He’s ”very interested to see” what’s included next generation. FPS is a ”fairly evolved” genre already that won’t benefit from motion tech.
”I do believe that changes in I/O devices are going to make the biggest changes in gaming experiences going forwards,” said Carmack, reports Variety.
“However, most of these I/O devices do not add much value for games that are not explicitly designed for them. It has to be something like the Wii.”
The veteran developer doesn’t believe there’s going to be much of an impact from motion technology for Xbox 360 and PS3, but the next gen consoles could be different.
“I don’t expect much coming from the add-ons to the current generation – but I’ll be very interested to see what’s built into next generation machines,” he continued.
No matter what it could do to some game genres, it’s unlikely to cause a revolution for the first-person shooter, which Carmack believes is quite advanced as it is.
”Great technology doesn’t help a game that’s not built around that technology,” he noted. “FPS games are part of a fairly evolved genre that isn’t going to benefit from these.”
Project Natal and the PS3 Wand, or whatever Sony call it, are both due to arrive next year. Do you think the first-person shooter has reached its apex already, videogamer?
