Sony Name Motion Controller ‘Move’ & More

We thought it’d come at GDC and, well, it did. We finally know that Sony’s motion controller is to be called the PlayStation Move.

The name of the controller has been oft rumored and it was thought to be called ‘Arc’. After Sony failed to gain a trademark for the name in Europe, it was swiftly changed. Yes, that’s why the logo looks more like an ‘A’ than it does an ‘M’.

Alongside the name, Sony announced a bunch of other stuff related to the new controller. Players will have the option to use a “sub-controller” (or nunchuck) with their games and for the full package – Move, Sub-Controller and PS Eye – it’ll be around $100. The controllers will also be sold separately for those who already have Sony’s camera peripheral and, of course, for two-player experiences.

The new controller was demoed at Sony’s GDC press conference and it was confirmed that EyePet (which is releasing this ‘holiday’ in North America), LittleBigPlanet and Socom 4 would all support it. As expected, there were some Wii Sports-esque games shown off too. You can watch a trailer for your most wanted new gizmo (maybe?) after the jump.

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