So… Sony’s big announcement is the controller sensing motion. What about the price, or the release date you say? Old news - we knew it’d be later in the year, and we knew it’d cost more than my car. But the controller? They’ve got a good idea going here, if it works. Picture this:

• Seven controllers at once - how about seven player Gauntlet?
• Stick with a proven design - PS people love the DualShock (it hurts my hands, FYI)
• Wireless
• Motion Sensor

Why is that Motion Sensor dealio so important? Because of this. Look at that thing! It’s a remote control! My watch has more buttons than that! Now, what about a real controller that also has motion sensing capability? It would have six degrees of freedom that don’t require buttons. Think Splinter Cell - you approach a corner, and to lean around it, you simply lean the controller. Neat! All of the lean buttons (which have historically been digital, anyway) are now freed for other things, and the lean is now a natural, analog process.

OK, but the price, now. Seriously - $600? And before I finish, lets talk problems with motion sensing. Say your daughter bumps the controller and you go

HURTLING OFF THE CLIFF.

Or you’ve got an itch and you accidentally

SHOOT DOWN THE ADMIRAL’S FLAGSHIP.

A note about Microsoft’s press conference tomorrow - if it ain’t Halo 3, and if Halo 3 isn’t anything more than a 360 version of Halo 2 (single player, and then standard matchmaking…. yawn…), what are they going to show?

EDIT: I just found on Microsoft’s Xbox.com E3 page this link:

“E3 GamerSpeak” - The Xbox community sounds off about what they hope to hear and see at E3. Is Master Chief on the list?

I sure hope he is! Why would they post that if he’s not?!