NeoGAF poster “ichinisan” claims to have seen Sony’s motion controller, known as the PlayStation Arc, and revealed that the device has a nunchuk-like add-on. Sony is holding a presentation on Wednesday during Game Developers Conference 2010 and all signs point to the company focusing on the PlayStation Arc during the presser. With that in mind, it’s possible that ichinisan has seen a pre-production model. Here’s what he/she had to say:
Nunchuck has an analog stick at the front, below that X and O and below that a D pad. Underneath is L1 and L2. Its actually long, not like the Wii Nunchuk.
As for the Wand it has one very big button on top and then all four facebuttons (X,O,Square and Triangle) and underneath is a big trigger called T.
I’m guess the doubling up of X and O across the two is to keep full compatibility with single Wand set-ups.
The description sounds totally plausible. Assuming that it’s accurate, what do you think of the Arc’s setup? Are you more or less interested in it after hearing about its (rumored) control scheme?
Not interested at all.
Wonder if Nintendo will try and get an injunction?
This actually makes more sense to me than the original idea they were trying to sell of trying to hold a Duelshock3 in your off hand.
i'll have to see it in action and still test it out. I don't mind that it has a nunchuk already used to it from the wii. I was wondering how sony was going to get you to interact with a game if you didn't use both hands.
Meh. I am I'll get it but that doesn't mean I'll like it. I am actually looking more forward to EyePet.
Give me some actual details and I might be interested
Still not interested but you do have to have buttons and an analog stick to have a non-shovelware gaming experience.
It called the Playstation Move now.
@SlickyFats Indeed it is. I tweeted from the press conference and just posted my photos. Check out the PlayStation Move presser!!!