PlayStation Move: Details and More Pictures

Learn more about the wireless wonder, wrist strap and all.

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As we've already reported, the PlayStation's motion controller has been fully revealed at Sony's GDC press conference.

It's called Move, comes with a nunchuk device, and there are more than a few games coming out for it. Hitting later this year, the peripheral will see its fair share of sports games, SOCOM - and even a Wii port. More on that later.

Click the image over there to see the first images of the Move, plus wireless nunchuk-esque attachment. According to Kotaku, the spheres on top of the main controller change colour depending on game mood, lighting and the colour situation in your room. In playing SOCOM, when detecting no orange in the player's room, the sphere will engage its three built-in LEDs and produce an orange colour to better stand out.

Technical specs detail the Move Controller as having a three-axis gyroscope and a three-acis accelerometer, coupled with a terrestrial magnetic field sensor. Its exact position is tracked by use of the PlayStation Eye. The 'nunchuk' - officially known as the 'Sub Controller' comes with an analogue stick and directional buttons, but no motion sensing technology.

Both controllers don't use AA batteries compared to Nintendo's Wii Remote - instead, a lithium-ion battery contained in both can be charged in the same way as a regular DualShock 3 controller, using a mini-USB cable.
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Comments

Daemon 11 Mar 2010 09:37
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Using li-ion batteries and the LEDs are good ideas, but I can't help but feel as though I was expecting a bit more. :\
Psalms 11 Mar 2010 10:42
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That's a lot of separate controllers to charge with usb. They probably won't last long if they're using gyroscopes as well. I have to admit the magnetic field sensor is a good idea, but apart from that Sony seems to have returned to it's copycat phase. It's a shame, because the PS3 was just starting to become unique.

Any word on whether there is any rumble?
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MoveOut....Now 12 Mar 2010 01:28
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What a *}CK!*G Pile of ****
Tamikaze 12 Mar 2010 11:50
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For some reason, i keep thinking Sony will annouce that the PSMove will only work on PS3 Slims.
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