Sony PS3 Motion Controller Announcement due at GDC

Rumours about the Sony motion controller have been rife for some time. Since the launch of the ‘unnamed’ product at last year’s E3 show, gamers have been eagerly awaiting this accoutrement to their Playstation 3 consoles. Recently a name has even been thrown up, the result of Sony purchasing the internet domain PlaystationArc.com. Some of the rumour however may be settled next month as Sony Playstation has announced a special panel at this year’s GDC (Game Developer’s Conference).

It is likely that this panel will provide game developers and the world’s media with some updated information on the Sony Motion Controller. Whether an official name will be provided is still a matter of conjecture but it is likely that we will see new software for the device as well as ways in which it can be integrated by game developers in new titles.

The session has been scheduled to last an hour allowing for enough time for journalists and developers alike to have a proper look at the device. Hosting the panel will be two SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) members of staff, David Coombes (Platform Research) and Kirk Bender (Developer Support). What is certain is that this will be an important event for Sony Playstation as they hope to produce a device that will create serious competition to Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Project Natal.

With Sony Playstation stating that they will have around ten games ready at the time of shipping the motion controller (believed to be sometime in the latter stages of 2010), all eyes in the gaming industry will be on the GDC on 11^th March.

 

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