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No PS Move support for BioShock: Infinite, says Levine

Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has revealed that BioShock: Infinite won’t include PlayStation Move functionality.

Chatting with Play Magazine, Levine was adamant that he wouldn’t chuck in wand-waggling controls just for the sake of it, and believes that gamers would feel "cheated" by its inclusion.

"I’d never want to throw in Move support just because it’s going to make some first party happy or because some marketing department wants it on the box because, at the end of the day, gamers know," said Levine.

"If you don’t have anything special to say about that control device gamers are going to know.

"Do you want to play BioShock and it’s like, ‘OK, do you want to harvest or save Little Sister? Waggle left to harvest, waggle right to save!’ You can have Move support on your box but people are going to know you’re cheating them."

Levine seemed a little more optimistic on the topic of 3D gaming, however, though wouldn’t outright confirm whether or not BioShock Infinite would support the tech.

"3D is a little bit different," he said. "It’s something I’d be more open to. I’m not saying whether we’re doing that or not but it’s sort of a passive integration.

"Unlike movies, you don’t just shoot it differently. Games are 3D. But I think if you’re going to get out, front and centre on something, you have to be able to say you’re doing something special with it. Especially with a control device."