Pictures

Photo

Reuters Photojournalism

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.  See more | Photo caption 

Photo

Tornado chasers

Storm chasers brave danger and debris as they try to capture photos of tornadoes' destructive power.  Slideshow 

Photo

Running while blind

Blind or visually impaired students compete in blind track and field tournament.  Slideshow 

Sponsored Links

Sony delays PS3 motion controller launch to autumn

Related Topics

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Shawn Layden holds up the company's new PS3 game console in Tokyo August 19, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Shawn Layden holds up the company's new PS3 game console in Tokyo August 19, 2009 file photo.

Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao

TOKYO | Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:14am EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it would postpone the launch of a motion controller, or wireless controlling device, for its PlayStation 3 to the autumn of 2010 from this spring, marking the second delay of a major product release in as many weeks.

The controller, when used with a special camera for the PS3, detects the movement of the user's hand and the location of the user, and will likely give Sony more of an edge in competition with Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game machine.

The Wii, which far outsells the PS3 and Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360, features a controller that allows users to direct onscreen play, for example by swinging it like a bat.

Microsoft is planning to launch its controller-less game system Project Natal by this year's holiday season.

Sony's game division said it is delaying the launch so that more software titles will be available to make the most of the new controller's functions.

The delay follows a Sony announcement last week that it would postpone the launch of the latest version of its blockbuster racing game series "Gran Turismo," which was due to be launched in March. A new launch date has not been set.

Prior to the announcement, shares in Sony closed down 0.2 percent at 3,060 yen, outperforming the Tokyo stock market's electrical machinery index, which fell 0.9 percent.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Tech
Media
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/
Comments (2)
socratesfoot wrote:
Outside of Japan the Playstation is nearly a dead console. Even after the motion controller is released, they still lack the exclusive content supporting motion to even compete with the XBox or the Wii. I think its just oo little to late for Sony.

Jan 20, 2010 10:48am EST  --  Report as abuse
merkobmerkin wrote:
These add-ons are just that, add-on’s, i’m a serious gamer and i like the wii but it was made for the casual gamer or someone who might not really play video games that much, they should stick to their core demographic and not shove some expensive add-on to a market of people who just want their RPG’s and whatever else they play in Japan, PS3 is dead in the U.S. only free internet gaming has people jumping ship every so often from the 360

Jan 20, 2010 5:51pm EST  --  Report as abuse
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.
See All Comments »