Posted May 23, 2006 at 01:26PM by Kyle M. Listed in: Accessories, Rumors Tags: motion sensor
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Sony's Dual Shock 3 controller (or so it has been tentatively called) for the PS3 will feature motion sensor support - so why not have a motion sensor on the PSP? This video shows a motion sensor adapted to work with the PSP. From what I can tell it's running the PSP game Mercury, and works reasonably well., although it's not the most sensitive of motion sensor devices.

It could be a homemade motion adaptor for the PSP, or, most likely an early development version of the motion sensor accessory that was being developed for Mercury before it's release. What a great attachment this would make for the PS3 - Who needs Dual shock 3 when you've got a PSP to use?


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   by w/e (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » COOL but it could be fake

remember that "halo for PSP" it could be the same thing but then again it does look really real

   by Sickboy (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » omfg

WTF!!!! This is awesome!!! DIY sensors rules!!! PSP RULES!!!

   by Idree (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » some people have no life

u know who u are.!!

   by unregisterd (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » How did they get control commands through the usb?

How did they get controling commands through the usb?

I tought that wasn't posible with the psp usb port,

   by High-Tek (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » Uhh

Looks fake to me.

   by callused (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » at #4

The cable is running into the analog stick hole

   by kdabney69 (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » wow

wow that looks amazing that would be so cool to have

   by 13 (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » totally fake!!!

nocomment

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   by Itaintrite - 2006-05-23
 » of course

who needs a ps3 controller when you have a psp that is less comfortable, has less buttons, much more expensive. i wonder who...

   by gamerX09 - 2006-05-23
 » cool

If Sony made an official one of these, then maybe we could have decent FPS's on the PSP (motion sensor to look, analog to move)

   by Ruben W. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-05-23
 » #4 is right

It's impossible unless it's from a developer.

   by homer van hummelman (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » ja ja v cool

i give it a REAL'ness thumbs up; physically, technically it looks feasible; #4 like #6 said the wires are running through the analogue stick hole then on the switches im just *guessing* here but he's definitely made them electronic instead of mechanical ;)

   by legolas2war (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » no point

what they are doing is the motion sensor has nothing to do with the usb port... it is just powered by it... all it does is moves the analog stick... the motion sesor just reads which direction the psp in pointing, and then moves the analog stick in that direction... no point really, he probably just got bored and wanted to prove something...

   by post_break (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » hmm

Looks real but it could just be a video and some parts from radio shack.

   by homer van hummelman (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » @ Ruben

How is it impossible? he's created an external circuit then connected the up down left right connections to be electronically connected... makes perfect sense to me...

@13; he didnt, he did it ELECTRONICALLY I THINK YOU'LL FIND :D

   by Cogboy (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » >>5, 8

Defininately homemade, and definately not fake. From the looks of things it is not actually using the usb, its just a nice solid place to attach the device. It is instead interfaced through the contacts for the analogue stick, which should be fairly easy to do. Hell if i had the parts i could do something similar myself.

   by homer van hummelman (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » oh and also...

and also there are definitely more than 4 wires used to go into the psp in that hole; if there were 8 - and there certainly looks like there could then it would mean the circuit @ his pcb end would be connecting the 2 wires to join the one connection on the psp analogue stick connection - 8 wires 2 for each up down left right

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   by homer van hummelman (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » im...

im with cogboy...

   by Destructo - 2006-05-23

FAKE

   by ikarius (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » Cool !

This looks really cool, I'd like to see more of it, really.

@people saying its fake:
Wow, you guys really have nothing to do. I see "its fake" "definitly fake" "omgzorz its fake" ok, now, are you guys skilled with electronics ? Oh wait, it comes from people who thought it was into the USB port, right ? Ok, I'll believe it's fake whenever you guys can bring me prooves... not just "but look at the video" no no... I want to see facts like "It cannot be real because..." and then give me actual words, reasons why logically it cannot be done (like why on the actual circuit board it wouldnt work), and such reasons. Until then you will only speaking bull***** and only and simply prooving that you have no life because you think "wow, saying fake is cool".

Anyhow, this motion sensor is definitly something I would get, there is many possibilities for homebrew that it might bring as well as actual games if Sony would develop one, but it'd be even more interesting to see one cool homemade device like this.

   by TheMarioKarters - 2006-05-23
 » Nice!

That looks awesome, nice job.

   by asdfasdf (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » asdfasd

Nothing special if you've played Kirby Tilt n Tumble for GameBoy.

   by g (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » ghhhh

Lawl this is SOOOOOOOOOOOO FREAKING OLD!!

Look @ gamespot, Mecury suppost to release with motion sensor, but the cancel it.

   by Samidgley (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » annoying though

It would be rather annoying on the bus or something, where I use my psp the most.. as itd tottally through you out ofplace

   by ( o Y o ) (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » ¡ ç µ

Awesome too bad he aint gonna release it

   by RaiderX - 2006-05-23
 » TOTALLY FAKE HERE IS WHY! PLEASE READ FOR FULL RPOOF AND TRUTH!

Well if you think back, youll remember the PSP keyboard that Logitech was working on that they couldnt release because sony refused to give them the USB control code.

Also, Mercury was a launch title, and when we look at the firmware dumps, the USB function files werent in the firmware till 2.7

SO THATS IT! NEXT!

   by RaiderX - 2006-05-23
 » NO NEVER MIND, THIS IS MOST LIKELY REAL!!

Ok, after having a closer look, this is probably real, I see where the wireing goes to the analog, so the sensor just moves the nub, pretty cool idea, but it looks a bit slow.

sry for that other comment, I guess I reacted too soon, =P

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   by erb (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » cool

i dont think this is using the usb port i think its just atached it looks like the just hooked it up to the antilog stick

   by PSPlaya (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » Cool

it's amazing.

   by Gangsta Elmo (Unregistered) - 2006-05-23
 » FAKE

All they did was put a bunch of crap on their psp and played a video on it



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