Sony claimed to have at least 20 games on deck for the PlayStation Move in 2010 yesterday, and an official announcement put that number in writing along with a list of 36 third-party publishers committed to developing for the platform. The new controller can now expect to be part of the conversation for a lot of upcoming titles, though Electronic Arts, who shows up on there, became one of the first to have a project publicly decline Move support, since their new "Medal of Honor" release won't make use of it.
Capcom, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Sega all showed up on the press release as well, which opens up a great many possibilities for Move gaming. SCEA's own roster includes a lot of casual-ish games, including "Motion Fighter," "Move Party" and "Sports Champions." There's a nice look at a few of those over on Game Hunters at USA Today.
EA previously announced that they wanted to leave politics out of the new "Medal of Honor," and the decision to go forward without Move support suggests that they don't feel motion controls befit their vision either.
"We had a look at it, but we decided that it needed to have a meaningful application for us to use it -- which it didn't this time," EA LA senior creative director Richard Farrelly told CVG. "We rule out anything that risks feeling like a gimmick."
As the Wii has shown us, though, not every game needs to have slashing or flapping arm motions. Plenty of new joystick and control pad masterpieces surely still await invention, so I endorse any developer who keeps play control appropriate. Hopefully a few will take chances with the Move, too.
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