![\"Move](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Move-Kinect.jpg\" "\\"Move")
<\/a><\/p>\nSales<\/strong><\/h3>\nLooking at the numbers, Microsoft announced in March 2011 that they had sold over 10 million Kinect sensors – while the PS Move, was at 8.8 million units according to Sony.<\/p>\n
Since then, the gap between the two has narrowed somewhat, with the PS Move only trailing Kinect by a million, if that.<\/p>\n
While you’d be quick to call Kinect the winner here based purely on the fact that they’re ahead – consider that 8 million of the sensors were sold in the first two months of the Kinect launch; that shows effective marketing, not effective market penetration.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the PS Move, while having slower adoption, has seen more consistent growth in the past year – which is likely to continue.<\/p>\n
Both systems are doing pretty well, and will definitely get a huge sales boost in the holiday season, and that gap is likely to narrow even further.<\/p>\n
But we have to stick to the figures.<\/p>\n
Winner: Kinect<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Move-Kinect-Exclusives-1024x652.jpg\" "\\"Move")
<\/a><\/p>\nExclusives<\/strong><\/h3>\nIt’s difficult to determine a winner in this section when you’re dealing with exclusives – each game is, by definition, going to be vastly different to the other.<\/p>\n
Looking at a very quick list of games that first pop into mind (Metacritic averages in parenthesis):<\/p>\n
Kinect:<\/p>\n
\n- Dance Central 2 (87%)<\/li>\n
- Kinectimals (74%)<\/li>\n
- Fruit Ninja Kinect (71%)<\/li>\n
- Kinect Adventures (61%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
PS Move:<\/p>\n
\n- Heavy Rain Move (72%)<\/li>\n
- EyePet Move (70%)<\/li>\n
- Little Big Planet 2 (92%)<\/li>\n
- Playstation Move Heroes (52%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We can see that both platforms have had hits and misses; but when you consider the controller aspect of the Move, and being able to adapt entire games into “Move versions”, then suddenly the Kinect catalogue (and potential catalogue) seems to dwindle.<\/p>\n
Winner: Move<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Child-of-Eden-1024x576.jpg\" "\\"Child")
<\/a><\/p>\nDual-platform review<\/strong><\/h3>\nThis is a little better.<\/p>\n
Looking at games released on both platforms – using the two vastly different control methods – will give you an idea of which system was favoured more by critics.<\/p>\n
[Move\/Kinect]<\/p>\n
\n- Virtua Tennis 4 [69\/70]<\/span><\/li>\n
- Michael Jackson: The Experience [66\/62]<\/span><\/li>\n
- Brunswick Pro Bowling [47\/44]<\/span><\/li>\n
- Child of Eden [81\/84]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Winner: Move<\/span> [66\/65]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lifestyle-1024x628.jpg\" "\\"Lifestyle\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nIntegration<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s Kinect aren’t stand-alone systems – they’re part a much bigger experience that Sony and Microsoft are trying to give to gamers.<\/p>\n
As such, their functionality extends beyond simple “Move\/Kinect” games.<\/p>\n
Well, mostly.<\/p>\n
For Sony, integration outside of Move games still keeps the focus on games themselves. They accomplish this by integrating (or at least trying to) Move functionality into a lot of their exclusive titles such as Killzone 3 and SingStar, as well as giving an additional spin on cross-platform titles as well.<\/p>\n
Microsoft on the other hand is doing that to a much lesser extent. However, when it comes to providing an integrated experience – the Move can’t even touch the Kinect’s motion sensor capabilities.<\/p>\n
We’ve all heard the Minority Report analogy, but really, the Kinect is giving gamers a new way of using their Xbox – and at the same time is being used everywhere else, beyond gaming; in business, medicine and marketing.<\/p>\n
Winner: Kinect<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
It’s difficult to determine a winner in this section when you’re dealing with exclusives – each game is, by definition, going to be vastly different to the other.<\/p>\n Looking at a very quick list of games that first pop into mind (Metacritic averages in parenthesis):<\/p>\n Kinect:<\/p>\n PS Move:<\/p>\n We can see that both platforms have had hits and misses; but when you consider the controller aspect of the Move, and being able to adapt entire games into “Move versions”, then suddenly the Kinect catalogue (and potential catalogue) seems to dwindle.<\/p>\n This is a little better.<\/p>\n Looking at games released on both platforms – using the two vastly different control methods – will give you an idea of which system was favoured more by critics.<\/p>\n [Move\/Kinect]<\/p>\n The PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s Kinect aren’t stand-alone systems – they’re part a much bigger experience that Sony and Microsoft are trying to give to gamers.<\/p>\n As such, their functionality extends beyond simple “Move\/Kinect” games.<\/p>\n Well, mostly.<\/p>\n For Sony, integration outside of Move games still keeps the focus on games themselves. They accomplish this by integrating (or at least trying to) Move functionality into a lot of their exclusive titles such as Killzone 3 and SingStar, as well as giving an additional spin on cross-platform titles as well.<\/p>\n Microsoft on the other hand is doing that to a much lesser extent. However, when it comes to providing an integrated experience – the Move can’t even touch the Kinect’s motion sensor capabilities.<\/p>\n We’ve all heard the Minority Report analogy, but really, the Kinect is giving gamers a new way of using their Xbox – and at the same time is being used everywhere else, beyond gaming; in business, medicine and marketing.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nExclusives<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Winner: Move<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDual-platform review<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Winner: Move<\/span> [66\/65]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nIntegration<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Winner: Kinect<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n