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‘Motion Control’ Stories

Sony Move $349 Bundle Rumored, Offers Smaller Hard Drive

Evan Selleck, Jul 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

It wouldn't be a normal day if we didn't have some kind of rumor about an already announced product. Thankfully, we've got this new rumor about Sony's Move, the motion-based controller/wand that's due out in just a few months. It's not groundbreaking or anything, but it may be just enough to get people who thought the original $399 bundle was too pricey to jump on board the Sony-backed motion controller movement. Read The Full Story

Sony PlayStation Move Bundles Shown Off

Evan Selleck, Jul 14th 2010 Discuss [1]

While we may not have the final packaging to showcase for Microsoft's variation of their motion-based peripheral, we do know that Walmart's already bundling up the next piece of Redmond-based technology. Of course, we should have realized it wouldn't take much longer for the Sony version, better known as Move, to make some kind of appearance on the Internet, too. And sure enough, here we are with the final packaging images. Read The Full Story

David Reeves, Former Sony Europe Boss, Says New Sony & Microsoft Consoles Coming 2012-2013

Evan Selleck, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

We know that Sony's gung-ho about 3D, and Microsoft's obviously knee-deep in the motion-controller market now, but according to the former Boss of Sony Europe, David Reeves (who now works at Capcom), all of those new things are just stopgaps to what's actually coming. Speaking with GameIndustry.biz, Reeves suggests that both Sony and Microsoft are already looking at the future of their next console, even as they both prepare to launch the next big thing in the coming months. Read The Full Story

Activision: Sony’s Move and Microsoft’s Kinect Are Too Expensive

Evan Selleck, Jun 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

While listening to the executives at the major video game companies is fun (and revealing), it's also insightful to look at the world's major video game publishers, too. They're just as intrinsically wound to the market as the manufacturers of those consoles, too, considering that without the games, there wouldn't be much need for the consoles. And while E3 is over, we're still wading in some of the news from that major conference. Or, more accurately, some of the news due to its announcements. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: June 21st 2010

Evan Selleck, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Hope your weekend went well. We had a pretty busy day here, especially for a Monday, but we're thrilled that you could stick it out with us. It's time to wind down, so welcome to Monday's edition of The Daily Slash. Tonight, in the Best of R3 Media, we've got a great app for your Android device, Sony's talking smack about the 3DS, and Verizon Wireless completes a round of LTE testing. In the Dredge 'Net, Nike's got a giant LED screen, AT&T and Verizon kind of agree on something, and Kinect gets priced by Microsoft -- still not officially. Read The Full Story

PlayStation Move Official for $49.99

Evan Selleck, Jun 15th 2010 Discuss [3]

After all the speculation over the last few months, Sony's just announced the official release date of their motion-based accessories. Called PlayStation Move, it's Sony's gamble into the now exploding motion-controller universe, and they think they've got the best one (obviously). There's a few price points here, not just the $49.99 mentioned in the title, so jump in after the break to figure out what you'll be getting for the holiday season. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Kinect Priced $149.99 at GameStop, Bundled Pricing Included

Evan Selleck, Jun 14th 2010 Discuss [4]

One pin after another. Microsoft just announced not only the Kinect, but the new, $300 Xbox 360 Slim, and now we've got word that GameStop's already got the Kinect up for pre-order. And yes, the price is right there, plain as day, for everyone to see: $149.99. Read The Full Story

PlayStation Move Motion Controller $59.99 in Canada

Evan Selleck, May 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

The PlayStation Move motion controller isn't out yet, and you will have to keep waiting for a few months before you'll get your hands on one, but if you were curious as to how much it might be going for when it does finally launch, here's your first clue. It's coming out of Canada, right from GameStop's site, and it does a pretty good job of giving us an idea of what the future might hold. Read The Full Story

Sony officially launches Playstation Move motion controller, available in Fall 2010

Paul Fang, Mar 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony has just officially announced its new motion controller at GDC 2010, and it's dubbed the Playstation Move (for rather obvious reasons). You'll be able to acquire a Move in three packaged ways: bundled with a PS3, by itself, or in a starter kit targeted at "under $100" with the Playstation Eye, a controller, and a game, all slated for a Fall 2010 launch. Read The Full Story

Project Natal tipped for October; response lag measured

Chris Davies, Feb 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

A relative gush of Project Natal information today, with BBC presenter Jonathan Ross apparently tipping an October launch date for the motion-control gaming system, while MTV take on another timing issue by measuring the peripheral's lag. Ross had been trying Natal at a Microsoft event this week, and proceeded to tweet "Natal on Xbox is impressive. Not quite there yet I think but they have until October and if they get it right... sky's the limit." Read The Full Story

InvenSense MPU-3000 is world’s first motion processing unit for smartphones

Shane McGlaun, Jan 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Some of the coolest gadgets and smartphones on the market today take advantage of motion sensing and touch control. The iPhone is partly responsible for bringing motion sensing to the masses with the accelerometer built in to rotate the screen automatically. The iPad unveiled yesterday has the same tech built-in. Read The Full Story