PlayStation Move officially announced; Sony reveals planned pricing guidelines
After months of speculation Sony Computer Entertainment has come forward and officially announced details behind its motion controller hardware.
The announcement came yesterday during Sony’s Game Developers Conference revealing that the package will be known as the PlayStation Move. Previously it was referred to by the company as the PlayStation Motion Controller.
The Move will be available in a number of packages including a ‘starter kit’ which features the device, the required PlayStation Eye camera and a game. Sony hopes for this package to be available for under $100 (roughly R750).
The device will also be separately bundled with the PlayStation 3 console and will offer 1:1 motion control tracking in supported games.
The company also revealed the PlayStation Move Sub-Controller, which features an analogue interface, will enable the Move to support more conventional titles.
According to Sony this advancement will change the way in which studios develop games.
The PlayStation Move “forces fundamental rethinking around how a game should be designed. The game developer needs to throw away a conventional wisdom of how gamers use a controller and instead consider what will provide the most immersive experience and make players feel a direct connection with the game,” said Sony Computer Entertainment.
Thus far several games which will offer Move support have been announced. The most notable of these is an altered version of the popular PS3 exclusive platformer LittleBigPlanet and a mini game compilation known as ‘Sports Champion’.
Electronic Arts also recently announced that the next Tiger Woods PGA Tour title would feature PlayStation motion control support.
At present exact release and pricing details are not yet available. The PlayStation Move is expected to ship later this year.
As mentioned quite a few times on this site, I use Google Reader for keeping up to date with all my favourite sites, as quite frankly clicking over to each and every site I read regularly became a bit of a pain in rear. They’re regularly adding extra features, this one being the latest:
I use Google Reader a lot — not only to stay on top of the news, but also to find interesting blogpostsandarticles. I’m always telling my friends about Google Reader, and while some of them love it, others don’t want to take the time to set it up. For those of you who fall into this second category, we’re announcing Google Reader Play, a new product that makes the best stuff in Reader more accessible for everyone. Reader Play is a new way to browse interesting stuff on the web, customized to the topics you’re interested in, with no setup required.
Items in Reader Play are presented one at a time, and images and videos are automatically enlarged to maximize the viewing experience. We use the technology behind Recommended Items in Reader to populate Reader Play with the most interesting content on the web. While you don’t need a Google account to use Reader Play, your experience will be personalized if you sign in. As you browse, you can let us know which items you enjoy by clicking the “like” button, and we’ll use that info to show you other content we think you’ll enjoy.
We think Reader Play is a fun way to browse interesting items online that you wouldn’t find otherwise. We designed it especially for people who don’t want to spend time curating their own set of feeds — but folks who already use Reader can easily use it to read their feeds as well. Just click the feed settings menu on any feed in Reader and select “View in Reader Play.” We’re launching Reader Play as an experiment in Google Labs so that we can test it out, get feedback from you and then improve it as quickly as possible. Visit google.com/reader/play to give it a try, and let us know what you think!
Posted by Garrett Wu, Software Engineer
Original post: HERE.
A nuclear bunker from the Cold War era in Britain was sold on eBay for more than 20,000 pounds (30,000 dollars, 22,000 euros) Monday.
The underground bunker in the Peak District of Derbyshire, central England, went on sale at a starting estimate of 500 pounds on Thursday, but more than 40 bids sent the price tag soaring.
The bunker came into service in 1959 and was used by the Royal Observer Corps, a civilian defence organisation composed mainly of volunteers who had the task of reporting nuclear attack and fallout.
According to the seller, the bunker is in an “elevated position with panoramic views” of the Peak District.
Built 15 feet (4.5 metres) underground on farmland, the shelter comprises of two rooms — a chemical toilet and monitoring room — and two ventilation shafts.
“A rare opportunity to acquire a piece of Cold War history,” the seller added. “Your own nuclear bunker within a plot of land and much original equipment.
As well as furniture, the buyer will also receive a siren box, enamel bucket, jerry cans and rope for hauling heavy items up the shaft.
Oh well now I simply HAVE to have one seeing as they throw in an enamel bucket! Wasn’t convinced at first, but the bucket was the clincher.
It’s become rather obvious that posting to this blog from my laptop ain’t really happening much, now is it? With that in mind I’ve been trying to set up Posting via Email since yesterday, which would allow me to update from my phone. A good idea in theory…
Well what a mission that is turning out to be! When this site was hosted by Google’s Blogger it was a simple set up of an email address and BAM! It’s done and working.
But I had to be a smartarse. I had to move over to WordPress. I had to fix it when it wasn’t broken.
Okay, it was broken, and moving over to WordPress WAS the best thing for this site, but I need to complain, mmmkay?
So if this site goes to shite over the next couple of days it’s safe to assume that I’m still (i) bashing the keyboard trying to enable posting by email, and (ii) bashing my head on the wall when it doesn’t work properly.
Well cry no more – I’m back! I was away for most of last week awaiting a special delivery – one of these:
Yup, I’m a new dad! (Just ask anyone who’s seen me strutting around the place with a permanent grin since Wednesday making sure everyone is aware that MY baby is wayyyyyy cuter than any of THEIRS.
But alas, I had to return to work today, so perhaps I’ll get back to occasionally actually posting something on this site.
If Stustake.com gets flooded with updates in the next few months it’s due to…
… lots of restful sleep and relaxation. If however this site gets quieter than a ninja taking his Ninja Stalking Skills 101 final exam, it’s thanks to…
… no sleep due to lots of disturbed nights. This will in turn probably leave me tired, cranky (well, more so than usual) and far too lazy to write wisecracking posts.
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… no sleep due to lots of disturbed nights. This will in turn probably leave me tired, cranky (well, more so than usual) and far too lazy to write wisecracking posts.