Now, Sony isn’t making a move with the PlayStation. They are making you move with the PlayStation Move.
At this week’s San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference, Sony announced the new Move controller. It’s basically the company’s answer to the Wii Remote (or Wiimote). It took them a few years. However, Sony says this will crush all competitors, because it’s especially precise. That means all of your flailing should translate into game moves pretty darn quick.
Using the Sony Eye gaming webcam, the controller specifically works with the PlayStation 3 for high-def gaming goodness. The package will include the camera, one game and the Move, which looks like a more colorful Mr. Microphone. All of that should be priced under $100. The Move controller operates on wireless Bluetooth and features a built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
There is also some type of secondary controller, much like what the Wii has. However, there’s no official word on whether or not that will be sold separately — and at what cost.
Expect the the PlayStation Move to launch in late 2010, just in time to stuff the stocking of your favorite gamer. Some of the game titles announced, include Ape Escape, Echochrome 2, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, as well as old favorites LittleBigPlanet, Flower, and Resident Evil 5. There’s no word on what’s coming when. However, according to the international announcement, SCE Worldwide Studios has a total of 20 Move-worthy games coming between that release and April 2011.
