Update 1 Gameplay video added showing Resident Evil 5 using the PS3 motion controller.

Update 2 Gameplay video added showing LittleBigPlanet using the PS3 motion controller.

Sony has recently announced the existence of a set of launch titles that will use their upcoming PS3 motion controller technology when it’s available in Spring of next year, while simultaneously revealing an impressive list of developers and publishers who will be making use of the tech.

The PlayStation 3 motion controller features “a pair of motion sensors, a three axes gyroscope and a three axes accelerometer, along with Bluetooth and a rechargable Li-on battery.” This technology detects the angle and movement of the controller when held in a user’s hand, or, according to Sony, it can “detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement onto the game.”

The new peripheral is also equipped with a rumble feature, while the top sphere of the control can change colours and patterns for extra visual feedback. A PlayStation Eye camera is apparently necessary to make the controller work correctly, however, as it uses the motion tracking tech of the camera to function.

The PlayStation Eye camera has its own advantage, however, as the two peripherals combined will be “capable of recognizing and tracking a user’s face and voice as well as body motion [and] can also output the player’s image onto the TV screen.”

The list of games that will be compatible with the motion controller includes a reworked versions of Resident Evil 5, LittleBigPlanet, PAIN, Flower, Hustle Kings, High Velocity Bowling and EyePet, all of which will receive patches next year to include motion controller support.

Resident Evil 5 Motion Control Gameplay

LittleBigPlanet Motion Control Gameplay

New titles (and sequels) announced to take advantage of the motion controlling technology includes Ape Escape, Echochrome 2, Eccentric Slider, Sing and Draw, Champions of Time, Motion Party, The Shoot, and Tower.

A list of games in development for the peripherals was revealed, though there’s no word on which of these will be available outside of Japan. On top of that, it was confirmed that PAIN, Flower, Hustle Kings, High Velocity Bowling and EyePet will get compatability patches to add motion controller functionality. LittleBigPlanet and Resident Evil 5 were also demonstrated to be working with the motion controllers.

It was also announced that a new 250GB harddrive equipped PlayStation 3 would be available in Europe in October (next month), ready-bundled with a variety of games, retailing for €349.99, or £284.99. There’s no word, however, if or when this bundle will make its way to North America.

If you want to find out even more about Sony’s PS3 Motion Controller, you can watch three videos below that include interviews with the developers of the technology:

Sony R&D Developer Interview 1

Sony R&D Developer Interview 2

Sony R&D Developer Interview 3