Playstation Move – A Brief History
Originally known by various names, PlayStation Move was originally introduced in June 2009. There was a lot of debate within Sony Entertainment about what to call the controller still. The press continued to incorrectly refer to him as the Magic Wand or the Magic Wand. Sony eventually called it “The Motion Controller” and in September 2009 the name “Move” was coined and used as the proper term for the controller.
Sony Entertainment had been working on the controller since 2001. Early prototype versions of the Move were in circulation, such as the Eye Toy, but these stationary controllers failed to capture people’s attention. By 2008, Sony had finished work on Move and was ready to release it to the public.
With the public and media giving PS3 Move rave reviews, Move was being applied to all Sony PlayStation wireless games. The first game to use this was Dual Shock 3, which allowed the player to use the Move analog stick to use the sword in-game. Rumors also speculated at the time that Sony had developed Move in retaliation against the Nintendo Wii’s wireless Nunchuck remote, but Sony denied any such allegations.
The Move finally launched in January 2010, a little late for the holiday rush, but just in time for all viable gamers to spend their holiday money on this new remote. The logo probably has to be the most innovative thing with PlayStation Move, a wavy blue shape that’s supposed to be a representation of the light trail Move leaves behind when you move it with the illuminated sensor sphere inside it.
Move was an automatic hit that also incorporated a large selection of third-party video game support, something very rare for new out-of-the-box designs like Move. Even today, Move sells nearly a hundred thousand units.
One in three PS3 games is designed specifically for use with PlayStation Move in mind. There is a good variety of PS3 Move Games available which are not bad at all as most of the games are quite entertaining and fun. Unlike the controller-specific games of the past for older game consoles, PS3 Move games don’t leave you wanting more. It’s no wonder PlayStation Move is so popular and has made the PS3 so much more than it was at launch. Whether or not the PS3 Move was designed in retaliation for the Wii, it was certainly a brilliant move (no pun intended).
