Playstation 3 PS3 wand unveiled as PlayStation Move

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Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 motion controller is officially to be called PlayStation Move.

Exact pricing and bundling information will follow soon, but in the meantime we've been told that the Move controller, PlayStation Eye camera and a starter disc with game demos will be bundled for under $100 this autumn.

Other deals will include a standalone controller for people who already have PS Eye; a full console pack, which includes PS3, DualShock 3, Move and PS Eye; and a range of game-and-controller bundles.

Check out our PlayStation Move photo gallery to see what it looks like these days.

The main controller features a three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer and a terrestrial magnetic field sensor. It weighs 145g and is 200mm x 46mm.

It has a colour-changing sphere, which is tracked by the PlayStation Eye camera, supports rumble, and has action buttons and an analogue trigger.

Sony will also release a smaller PlayStation Move "sub-controller", which is a one-handed device with a "sleek curved design that pairs with the motion controller", and which has its own analogue stick and directional buttons.
'PlayStation Move unveiled'

PlayStation Move.

The sub-controller weighs a mere 95g and is 138mm x 42mm. (You can tell we scrolled the whole way down the press release on this one.) It will be possible to play through the whole of SOCOM 4 using a Move-and-sub-controller combination.

Like the Sixaxis and DualShock 3, the controllers have built-in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and sync with PS3 via Bluetooth.

Sony said it will back the launch with "more than 20" games that either use or support Move by the end of its fiscal year on 31st March 2011.

More info and screenshots may be found at http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ps...named-detailed


So is it me or do this thing look far too much like the wii controllers? will you be getting one?
and what are your thoughts on feelings on the big three (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft) now pushing motion controlled games?

[kenco_uk]

Not sure on the X, O, Triangle and Square button placements, if I'm honest. Looks cool though. Something like Boom Blox would be cool in 1080p!

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

It depends entirely on the games and the implementation. Motion controllers have huge potential but most wii games end up as 'waggle ware' where you just have to wave the controller like a tit. Ravin rabbids being a prime example.

[acron^]

Say it with me: SHOVELWARE!

[Baz]

Looks like a lady's "massager." Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooomygodthatwasamazingy

[thehippoz]

watch that ball end up everywhere it's not supposed to

you guys catch the tester tryouts on the psn

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Originally Posted by Baz

Looks like a lady's "massager." Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooomygodthatwasamazingy

orly?

[Aracos]

Oh my god, the wrist strap at the bottom, the lights just above it, the home button in the middle, the nunchuck clone (minus the cable) and the analog stick placement. It's a bloody wiimote!

[KarmatiK]

bla, its a gimik... no real gammers going to be chomping at the bit waiting for this to come out.
buy it of you have kids and want to find some kid friendly games, im sure Sony will release a bunch of em. Or better yet just buy your kids a wii.

[Elledan]

The best part being that one can't play a game with four people if it requires two controllers per person (two main or one main and sub), because there are only 7 Bluetooth IDs available for controllers. At least with the Wii the nunchuck communicates with the wiimote which communicates with the Wii, thus taking up just one ID.