Sony doles out more details on PlayStation Eye

With just under a fortnight to go before folks go a-grabbin' for Sony's PlayStation Eye, a Senior Producer for SCEA has come forward with a few more lingering details about the peripheral. For starters, Sony apparently has plans to integrate the device into other upcoming titles such as SingStar, which will enable users to "make their own personalized music videos to share with family and friends online." Additionally, the EyeCreate software -- which will allow individuals to "save, edit and share PlayStation Eye videos, photos and audio clips" through their PS3 -- will be available as a free download on the PlayStation Store. Finally, those not interested in the bundled Eye of Judgment game can opt for a standalone unit on October 23rd, which is set to ring up at $39.99.

[Wes Steele @ Oct 10th 2007 6:09PM]

Is it just me or is that thing damn ugly?

[sornypanafonic @ Oct 11th 2007 10:56AM]

i think it has a nice clean industrial design. i like it.

[Ian H. @ Oct 12th 2007 2:36AM]

For some reason, it makes me think of the face mask of Princess Leia's bounty hunter costume in Return of the Jedi...

[Jesse S @ Oct 10th 2007 6:26PM]

Afro!

[superted @ Oct 10th 2007 6:29PM]

haha, so true when looking back at it

[superted @ Oct 10th 2007 6:27PM]

easily the worst bit of design in a long time.

looks like a joke when sony's design boss said "whack a mic on the camera" and they merged it in maya

[holycow @ Oct 10th 2007 6:27PM]

with that mic.. the sound quality better be good..

[Grant @ Oct 10th 2007 6:30PM]

that would probably look about 200% less stupid with the mic below the camera.

[tikirob @ Oct 10th 2007 6:33PM]

Hmmm. So it can take pictures while I am shaving with it. Is that a microscreen?

Rob

[Kevin @ Oct 10th 2007 6:40PM]

yaaaaaaaaawn

[Dan @ Oct 10th 2007 6:54PM]

What will it take before the first PS3 porn is distributed? 8 hours?

[Nic Aragon @ Oct 10th 2007 7:05PM]

8 hours? Try 8 minutes. Gonna be vids of peoples junk all over the place. Man. Hahah


Afro is the perfect description. Brilliant!!!

[Tristan @ Oct 10th 2007 7:20PM]

What do you expect from the designers of the following: http://obviousdiversion.com/images/ps3-boomerang.jpg

[mfed3 @ Oct 10th 2007 7:27PM]

ps3 sucks. theyll sell just as many of these as this: http://obviousdiversion.com/images/ps3-boomerang.jpg

[Broken Haiku @ Oct 10th 2007 7:40PM]

But...but Engadget, none of this is news, that's all very old information.

[Jamesology @ Oct 10th 2007 8:17PM]

Yeah that's what they said when N64 and Gamecube came out.

[Jamesology @ Oct 10th 2007 8:20PM]

O yeah remember that DK Jungle beat drum of a jig. Or whatever it was, that was dust in the Wind.

[Matthew Hilario @ Oct 10th 2007 7:46PM]

this is a step towards charging for online usage.

do they charge for online play? like xbox?

[Silver R. Wolfe @ Oct 10th 2007 8:27PM]

What are you talking about? How is this a step towards anything other than having a webcam on your PS3?

And no, there are no online play costs on the PS3.

[shaun @ Oct 10th 2007 8:26PM]

Seriously does anybody here know of one person who would actually not be embarrassed by filming themselves doing karaoke and then sending it to friends and family?

Maybe I'm just being too British..

[Broken Haiku @ Oct 10th 2007 8:45PM]

I think Shaun, that the point is to film all your drunk friends without them knowing about it :-).

[Solust @ Oct 10th 2007 11:38PM]

Actually, I'll bet it's big in Japan. Karaoke is actually pretty fun. It's embarrassing of course but you have to make sure you're not first =P I don't think I'd go for a karaoke game, but I think the normal karaoke would be kind of fun.

As for the microphone... Yeah it could look better but I really wouldn't mind it considering I have stupider looking things around my house.

[unboring @ Oct 10th 2007 8:53PM]

The mic is big because it is high quality and there are 4 of them , it is a mic array. I would like to know if all of you complaining would rather have a single small mic hidden in the cam with low sound quality? I dont understand what the problem is. It looks like a nice cam with a good quality mic.

on a different note, has anybody even seen the videos of the upcoming playstationeye games and eyecreate and eye of judgement, they look pretty sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PzvcsLIQg0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6pj3qIkXg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhlq_GhYGsM

hope you enjoy these,

with software like this, and amazing games like killzone2 , mgs4, grand turismo 5, haze, ut3, little big world, drakes uncharted, final fantasy 13, ect. ect.

annnnnnd the highly anticipated 399.99 ps3 40gb coming to north america nov. 2nd. who could deny that 2008 belongs to sony, and 2009 and 2010. lol,

ps3 ftw, you heard it here first

[Charlie @ Oct 11th 2007 2:41AM]

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in other news today...

[jamma @ Oct 11th 2007 6:28AM]

u heard it there last as well...

[dstart @ Oct 10th 2007 9:32PM]

Drivers for the PC/Mac please. :>

[rickane58 @ Oct 11th 2007 12:15AM]

e·lec·tro·con·vul·sive therapy
n. Abbr. ECT
Administration of electric current to the brain through electrodes placed on the head in order to induce seizure activity in the brain, used in the treatment of certain mental disorders, especially severe depression. Also called electroshock, electroshock therapy.

My god, that sounds like the most dangerous game of all time. Unless of course you mean etc. as in et cetera

[rickane58 @ Oct 11th 2007 12:16AM]

something weird going on with the reply function, that one was aimed @ unboring

[farfisa @ Oct 11th 2007 12:50AM]

You mean this thing isn't already out? How hard can it be?

[shapey @ Oct 11th 2007 6:21AM]

i like it. i think it's nice.