Gates unmoved by motion-sensing controllers

Gates unmoved by motion-sensing controllers - News at GameSpot

When the next-gen systems from Sony and Nintendo hit the market later this year, they'll come equipped with motion-sensing controllers designed to immerse players further into their games. No such functionality was included in the controller for Microsoft's Xbox 360 system when it launched last November, but that doesn't appear to bother the software giant's co-founder and chairman Bill Gates.

In an interview with MTV News, Gates said there was room for innovation in gaming interfaces, but "it's something that's not mainstream for most games." The billionaire figurehead of Microsoft noted that his company tried to market a controller that sensed 3D movement several years ago (the Sidewinder Freestyle Pro), but that it didn't take.

"It's tough because sometimes you move the controller, and you don't [mean] to fly into the ground. You just want to put the controller down," Gates told MTV News. "People aren't that good at totally standing still. Even pilots actually sit in a chair when they do their flying. So there's a lot to be learned about these controllers."