Sony announced its own motion-sensing controller to compete with the Wii and Xbox’s Project Natal, at E3.

Here are some details mentioned:

  • Scheduled launch date: Spring 2010
  • When it comes to market it will be available to a “range of first-party and third-party content.”
  • This new controller will function “with any games across all genres from casual to core.”
  • “Face-tracking and head-tracking capability already in the PS3 SDK” will offer developers “powerful tools for new types of user interaction.”
  • Works with the PlayStation Eye’s built-in microphone array for voice input and voice recognition.
  • There can be up to four of the new motion controllers can be tracked at once by the PlayStation Eye.
  • May combine motion control wand and PS3 controller functions.  “the motion controller as a sword and use DualShock 3 as a shield.”
  • Utilizing PS3’s power: ”motion-tracking library has some SPU overhead and has an impact on memory as well, although these will be minimized.”

Will you adapt to this new kind of moving around gaming interaction, or will you still like to veg out - couch potato-like - mashing a controller  with your thumbs?

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