The Game Developers Conference finally got underway today. The biggest topic for discussion was The PlayStation Move, which is now the official name for Sony’s new motion-sensor controller. There were approximately 5 million games demonstrated that show off how cool the controller is.
Or maybe I should say controllers, because we now see the device comes with two parts: a controller, and a wirelessly-connected nunchuck. The controller has a bright neon sensor ball on the end, so the PS3 will be able to locate where it is at all times. This will allow for more precise, fully-3D movement. It is all highly technical, and it also looks somewhat ridiculous.
The PlayStation Move’s design is based off the North Pole.
There were ten or so different games that you could play using the Move, and I would give you my hands-on impressions, only I wasn’t there because I was at home watching Days of our Lives. Thirty-six companies have already pledged to support this peripheral, and over twenty games that use the Move will be released within one year from now. It costs “under $100” and will be released in Australia this spring. Isn’t it spring already, though?
Final Thoughts on the PlayStation Move: Sony is making a “move” on Nintendo. Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!
Other topics of interest are…
- The release date for Rock Band: Green Day was officially announced. It’s June 8th. You might remember that we covered that story a few weeks ago.
- The release date for OnLive (June 17) is fast approaching, and they showed off how cool they are.
- Nicole finally made a reappearance on Days of our Lives, after a few months of being off the show. She’s still in jail, and today, we got to see her get in a fight with her cellmate.
- One of the Microsoft people gave a lecture on how they’re designing Fable III. I don’t know about this series, but the screenshots were pretty awesome.
- Previews of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse were shown.
- And also, there was video footage of the new Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands game, along with much hooplah about how it is done in the “classic” Prince of Persia style. It seems a little too early to treat the Sands games as clasics, seeing as they only made one PoP game between the last Sands game and now, but everyone is still super-excited.
More things are going to happen on Day Four of GDC. Most likely, the mysteriously-quiet Nintendo will make its appearance.
