Sony Mimics Wii with Move Motion Controller for PlayStation 3

March 10, 2010 By Nick Mokey

Joining Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal, the Move controller will translate motion to virtual reality, unlocking a whole new genre of games for the PlayStation 3.

Step aside Nintendo, Sony’s on the Move. The Japanese electronics giant set its sights squarely on its fellow Japanese rivals on Wednesday by announcing the PlayStation Move, a precise motion controller for the PlayStation 3. The company broke the news at a press conference at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco.

Known as “Arc” during its prototype stages, the Move features a wand-like controller with a colorful, LED-lit ball on top. A set of internal accelerometers along with tracking from Sony’s EyeToy camera allow it to translate real-life motion to players on the screen, similar to the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft’s upcoming Project Natal. Both Natal and Move are scheduled for a tentative fall 2010 release.

Sony plans to offer the Move in a starter kit bundled with the EyeToy camera and game for under $100, as well as an “ultimate” bundle, which will include the PS3 console, and a standalone package that only includes a controller. Pricing on the latter two hasn’t been hinted at yet, but with the EyeToy currently selling for around $30 on its own, we wouldn’t expect the standalone Move controllers to go for under $50.

Games in the works include Sports Champions and Move Party, which will both be Wii-style compilations with multiple mini games on one disc, such as Gladiator Duel and Table Tennis. Sony also claims “Virtually every third-party publisher” is on board to cook up titles for it, including Activision, Capcom, WB Games, Namco Bandai, Square Enix, Ubisoft, EA, Disney, Konami, Sega, Crave and Tecmo Koei.

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James at 12:48am 28th November 2010 if sony ripped nintendo then what is this??????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9AViYmfWR4 and this was way before the moting war!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ian Bell at 10:20am 12th March 2010 Sorry bro, this thing will die.
Benjamin at 6:37am 12th March 2010 Let me explain. The playstation move controller is NOT a mimic of the Wii. It's the exact opposite. The "Move" controller was announced in 2004, but was clearly a prototype. Here's some proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PtoxKDcCXc

So please stop putting "playstation motion controller mimics wii", and raging about it in comments all over the web.
Joe Lachiana at 5:43pm 11th March 2010 The WII works cause it's built in and optional second. This is optional first and will need heavy marketing to get the word out to the masses. All this and on a game system that's getting long in the tooth.
dang at 8:47pm 10th March 2010 Looks like a lollipop or something
Samantha at 8:27pm 10th March 2010 I'm looking forward to trying it and THEN judging it!
Ian Bell at 7:59pm 10th March 2010 The reason why the Wii succeeds is because the system is built around their wand, this will fail simply because it will be treated like any other accessory.
Dave at 7:22pm 10th March 2010 Not sure why you'd need 100 sq ft - we seem to manage fine in our average sized living room and don't collide with each other or fall over the sofa. Perhaps your form is better suited to stationary entertainment...
Joe Lachiana at 6:30pm 10th March 2010 Garbage. Another wannabe product that tries to one up the WII and just misses the point. Not enough people have 100sqft to play a video game.