Sony Motion Controller update features pinatas, wizardry, hairstyling

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 19th 2009 at 1:00PM }

The PS3 Slim wasn't the only point of interest from Sony's GamesCom 2009 press conference -- attendees also got a look at some of the capabilities of the tentatively named (we hope) PlayStation Motion Controller which was revealed at E3 earlier this year. The device's developers created a neat little reel showing off a few of the controller's applications -- GameTrailers got its hands on the video, which is posted after the jump.

It looks like skeleton bashing and name-signing aren't the only things the peripheral can do -- the new video shows a few other uses, including piñata smashing, magic casting, light shining and, yes, hairstyling. Does this mean we're one step closer to finally receiving a video game adaptation of Queen Latifah's magnum opus, Beauty Shop? God, we hope so.

[Thanks, Jeremy23J!]

Tags: controller, gamescom-2009, hardware, peripheral, playstation-motion-controller, sony, video

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

D0RC @ Aug 19th 2009 1:03PM

I got banned!

Heavytoka @ Aug 19th 2009 1:07PM

you forgot Jump in again! Now go troll somewhere else please

Traceur_Ryuk (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Aug 19th 2009 1:13PM

Actually, those were prototypes. Beside I wouldn't really care if it did look like that, I mean, who's watching?

Captain Planet (now accepting new Planeteer recruits and official sponsor of the Cody is a Douche contest) @ Aug 19th 2009 2:02PM

Just change your name to D1CK already.

jeremy23jacinto @ Aug 19th 2009 2:17PM

look i'm the one who inform the joystiq so stfu

Marty @ Aug 19th 2009 1:06PM

"the tentatively named (we hope) PlayStation Motion Controller"

What, you don't want to play "massive action game" with "PlayStation motion controller"?

HeXeN {KevinConroyDefeatsBatman} @ Aug 19th 2009 1:20PM

What is it with you and MAG?

Killer Bee @ Aug 19th 2009 1:30PM

He doesn't like the name because its stupid, to which I agree.

fwacce @ Aug 19th 2009 1:31PM

Don't feed him. Marty hates everything Playstation.

Marty @ Aug 19th 2009 1:32PM

There's nothing with me and MAG. Why would there be?

el serpiente @ Aug 19th 2009 1:48PM

Heh, Martysoft is getting desperate for things to bitch about these days, so he trolls MAG threads. Kind of sad.

Marty @ Aug 19th 2009 2:10PM

Yeah, I'm a troll because I am critical about things.

tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 19th 2009 2:16PM

You do tend to troll Sony articles more than anything else, and yet I agree with you about MAG. I think way more than just the name is generic.

Marty @ Aug 19th 2009 2:37PM

Come on now, simply being critical of things, and not accepting marketing hype as truth, is not trolling. I never comment merely by saying something sucks just for the sake of it, and I say bad and good things about everything.

And I don't log on just to personally insult people, which seems to be all El Serpiente does anymore. Look through his comment history; that is the essence of a true troll.

el serpiente @ Aug 19th 2009 2:44PM

No Marty, you're a troll because you are critical of things over and over and over and over and over and over...

Marty @ Aug 19th 2009 2:54PM

I criticized MAG for its (lack of a) name, what, three times over the last week? Oh noes, somebody call the internet police!

el serpiente @ Aug 19th 2009 3:09PM

Uh, it's called MAG, Martysoft. I can understand your expression of disappointment in the choice of name (and really, lets not kid ourselves, with anything at all PS3 related). But to do so repeatedly and then bring it up in an unrelated thread? Is their a name for such behavior?

el serpiente @ Aug 19th 2009 3:09PM

there

CB @ Aug 19th 2009 3:17PM

Joystiq comments, serious business.

Marty @ Aug 19th 2009 3:38PM

Completely unrelated? I thought it was a funny correlation: two things that seem to have descriptors for names. Surely other people are smart enough to make that connection and find it amusing?

People who log into Joystiq every day to insult other people and call them names just to defend a video game console are trolls. That's you (everyone can see your comment history). If you think what I'm doing is trolling, then you simply don't know what trolling is.

I'm sorry your life is so devoid of any real purpose that you have to try to personally insult me (and just about everyone else) whenever I make a comment that doesn't praise the PS3, El Serpiente, I really am.

el serpiente @ Aug 19th 2009 4:18PM

Marty, did you just personally insult me? For shame...

Okay Martysoft, I'm done with you. This is starting to bore me, as well as probably everyone else who is forced to read it. I think you got the point.

Hedgeson @ Sep 2nd 2009 7:48PM

I'd like to play one of MAG's PMC soldiers with the Sony PMC...

Private Military Contractor...
That's the first thing I thought about...

U U D D L R L R B A SELECT START @ Aug 19th 2009 1:06PM

For some reason that video reminds me of a Power Point presentation from Tom Goes to the Mayor.

Autobot @ Aug 19th 2009 1:13PM

THAT'S WHAT THAT SHOW IS CALLED. Thank you so much.

End User @ Aug 19th 2009 1:29PM

Toodle Day Extreme Dog-Matching FTW! Find the hidden Calc-U-Corn for bonus points!

