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EA may incorporate voice command mechanics into its future console RTS games, if Ubisoft’s EndWar proves a success.
Speaking to VideoGamer.com in an interview you can read here, Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath associate producer Jim Vessella said that “all console RTS developers are working together and trying to borrow ideas from each other”.
His comments suggest future console versions of the Command & Conquer and Battle for Middle Earth series’ may be playable through voice commands.
He said of EndWar: “I am very excited to see how well that voice command works for the RTS genre. I would actually say that we’ll probably see how they do and try and investigate if utilising the voice command is also a good advantage for our future games too. We’re all learning here which is the cool thing about the time that we’re in. All the developers for console RTS are working together and trying to borrow ideas from each other.”
The Xbox 360 version of Command and Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath uses a CommandStick interface which is based on radial menus and controlled with the thumb sticks. Ubisoft Shanghai’s EndWar, on the other hand, can be played with voice commands only.
Both systems are an attempt to further refine the classic RTS on console control scheme problem that has proved extremely difficult to solve.
For more on Kane’s Wrath on Xbox 360 check out the rest of our interview with Vessella here.
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath is due out for Xbox 360 on 27 June 2008.
