Yes, there's noticeable lag in every game and demo we tried, although in all cases you get used to it quickly this isn't a deal breaker. The Navigation controller Lag and battery life The ball can glow in a surprisingly extensive array of colors. The ball atop the controller is made of plastic that can be squished, as we've noted, although it's attached securely to the hardware. It features a large central button on the top of the controller (the Move button) and a trigger on the bottom that acts like the shoulder buttons on a Dual Shock 3 (games call this the "T" button). The Move itself is lighter than you might expect, although it feels good in the hand. (We'll be offering more thoughts in the coming days.) Even with a week or two to review the games and the hardware, it was tough to play through everything and to come back with impressions. The variety of games on display here, and the wide range of audiences being engaged, is impressive. Instead of relying on smoke, mirrors, and marketing, Sony simply sent the press two Move controllers, a Navigation controller, and a stack of games to play. The PlayStation Move is here, ladies and gentleman, and it's pretty damn great. My baby wants to gum on it constantly, while my older kids wave it around like they're at a pre-pubescent rave. If you have kids, you are screwed during play time anyone from the ages of ten on down will gravitate towards that glowing ball, and they won't want to let go. You can feel the motor inside the force feedback mechanism move in time to the light, as though you're holding the heart of some mechanical, bio-luminescent beast. The ball sometimes cycles slowly between different colors. During dark sections, I could see the glowing ball reflected on the screen of my television. The glowing ball also adds an extra helping of surrealism to some titles playing archery, it was almost distracting to have that glowing pink orb so close to my face. Then it glows brightly, and the changing color of the ball often provides in-game information. The ball doesn't light up until you have the PlayStation Eye turned on and a game begins. When holding one of the Move controllers for the first time, everyone seems to have one instinctive response: they give that ball on the top a good, hard squeeze, like it's a clown nose. It's been over a week since my Move review hardware arrived, and I've played games with a variety of people just to gauge their reactions. It uses a digital camera called the PlayStation Eye to track the movement of a new controller stuffed with gyroscopes and sensors and magic-all of it topped with a glowing plastic ball. The PlayStation Move is Sony's answer to the motion control trend.
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