Greenberg Downplays Importance of Move

The past couple of days have been largely spent gathering reactions from around the gaming industry on Sony's new motion controller, the PlayStation Move. Predictably, Microsoft has weighed in on the device and, also predictably, they think their as-yet unreleased motion controller is better. This time, product manager Aaron Greenberg is the mouthpiece for why his company's tech is the best.

"Xbox 360 has a strong history of innovation. Halo, Xbox LIVE and instant-on 1080p HD," he said. "With each of these, we had our sights set on the future – and it paid off for us, the industry and Xbox 360 owners. We are doing it again with 'Project Natal' on Xbox 360. We believe controller-free experiences are the future of gaming and entertainment. Only 'Project Natal' makes YOU the controller, putting you in the middle of the action and in complete control. Jump and your Avatar jumps. Speak and characters respond. Combined with Xbox LIVE, 'Project Natal' will transform how you connect with your friends, family and entertainment – as only Xbox 360 can do."

So is Greenberg right, are controller-free consoles truly the future, or just what Microsoft wants the future to look like? We should get to compare Move and Natal side-by-side this summer at E3 and you can bet at that point the fanboy wars will really heat up. We can see both sides stocking up on artillery already.

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