Sony’s new motion-control peripheral for the Playstation 3 called the Playstation Move launches in two weeks. We reported on the device when it was first announced back at E3. Now, as gamers have been treated to more technical details and demos, Sony is unsure about market response.Given the Move’s similarity to the Wii, gamers are skeptical. PlayStation®Move redefines motion gaming with the most immersive and realistic gaming experience only possible on the PlayStation®3 system. The simple, easy-to-use controller captures a full range of motion giving you ultimate control over how you play the game. With a diverse selection of games and new ones launching all the time, you can enjoy hours of fun with friends and family. The Move involves a motion-sensitive controller with the standard buttons mapped onto it in a very ergonomic fashion that players hold in one hand. For many Move-compatible games, one ‘wand’ is enough. Like with the Nintendo Wii, however, some games require an extra ‘navigation’ controller that includes an analog thumbstick similar to the Wii’s ‘nunchuck’ peripheral.
What the Move adds, however, is an inertial sensor that senses motion in six axes versus the Wii’s four. Furthermore, by integrating the Move with the Playstation Eye camera, the lighted balls on the end of the Move wand allow the system to track the motions of the controller in all three spatial dimensions. This allows for much more accurate motion sensing and interactions that would be simply impossible with the Wii’s type of motion-sensing—even with their optional MotionPlus enhancement.
PlayStation®Move motion controller.
The corner stone of the PlayStation®Move, the PlayStation®Move motion controller is your gateway into a gaming experience like none other. Combining advanced motion sensors, a dynamic color changing sphere, vibration feedback, and an easy to use button interface, the motion controller delivers the most immersive gaming available. Move and play your way through Blu-ray powered HD worlds and innovative experiences that only PlayStation®Move can deliver.
Key Features:
- PlayStation®Move motion controller works with PlayStation®Eye USB Camera to accurately track player position.
- Advanced motion sensors precisely track both fast and subtle movements.
- Motion controller’s sphere uses internal RGB LED to provide visual feedback
- Vibration feedback is felt during specific actions
- Includes DUALSHOCK®3 action buttons for advanced gaming.
- Utilizes Bluetooth® technology for wireless gaming.
- Built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery
- Charge the controller and automatically pair with the PS3™ system via a USB cable
- Up to four motion controllers can be connected at once to the PS3™ system.
The PlayStation®Eye Camera works with your PlayStation®Move motion controller to translate your every move into the game with absolute precision. It also functions as a complete video chatting solution. The PlayStation Eye Camera. Move into the Action.
An added bonus is the ability to play motion-based games in HD versus the Wii’s 420p resolution. The extra accuracy of Sony’s controller aside, its similarity with the Wii has earned it the pejorative titles “Wii too” and “Wii HD”. This negative image—despite generally positive press reviews—appears to have made Sony cautious about the Move’s early success.
Sony Computer Entertainment senior vice president Ray Maguire said in a recent interview with Eurogamer that “it’s a product that needs to be sampled. You need to get your hands on it. You need to understand it. You need to try it. Am I expecting a massive day one? Not particularly. We didn’t with EyeToy, either. It went on to be massively successful.”
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New PlayStation Move Tech Demos
In other words, its initial similarity with the Wii brand of play will hurt the Move. Gamers who enjoy the Wii will wonder why they should switch systems and people who aren’t particularly interested in motion control after experiencing the Wii will think that this hasn’t changed their perspective. He believes that the extra technology built into the Move will make it a winner over time: “As people saw the value when they tried it they told their friends. Their friends bought it. They told their friends. Word of mouth grew the marketplace. That’s what I expect from Move as well.”
When the Move goes on sale September 17th, it will be available in several flavors. PS3 owners who already have the Playstation Eye camera can pick up the Move controller for $50. PS3 owners can pick up the Move bundle (controller, Eye camera, and Sports Champions game) for $100. Non-PS3 owners can pick up an entire system with a 320GB HDD and the Move bundle in the box for $400. Anyone interested in playing a game that requires the optional navigation controller will have to purchase it separately for $30.
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You know who knows everything? Sony prepping new line of handhelds including psp phone??? What´s going on!!! ok ok People familiar with the matter. In particular, they know everything when “the matter” happens to be Sony’s handheld strategy for 2010. According to the WSJ, the device is apparently part of a larger push by Sony to create an iTunes-like Utopian ecosystem of products this year that connect to Sony Online Service, an ecosystem that would also include a hybrid portable of some sort that “blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable.” Details aren’t offered on this particular monster — but turning our attention back to the phone for a second, it’s claimed that Sony’s working with it in conjunction with the folks at Sony Ericsson under the direction of Kunimasa Suzuki, an exec largely responsible for the Vaio line who’s also involved with the PlayStation team. Of course, SE’s already taken some baby steps toward corporate harmony by bundling Remote Play support with the Aino, but everyone knows that PSP compatibility is the panacea; Microsoft finally buckled on the Zunephone thing with the introduction of Windows Phone 7 Series, and there’s no reason why Sony shouldn’t follow suit. read first in
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“Threatened by Apple Inc.’s growing stable of portable devices, Sony Corp. is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smart phone capable of downloading and playing videogames, according to people familiar with the matter.”
“The Japanese electronics giant also is developing a portable device that shares characteristics of netbooks, electronic-book readers and handheld-game machines. The device is designed to compete against multifunction products such as Apple’s coming iPad tablet, these people said.”
“Both the new smart phone and the multifunction device are expected to work with Sony’s new online media platform, due to launch later this month in …”
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