Sony reveals PlayStation Move

Out this autumn.

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced PlayStation Move as the official name of its PlayStation 3 motion controller.

The PS Move will be released this autumn in a variety of bundles, including a sub $100 set featuring the PS Move motion controller, PlayStation Eye camera and a game.

Games confirmed for release that utilise PS Move include:

- Sports Champions (including combat title Gladiator Duel and table tennis)

- Move Party (showing off augmented reality functionality)

- LittleBigPlanet (cooperative gameplay, with one user interacting with game objects using the PS Move, while another was controlling Sackboy with a Sixaxis)

- EyePet (PS Move appears to take the place of the magic card previously used to interact with EyePet. A holiday 2010 release)

- Motion Fighters (Dual controllers for left and right arm)

Additional accessories available for PS Move:

Sub controller provides additional control to games such as shooters. This will include SOCOM 4. Control camera and cross-hair with the motion controller while controlling the character with the sub controller stick. Gamers will have the option to play the entire game with a standard controller or the PS Move.

A few more titbits from the presentation included promises of latency on par with that experienced with the DualShock 3 and third-party support from virtually every publisher.