In a surprising announcement at their Ubidays event in Paris, Ubisoft has revealed that the newest addition to the Tom Clancy line of games, EndWar, will be entirely voice-controlled. The real-time strategy game will respond to various commands voiced through a headset, and has the potential to either revolutionize gameplay or fall flat on its face.
In the past, voice control hasn’t been an incredible success, but it’s possible that the technology simply hadn’t advanced far enough at that time. Maybe now is the time that voice controls can be ushered in, be received well, and…work right.
Luckily, traditional controls will be available, too – just in case.
