After many rumours of names for Sony’s motion controller and Sony filing for the trademark alongside Konami for the “arc” in Japan – not to mention that Microsoft already has a Microsoft’s Arc mouse and Arc keyboard – Sony has finally settled on the name “The Playstation Move”.
The pioneers in the motion control genre of course was Nintendo with the Wii motion and the Wii MotionPlus. Sony too is trying to cash in on the success of this genre after a failed attempt with the.
The motion controller will need the PlayStation Eye to function as the PlayStation Eye’s camera will detect the movement of the controller. “The Playstation Move” is expected to ship this fall and will be priced at $100.
Sony has received support from a large number of third party developers which include the likes of EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Disney and Capcom.
Sony plans to roll out 20 titles before the end of 2011.
