…”Sony can do better”. Sony are claiming that the PlayStation Eye can already do facial recognition like that of Microsoft’s new darling, Project Natal.

During the Develop conference, that was going on in the UK this week, Sony revealed that their little used camera can do facial recognition. It was also said that the camera can track your movement too. Besides that little more was said, I wonder if Sony have had Natal-esque tech all along? It certainly seems like it.

SCEE also said that this technology was already being made available to developers if they wished to use it in their games. Joystiq have also noted that the tech can track finger movement and the movement of facial bones. Sony failed to comment on weather the Eye could track specific movements, which would deliver a real blow to Microsoft. Hopefully we’ll hear more on that soon.

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