YAY

you didn't think they would actually use the awful dualshock + arc combo thingy they did at TGS! lol

but this will make the cost rise!

my purse is going to be empty come fall lol

Same here, except it would be my wallet, not purse

What worries me more is the cost. To play ARC you need:

1- Camera
2- Arc/wand remote
3- nuchuck.

I dont see that promising, the above may end up costing above 100$. So we are back to the same concept which put Sony in third place in consoles race. All in All, we are back to the 400$ + console. price.

And I thought Sony has learned a lesson cost wise.

Good luck

That makes sense.  I expect to see stuff go the other way too, or a mix of Wii/PSN type stuff.  I mean, with similar controls putting say Boom Blox or Madword onto PS3 would be relatively easy.

I get the feeling that, at least initially, Sony would be happy with lower resolution solid titles mixed with new titles if it meant Arc got a lot of support.

This has been a very odd gen, though.  Wii storming to success with a blue ocean strategy but struggling in a lot of genres, HD gaming being embraced well (combined sales a bit about the Wii as an 'SD' platform) but with split sales over two consoles, the growth of online/MP as huge for consoles in the West, Wii being seen as 'unique' to develop for with PS3/360 sharing a lot of titles...

and soon we'll have 3 sets of motion controls, one that is markedly different and 2 that may (just a may at the moment) be similar enough to share titles.

crazy.

@Frank_kc: Dualshock will probably substitute as a nunchuk for those who don't want to pay the whole amount.

This makes so much sense as a move, it would be really silly if they didn't release a nunchuk. And there are obvious benefits to being a Wii clone, such as multi-platform titles. Now what we need to see is how well they can emulate the Wii's pointer functionality.

Oh, and games....

I don't see this being expensive at all. Some people already have an Eye and if Sony is smart, they sell Nuchuck + Arc in bundle at 50 bucks. Heck, even 60 bucks would be okay. that's juist the price of a new game. Looking at the numebr of the preorders of games, many people are willing to pay such price. Wiimote + Wii Nunchuck is about the same.

That doesnt make sense cost wise, if a typical dualshock costs around 50$, how could ARC+NUCHUCK cost 50$?

Dualshock 3s are too expensive, but I think they doing it on purpose so they can even out some costs from PS3 manufacturing.

I also think the Dualshock 3 will get cheaper as soon Arc is released.

PS3 motion before Wii HD confirmed.