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January 22, 2000

Control your games with your voice
Posted by @ 9:43 AM, EST
Daily Radarposted an article on voice recognition controlling your games on ps2. Here's a slice:

"Despite Sony's tightlipped take on the subject, the company is deep into the research and development of a technology that could impact videogame control as much any device in the past. Sony is currently developing speech recognition technology in the US that would enable users to talk to their PlayStation2 via a headset and microphone. Although we won't see it until a year or two after launch, speech recognition for the PlayStation2 is one of its most exciting features." Full article







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Comment: Go NINTENDO!


Name:Nathan
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Comment: Man u people are funny. HAHA, My psx2 is gonna kill me. HAHAAH, It won't be for contralling characters is for games like. Quake. So u can say, Shotgun, And u get the shotgun, U still will be using your contrals for movement. I have it on my pc. and it is wicked, When u play halflife on the net. U don't have to worry about pressing 1 or 2 for different weapons. U just say the weapon u want..
Also talking to people on-line is kewl. your all doing it now. Just not with with your voice.


Name:PreacherCain
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Comment: Its good for online gaming.If you have a team in a game you can talk to your team and tell them what to do instead of having to type everything in.Like if it was some sort of Star Wars game and you dont have time to type in what to do cause theres a tie fighter up your arse.This will make it easier and more exciting.Do you want to have to read a message and get blown out of the sky when youre nmot looking?


Name:blikeo canzo
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Comment: voice recognition would be ok in online gaming. But who would want to hear some weird person speaking to them while playing a fantasy online game?


Name:Brett
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Comment: This would be great for games with many commands, or for instance spells.
Imagine being able to say, CAST Fire 1 Zillion to cast a spell instead of looking though pages of spells! :)


Name:Corvette_Grand-Sport
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Comment: Cool.....


Name:Nemesis
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Comment: I think metal=head is right. I don't think i would like to control my character with a headset


Name:ishz
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Comment: iam that cool baby can i come to your house


Name:terra
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Comment: im a gaming chick, and i would like to see something that cool be in my home......hehe.


Name:ReTro
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Comment: hey please no swearing, its very immature.


Name:mmhhmmmm
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Comment: that article is full of bull, GO SEGA!!!! FUCK SONY!!!!!!


Name:kain_the_dragon
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Comment: sony is doing something that will be pretty cool. i definetely say, more power to the one with the technology.


Name:SHUT THE FUCK UP
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Comment: SONY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!


Name:Mikey
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Comment: i will only BUY this if there is a GOOD GAME that uses this device THAT WILL MAKE THE GAME FUNNER.


Name:your hellicool retro
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Comment: I personally think this is a cool feature, and i will definetely buy it.


Name:reply to dilbert
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Comment: i think you watched the matrix too many times.


Name:well that sucks
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Comment: Hmmmmmmmm, i think that since its a headset it will probably definetely just be another feature than just controlling your character. I think the controller will control the character. Like you can move around and say"wut up commie bastard" to another guy in the game, and he replies with whatever he wants to say. Sorta like seaman.

But i definetely think this is going to be a cool peripheal than something that will take the place of the controller.


Name:Sholin
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Comment: man that's tha shit! to be able to tell ur game to do things!
>:- )


Name:confidential
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Comment: I agree with aaron. Then why the heck do you need controllers? it sounds like a good feature, but if you think about it, it's not really neccessary! it'll take the fun out of the games.They should just stick with the standard controllers

is what I think!


Name:DILBERT DAGOO
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Comment: VOICE RECOGNITION!!! WHO THE FUCK WANTS VOICE RECOGNITION!!! WHAT IF I WERE TO SAY THAT I LOVED THE DREAMCAST IN FRONT OF MY PLAYSTATION2...WOULD IT KILL ME OR SAY "WHAT THE FUCK YOU TALKING ABOUT DILBERT DAGOO!!! VOICE RECOGNITION COULD GO STRAIGHT TO HELL. IT'S A STEP TOWARDS A BLEAK DARK FUTURE WHERE MACHINES BECOME AWARE OF THEIR OWN EXISTENCE AND ELIMINATE THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE IN ORDER TO POPULATE THIS WORLD WITH A SOCIETY OF BIOENGINEERED CYBERDROIDS...CAN'T ANYONE SEE...THIS IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE END OF MANKIND AS WE KNOW IT!!! SOMEBODY STOP SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Name:MeTaL=DeaTh
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Comment: this will be cool,mainly for future on-line games. aaron,i doubt you would do much controller activation with your voice in that manner,it will be for the complicated tasks and retrieving info in a game or speaking to your allies. i think the basic hand control methods will still be needed in conjunction with the voice command.


Name:aaron
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Comment: i think that sounds gay, why would i want to talk to my games, saying right, left, forward, all day. i think controllers are the necessary and best way to game.


Name:your hellicool retro
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Comment: wow retro thanks so much for that article, i would of been searching all day if it wasnt for u.


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