New Motion-Sensing Controller for the PS2

Where does the PS3 SIXAXIS come from? Is it a gift from the Gods or alien technology? A couple of critics have supported the theory that Sony "borrowed" the idea from Nintendo, after seeing the Wii in action at the 2006 E3. Since the Wiimote-Nunchuck combination has become the standard of motion-sensing control in gaming, one would think that it's high time we saw some competitors arising from the dust.

Sunflex-Europe takes advantage of the huge number of PS2 owners and now gives them the opportunity of using motion-sensing controls thanks to the Zero G Motion Controller. You'll be able to turn the Dual Shock's "evil twin" around as you please using its "intuitive steering and movement". The new joystick will be officially launched at the Leipzing Games Convention that takes places next week, being available on the market in October.

By looking at the soon-to-come gadget, we wonder what happens with the controller's design, since it seems to go back to the roots of the PC joysticks we've been using for a long time, adding a bit of Dreamcast flavor to them. The Dual Shock's buttons are all here, plus a new Motion sensor on/off button and another on/off button for the vibration function.

Should we say "Sayonara" to wired joysticks or is the next-gen console defined by its wireless controllers? At least the PSP sticks to the normal controls, an obvious move, since its buttons are implemented in the console's body, but with the TV out function available, maybe we'll see PSP joystick to help us play portable titles from the distance. Maybe this is all a conspiracy of the battery producers (at least for the controllers that used batteries), but we don't care as long as it helps the gaming process and provides more original gaming experiences.