Battlefield 4 News: DICE Ignoring The Motion Control 'Gimmick'

Battlefield 4 is still many months away, but news still continues to trickle in about the upcoming title. In a new interview with Edge, DICE Executive Producer Patrick Bach reveals that the studio faced large amounts of outside distractions from companies trying to sell them on the idea of what he considers "gimmicks"

"We are not interested in things that don't make the game better...There are a lot of gimmicks - people throwing money at us - 'can you implement support for this quirky control thing'. No, it doesn't make the game better," Bach said.

In addition, he clarified that, while DICE does not mind some nontraditional ways to play games, overall the company does not feel the need to add extras controls to gameplay.

"We are extremely open to innovation, but if it's a gimmick, there's no point unless it adds value to the player. Touch screens used to be a gimmick, because no-one could get it to work until iPhone came out and used it right. It adds to the experience, and now everyone is doing it. To us it's the same with motion control and perceptual gaming in general; if it adds, great. If it's a gimmick, ignore it."

With the PlayStation 4 expected to further embrace motion controls with the DualShock 4 and the PS Eye, and the rumor that the next-gen Xbox is shipping with a new and improved Kinect 2.0, it seems as though motion controls are here to stay. The Battlefield developer may wait and see if the next-gen consoles are better able to implement motion controls before committing a game to them. If a massive franchise like Battlefield would make the leap to motion controls, it would represent a huge boost of credibility and popularity for motion control devices.

Battlefield 4 is confirmed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC currently, with some expecting the game to also make the leap to the next generation of consoles as well.