my camera hold on..... Can you see me?

Player 2: Nope. Still just a black screen. Hey, have you tried forwarding the proper ports for the camera? I was having the same problem one time and....

Player 1: Okay, can you see me NOW?!!! *jangle, jangle, jangle, jangle* Yea, boyeeee! That's my wrinkly-ass nutzasck broadcast all over your HDTV BIETCH!! aaaHAhahahaHAHAHA.......

Player 2: :-[ :barf: :cry2:

[curryking1]

Absolutely, just like myself and Nintendo are in collaboration with the Pedophile Association of America with our Pictochat pick-a-kid scheme.

You sick bastard.....

;)

Please, people, warn me before I ever enter your Home areas... please... put age ratings on your Homes lol, and preferably also some very general description of what you have done in them... so I'll know not to go in lol!

[cpiasminc]

However, it was said by Phil that Home's parental control implemented into the console would affect the kinda of content youngsters are able to view in the community space.
I just hope it's not the absurdly naive implementations that most other online communities use. Pictures having to be marked by the user and the receiver before viewing as to whether it's G-Rated or not. Not being able to type the word "computation" online because of the letters "p-u-t-a" in the middle... well, you know.

If you dupe or inappropriately offend viewers with such content, and those viewers complain about it, will result in the offender's account getting banned from the community. So Sony has definitely took precautions to covering their butts in the particular instance.
What makes me wonder is what happens when people *aren't* offended.

[Shogun042]

i want a Minority report XMB NOW!!

[Domination]

I just hope it's not the absurdly naive implementations that most other online communities use. Pictures having to be marked by the user and the receiver before viewing as to whether it's G-Rated or not. Not being able to type the word "computation" online because of the letters "p-u-t-a" in the middle... well, you know.

Only outside of the personal space as far as text chat. Also, this only works if parental control is enabled on the console.


What makes me wonder is what happens when people *aren't* offended.

LOL! Then you'll have yourself one huge, bizarre fetish going on. ;)

[NeoPlayStation]

More about eyeVio (Stolen from PS3Forums):

If you use x-Pict Story for eyeVio which eyeVio offers,
Even with the person who is poor video compilation it can make the video clip simply from the stock digital camera photograph.

When the photograph which we would like to make the video clip is chosen, then entrust to x-Pict Story for eyeVio entirely.

Just chooses favorite music, the video kind of clip which the professional made automatically completes!

Uploading in eyeVio, also the friend and the family which is left can share the video clip which you complete directly.

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/use_step1.gifhttp://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/use_step2.gifhttp://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/use_step3.gif

* The video which is contributed to eyeVio can also stick to Blog and the home page.

* In addition, you take, as for video using the private sharing function of eyeVio, It is possible also to release to just the person of specification.

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/tips_point1_title.gif
http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/tips_point1_pic.gif

With BGM, because there is production of the image effect which respectively is, it becomes the atmosphere which is different completely even in the same photograph.
For example, if sample video above tune changes, being different so much, it is visible!

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/btn_bgm.gif

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/tips_point2_title.gif
http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/tips_point2_pic.gif

It changes more or less, with BGM, but as for the photograph when 25 are taken in, when video completes, balance becomes good. In addition, when the scenery and the casual snap of that time are inserted in addition to the person, story characteristic increases.
* Because it can take in the photograph up to only 60, when you insert too much, there are times when it does not enter into video.

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/tips_point3_title.gif
http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/tips_point3_pic.gif

When drawing up video, as for the image effect because of random, at each time it makes the video which is different is completed.

It looks very interesting.

[totobeni]

http://eyevio.jp/app/xPict/img_xpict/use_step1.gif


you guys knew that" X-pictStory" app ( that Eyevio will use ) was made for PSX first right ?

that prog was builds included with PSX ( alongside with PSX's DVR recorder /TV editor) and let you to edit you Pics with Music or Video and make a cool montage with it ...it even let you to send them from PSX to PSP

look here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/product/DESR-7700_5700/photo.html

here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/product/DESR-7700_5700/index.html

here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/images/topimage.jpg

and here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/

[Domination]

you guys knew that" X-pictStory" app ( that Eyevio will use ) was made for PSX first right ?

that porg was builds included with PSX ( alongside with PSX's DVR recorder /TV editor) and let you to edit you Pics with Music or Video and make a cool montage with it ...it even let you to send them from PSX to PSP

look here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/product/DESR-7700_5700/index.html

here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/images/topimage.jpg

and here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/

Interesting... I hadn't thought of that. If that's the case, I'm sure it also links to Sony's photo page.

[OmniCloud]

This is from GamesRadar today:



Since when can you make a new wallpaper background?

And the next sentence says:



Wow, is that blatant or what?LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbr:

Ok...seriously though, you can't use images as wallpapers, unless I've missed something.


And we really need some clarification on the new camera as far as saving the pictures and vidoes. I mean, it's pretty reasonable that the included software would convert to different formats, but I dunno, companies do get stupid sometimes:shrug:

I hope it's under $100 and comes with a game full of interactive demo's like EyeToy did....

Another killer-app for PS3 Imo, can't wait!

[totobeni]

2 videos of what X-pictstory can do ( PSX edition ) here
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/product/DESR-7700_5700/photo.html
( scroll down )

[LiquidEagle]

Wow, we didn't even have to wait for E3 for a big bang of great news today :-D

[OmniCloud]

Did any1 scourge the news and see if it comes bundled with game applications?

[OmniCloud]

Wow, we didn't even have to wait for E3 for a big bang of great news today :-DYeah I was thinking the same thing in another thread...

2007 is just the real coming out party for what PS3 is going to be about. I was a little scared at first that Sony have lost what's important and what's established the Playstation brand. But the last several months have wiped that slate for them man...

It seems like there really trying to bring back the same variety that PS2 had, just focusing more on online this time. Just the idea of making your own videos (in good quality) and sticking them in XMB is enough for me to get the camera. But there's so much more use for it. Games will specifically made for it, integration into Home, quality voice/chat without the need for a headset. I like Sony...I like A LOT!:hugegrin:

Off Topic: I really need a bigger Hdd. I'm gonna need more space for Home/LBP/Eye3 videos...I have so much Naruto on my Hdd it's ridiculous!

[Sephiroth_VII]

^Just delete the filler eps, that'll free up a lot of space. (I did)

[NickSCFC]

Will we be able to do live video chat straight from the XMB (main PS3 menu)?

[VG Aficionado]

I think that can be done already with the old eyetoy.

[Sephiroth_VII]

VG is correct.

[GTAce]

VG is totally correct.
I made this a couple of times with a buddy who has a old EyeToy cam.
It works well, not perfect but its pretty cool.

[Smokey]

Take a snap of your pet pussy from the comfort of your own sofa and whack it up pronto.
it would be more Blatant if he said WET :heybaby:

[saud264]

http://eyevio.jp/

It's live now

[VonGak]

Interesting that they already got Nike on the idea, they are usually quite good at spotting trends.