Sony to release 10 Arc games by 2011

By Ellie Gibson Published 28 January, 2010

Including sports and pet-themed efforts.

Sony is set to release 10 games for the PS3 motion controller by the end of the year.

That's according to a Nikkei report (translated by Andriasang). The article says "around 10 or so" titles are on the way. No names are mentioned, but the games are said to include sports and pet care sims.

Sony's keeping quiet, of course, having not yet even announced a name for the motion controller. Word is it'll be called Arc, though. The new controller is due to launch this autumn.

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Comments (22) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • El-Dev #1 2 years ago

    PS3 Sports Resort then.

  • man.the.king #2 2 years ago

    Is one of the "pet-themed efforts" Eyepet updated for motion control? If so, isn't that kind of redundant?
    Edited by 1 at 28/01/10 @ 09:27

  • MyPointIs #3 2 years ago

    Is that by the end of 2010 or the end of 2011?

  • jamiscool #4 2 years ago

    El-Dev:

    PS3 Sports Resort perhaps, or maybe it'll be...

    PS3 Sports Resort-3D!!

  • MyPointIs #5 2 years ago

    SportsStar sounds more Sony-like.

  • TopKatt #6 2 years ago

    So, the only games we've heard about for the arc are sports games and pet care sims, and the one game we've heard about for Natal is a fitness game. Well, I guess that's put us motion control sceptics in our place then!

  • b00n #7 2 years ago

    And here I was hoping for non-Wii look-a-like games..

  • betahoven #8 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • drumbaby #9 2 years ago

    Can't wait for some decent hardcore gamer motion-controlled games. Obviously I'll have to wait though....until Hell freezes over.

  • El-Dev #10 2 years ago

    "PS3 Sports Resort-3D!!"

    That sounds quite good actually.

  • Mkwone #11 2 years ago

    'Pet care sim'

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

  • KDR_11k #12 2 years ago

    Petz PS3, eh?

  • Murton #13 2 years ago

    Was kinda hoping this would have some decent games and not resort to just being a more technically sophisticated Wii. Perhaps it will prove to be a slow burner and pick up momentum after the holidays when the third party efforts start hitting the stores.

    With both the Wand and Natal, looking at the games that have been suggested for each I have a hard time thinking that either of these motion controllers are anything more than a stalling tactic to maintain interest in the current hardware before both companies are forced to sink millions (possibly more?) into the research and development of the next generation of consoles. I sincerely hope to be proven wrong next year when we see the third party reaction to these new toys.

  • FogHeart #14 2 years ago

    Who are Nikkei? Business or gaming? Only if they're business (I think they are) they're going to namecheck the kind of games that are going to eat into Nintendo's market share of that genre, rather than specifics that we'd be more interested in. This doesn't mean we're not going to get more games like RE5 gold with Arc support. Or (prays) existing games retrofitted for Arc support (which won't affect existing control methods of course, before anyone complains!)

  • IneptPercy #15 2 years ago

    "PS3 Sports Resort-3D"

    Should be PS3 Sports Resort-4D, motion control starts when sony say so.

    Also stroking your eyepet with a purple dildo just seems wrong.

  • DoctorZoidberg #16 2 years ago

    Should be PS3 Sports Resort-4D, motion control starts when sony say so.

    erm, the 4th Dimension is time... I somehow doubt they are going to include time changing to their ps-mote.

  • TopKatt #17 2 years ago

    @farticuscmaximus

    I hope I'm wrong but even the examples you give could just end up using the new tech as add on and unneccessry gimmicks to exising genres. If we do just end up with gimmicky add-ons and fitness type games I'll be extremely disappointed. Of course, I'm not a game designer so hopefully both companies are working on something that'll blow me away and then I'll happily eat my words. I just don't think we're seeing any evidence of that yet. Still, we'll wait and see.

  • Alterego-X #18 2 years ago

    Hardcore games are always announced AT LEAST a year before release, usually more.

    I just can't see them announcing late 2010 titles at the E3, in June, at least not anything big.

  • cherryuk #19 2 years ago

    Could be the new PSWii!

  • Sharzam #20 2 years ago

    10 games by 2011 is it me or is that not too good as you will of course need a few launch titles so thats quite a draught after.

  • IneptPercy #21 2 years ago

    "erm, the 4th Dimension is time... I somehow doubt they are going to include time changing to their ps-mote. "

    Have you forgot the PS3 is a 4D console?

  • seanthejackal #22 2 years ago

    Three words...Star F#&%ing Wars.