Sony Details PlayStation Move Japan Launch Titles, Pricing

When Sony launches its PlayStation Move control scheme in Japan on October 21, it has announced that it will price the main motion controller at ¥3,980 ($45), and the optional "navigation unit" at ¥2,980 ($34). U.S. pricing for the PlayStation 3 motion control peripheral has already been revealed to be $49.99 for the main controller and $29.99 for the accessory -- and the hardware launches a month earlier in North America on September 19. Website Andriasang provided a report on updates to the company's launch plans for the region: The PlayStation Eye camera required to work with Move is normally sold separately, but Sony will bundle it together in a "starter pack" with the main motion controller and a game called Beat Sketch for ¥5,980 ($68). The bundle will become available at the same time as the main controller. The official launch lineup is composed of almost entirely Sony Computer Entertainment Japan-published titles -- EyePet, Sports Champion, Beat Sketch, High Velocity Bowling and Kung Fu Rider -- and one Namco Bandai game, Big 3 Gun Shooting. Several more titles, from the E3-demoed Sorcery to Echocrome and Ape Escape, will arrive later in November, December and into 2011, exclusively for PS Move. Some existing PS3 games are slated to receive compatibility; Capcom's Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition gets it at launch, for example, Hustler King, Heavy Rain will be upgraded later, and Killzone 3 will have compatibility at launch. The company will offer hardware/software bundles at launch, too. -- a ¥7,980 ($91) Resident Evil Special Pack includes the controller, camera and game. The Big 3 Gun Shooting bundle is much the same, except it also includes the Move Shooting Attachment and thus is priced higher at ¥11,980 ($136).