Paul @ Aug 19th 2009 2:23PM

I'd put money on it that Sony releases gt5 in Q4 2010.

you don't announce a games release date the same month as the release date. you will get no preorders and no chance to promote the game.

plus sony is going to need a flagship title for late 2010

considering the amount of work that has gone into it, if they were planning a december release they would've been bragging about it all year long.

next year. be realistic

Durden @ Aug 19th 2009 6:08PM

Rats off to ya!

jonah stein @ Aug 19th 2009 1:11PM

I can't wait for Virtual Date with Veronica Belmont! Just think of what that controller could be used for...

Heavytoka @ Aug 19th 2009 1:13PM

Do you think it will be a free game with a Qore subscription?

Solace (Only on PSN) @ Aug 19th 2009 1:37PM

dude verionica belmont has some hairy arms my HDTV doesnt lie

WINterfang @ Aug 19th 2009 2:35PM

I don't mind any Veronica Belmont hairy parts.

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Aug 19th 2009 1:08PM

Sony is going to make a big push to go after the casuals with this baby. Now that the price is right, things are going to get interesting.

So much better than waggle on waggle off, and still better than waggle+

oh yeah, and the games are going to be in glorious HD.

Just a few glimpses but the archery looks amazing, as do the other quick videos of a harry potter like game, and a fighting game.

TGS Sony will have GT5, and a full unveiling of motion control.

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Aug 19th 2009 1:12PM

God I hate you. "TGS Sony will have GT5, and a full unveiling of motion control." You don't know shit so please stop talking like you do.

rells009 @ Aug 19th 2009 1:14PM

I guess the questions would be how much will a motion controller cost ("free" with a Wii) and how will Sony ever convince the larger casual market that it's worth more to pay for a motion controller in addition to a PS3?

Traceur_Ryuk (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Aug 19th 2009 1:15PM

No one said you can't speculate. And those are pretty much give-ins anyways.

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Aug 19th 2009 1:20PM

Sony has already said that a full unveiling of motion control will be at TGS.

As for GT5?

bookmark this page and I will give you a "how she goin" when Sony shows of and announces a release date of December for GT5 at TGS.

Mr Khan @ Aug 19th 2009 1:23PM

The speculation is that they will announce GT5 for December at TGS, though that would be Japan-only from my understanding. A significant boon to the growing chance they have at taking the holiday season from Wii (between the Slim and FFXIII, already a strong shot, though they must fight Samurai Warriors 3, FFCC:TCB, and NSMBWii)

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Aug 19th 2009 1:31PM

@Khan.......KKKKKKHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!

I hope you are wrong on Japan only. But your prediction might be right. I don't think so however because Sony would have too many games coming out 1st quarter 2010 and they know that software placement is key.

If the game is ready like God says it is...I think a WW release within a week or two will become reality.

TGS is barely a month away, so we will see soon enough.

vidGuy @ Aug 19th 2009 1:37PM

Killjebus, for all the shit you talk about Nintendo dragging their consumers into buying new periphs with crappy motion controlled games, you sure like to be spoon-fed the same when it is coming from Sony.

"New games? You want NEW games? No way, take NEW peripherals that cost MORE money so you can buy the same KAYrap that wii keep feeding to you." - Killjebus, Jul 23rd 2008 4:03PM
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/23/wii-third-parties-nonplussed-by-surprise-motionplus-reveal/

Captain Planet (now accepting new Planeteer recruits and official sponsor of the Cody is a Douche contest) @ Aug 19th 2009 1:52PM

Edit: No need for that kind of language.

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Aug 19th 2009 2:30PM

Whatever you say Captain Nuttchugger.

Captain Planet (now accepting new Planeteer recruits and official sponsor of the Cody is a Douche contest) @ Aug 19th 2009 3:29PM

See you know it's true killjebus. There are 3 people who comment on this blog who IMMEDIATELY have their opinions disregarded because of their bias for their console of choice:

killjebus (resident Sony fanboy)
Cody (resident Nintendo fanboy and overall douche)
D0RC (resident Microsoft fanboy and village idiot)

If you were to present a clear, OBJECTIVE, comment/opinion then we'd take you and others like you seriously. Instead, whenever Sony puts out a product, whether it be hardware or software, you claim its the fucking second coming of Christ. Sony could slap a PS4 logo on a piece of dog shit and you'd go bat shit fucking crazy over it.

Fucking relax. We all like games here but when a dumb little fuck like you comes along saying "your" console is better because of x, y and z, you come off as a little 10 year old who didn't get his sippy cup of apple juice in the morning.

So, sit down, shut the fuck up and please, THINK before you fucking post a comment.

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Aug 19th 2009 1:11PM

"Gone are the days of just standing there and waving your arms around"

A poke at Eyetoy and PSeye....and a poke at Natal

Have fun waving your arms around with Natal kiddies.

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Aug 19th 2009 1:13PM

You clearly weren't paying attention at E3 when the guy demoing the PS MC on stage was WAVING HIS ARMS AROUND!

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Aug 19th 2009 1:23PM

But when he waved his arms around, the controller or character on screen did the exact same motions unlike the WSM with its canned motion hence the waggle waggle.

The controller moves as you do in 3D space unlike the WSM which does not, and no... + does not either.

The eye is needed for a recognition of where you are in 3D.

WSM does not have that.

TGS will clear it up for you.