It seems like the new generation will encourage the use of a webcam type device for online gaming--Is this something that people have been wanting?

It seems strange to have a camera pointing at yourself so people can watch you as well as the game. Is it meant to enhance trashtalking?

Is it meant more for non-gaming? like in chatroom situations? I really dont see any healthy uses for it there (especially with the male/female ratio being so lopsided with gamers).

Would you use one? If so, would you change your backdrop? Is the background where you typically play videogames the image you would like to present to other online gamers? Would you change something?

Maybe this would create a market for theme backdrops behind users--like the battle bridge on the death star? Hows that for geek factor?

Doesn't interest me in the slightest.

Doesn't interest me at all.

Maybe for game control purposes like the eye toy, if they ever come up with some decent games.

But no interest in chat, or video during online gaming etc.

No. I would have to put on clothes.

If you think dirty language is bad on XBOX live, then imagine all the moonings and other assorted shit that will go on when this starts. I hope the camera is optional.

Heck...I do not even play online so I definitely do not need a webcam.

Finally! Now when somebody PWNZ me in Halo, I can have the last laugh when it's revealed that I have bigger genitals.

We've got the Eyetoy, and it's a pretty neat idea, but I don't have any interest in 'webcam gaming'. I think it would be using bandwidth better spent on, well, the game.

No interest whatsoever

Im glad to see its not just me that thought this was a pretty bad idea

We can actually see if people are really "asshats"

Amazing

Having more options is never a bad idea.

Would never even consider hooking one up for gaming. Don't think I would want to see all the a-holes playing online either so hopefully you can turn it off. I never even used the headset when playing Crimson Skies.

No interest.

Nope! I'm not an online gamer either.

I think that Eyedentify is an interesting concept, if it can be pulled off. But for being used as a chat device, or "gamer-view" device, I think it is worthless.

What's Eyedentify? Retinal scan, that loads your player your profile/saved games? If so, neat but pointless, imho.

Doesn't interest me in the slightest

No... hell no - I don't want a 'peniscam' - which is what it will be... scores of teenage boys presenting their junk all day long. I don't mind the idea that we could import our pictures as avatars in games or scoreboards or something, but live webcams can go to hell forever.

No interest in this. I also am not interested in chat room features for consoles either.

But think of all the hot chick gamers that will have webcams....

all 10 of them!

And you don't think that 15,000 people won't all simultaneously get the clever idea of using pictures of their wangs as an avatar?

I saw the eyedentify trailer, it's one of the sweetest looking eyetoy games that I've seen. (but that's not saying much.)
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/adventur...ify/index.html