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Sony believes they will be able to convert Wii users into PlayStation 3 users with their new PS3 motion controller , now officially called the ” PlayStation Move .” A huddle of SCEA reps took the stage at GDC in San Francisco and made their case for the device this afternoon, which was previously believed to be called the Arc or Gem. The Move consists of a previously seen orb-topped wand and an optional nunchuck-like subcontroller that will be sold by themselves, with the PlayStation Eye or bundled with the PS3 when it comes out this fall , according to a report on Kotaku . Paired with the Eye, the controller will launch at under $100.

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The ‘PlayStation Move’ Will Be Sony’s New Motion Controller

With 5 million ” Final Fantasy XIII ” units shipping between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the decision to take the game to both platforms looks like a good call on Square Enix’s part. Their surprise move to give the 360 a try might not have occurred, however, if Microsoft hadn’t reached out first and asked them to consider a second console. “The Xbox team has been asking us to have a ['Final Fantasy'] game developed on our platform,” Square Enix president and CEO Yoichi Wada told Siliconera

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‘Final Fantasy XIII’ Invited To 360 By Microsoft, Ships 5 Million Units