CES 2007: And The Emmy Goes To… SixAxis?
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honors the PS3 controller with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award. [UPDATE] Scratch that, no they didn’t.
Published: January 10, 2007
There was an awful lot of head scratching to be had ‘round the TPS offices upon hearing of this, but somehow, it all works out. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has decided to recognize the PlayStation 3’s SixAxis wireless controller, distinguished by its motion-sensing technology (though at the expense of the popular vibration function), with a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award. While it’s strikingly odd why the academy oversaw Nintendo’s Wii Remote, a device that solely relies on motion-sensitive control and pioneered it early on, SCEA plans to accept the honor at awards presentation tonight in Las Vegas at CES 2007.
“The overwhelming consumer demand and critical acclaim for PS3 is a testament of the platform’s strength and the industry’s desire for a true next-generation entertainment system,” boasted Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. “The full potential of this powerful machine has yet to be realized – what you’ve seen so far is just a taste of what will be on the table for 2007 and years to come.”
Sony also plans on accepting a grab bag of other accolades at CES, including the CES Best of Innovations Award for 2007, PC World’s 20 Most Innovative Products Award, Sound & Vision’s Editor’s Choice Award and Digital Entertainment Group’s (DEG) Emiel N. Petrone Digital Innovation Award.
The PlayStation 3 itself will be on display throughout the show, which runs through Thursday, with keynote demonstrations including “Remote Play,” a feature that allows gamers to access their PS3 hard drive content using their PSP, as well as demos of the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store and the PSP’s Location Free TV.
[UPDATE]
Well this certainly puts an interesting spin on things. SCEA was mistaken: the SixAxis did not win an Emmy, but rather, it was the venerable DualShock controller. SCEA’s Dave Karraker, who accepted the award himself, told Next-Gen.biz that the NATAS never really specified which controller had won for “technological innovation for device controller,” hence the mix-up.
Nintendo and Sony shared the honors for “Peripheral Development and Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers,” with Nintendo winning for its patented D-Pad, while Sony also walked away with an Emmy for “Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of Personal Media Display and Presentation Technology” for its Xross Media Bar, the standard PSP and, most recently, PS3 interface.
“The overwhelming consumer demand and critical acclaim for PS3 is a testament of the platform’s strength and the industry’s desire for a true next-generation entertainment system,” boasted Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. “The full potential of this powerful machine has yet to be realized – what you’ve seen so far is just a taste of what will be on the table for 2007 and years to come.”
Sony also plans on accepting a grab bag of other accolades at CES, including the CES Best of Innovations Award for 2007, PC World’s 20 Most Innovative Products Award, Sound & Vision’s Editor’s Choice Award and Digital Entertainment Group’s (DEG) Emiel N. Petrone Digital Innovation Award.
The PlayStation 3 itself will be on display throughout the show, which runs through Thursday, with keynote demonstrations including “Remote Play,” a feature that allows gamers to access their PS3 hard drive content using their PSP, as well as demos of the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store and the PSP’s Location Free TV.
[UPDATE]
Well this certainly puts an interesting spin on things. SCEA was mistaken: the SixAxis did not win an Emmy, but rather, it was the venerable DualShock controller. SCEA’s Dave Karraker, who accepted the award himself, told Next-Gen.biz that the NATAS never really specified which controller had won for “technological innovation for device controller,” hence the mix-up.
Nintendo and Sony shared the honors for “Peripheral Development and Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers,” with Nintendo winning for its patented D-Pad, while Sony also walked away with an Emmy for “Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of Personal Media Display and Presentation Technology” for its Xross Media Bar, the standard PSP and, most recently, PS3 interface.
