EyePet -- PS3

Sarge · PostEyePet -- PS3 by **Sarge** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:10 pm

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the late 2009 release of EyePet for PS3 in PAL regions.

EyePet is described as the ultimate pet for modern living. Developed by SCEE, EyePet will react to its owner's every move and hopes to provide hours of virtual entertainment for the entire family. EyePet is a simian-like pet who lives in an on-screen picture of your living room which has been captured second by second on PlayStation Eye.

The power of the PS3 has been used to bring EyePet to life with lifelike fur and animations, plus intelligent interaction with its owners and the environment. The PlayStation Eye allows the EyePet to be aware of people in the room and will react with those it sees. Place an object in front of the camera that EyePet has seen before and it'll know exactly what to do, but show it something new and it will examine it thoroughly. Tickle it by waving your fingers in front of the camera and it will laugh, poke it and it will jump, roll a ball and EyePet will chase after it.

EyePet is scheduled for release late in 2009.

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Debut Footage

NickSCFC · PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **NickSCFC** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:15 pm

What in blue strawberry float...

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Deception** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:17 pm

The "pet" reminds me of them awful mobile phone ring tone characters.

How long untill we get a similar game with anime style girls of dubious age instead of pets?*

*Realises that this has likely already happened.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Yoshimi** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:15 pm

Is it just me or does that look brilliant?!? My kids are going to love it.

Much better than any other so called "virtual pet".

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **rinks** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:32 pm

I can see that name causing a few misunderstandings in Newcastle.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **bink64** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:43 pm

i wonder if you can "talk" to your pet ? SEAMAN on the DC used to be bloody comical at times...........

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **SEP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:44 pm

rinks wrote:I can see that name causing a few misunderstandings in Newcastle.

Genuine LOL.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **tomvek** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:25 am

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Neph** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:25 am

MCN wrote:
rinks wrote:I can see that name causing a few misunderstandings in Newcastle.

Genuine LOL.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Jax** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:35 am

To compete with the new Microsoft camera thingy.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by KK » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:21 pm

Yoshimi wrote:Is it just me or does that look brilliant?!? My kids are going to love it.

That's what I was thinking just watching the video now. Yep, I was sitting there & saying to myself "Yoshimi's kids are going to absolutely adore this". Okay, I wasn't...I was thinking of children in general, but still...

If it works as well as it does in the trailer then I can see families really going for this. I prefer this type of stuff to what's happening over on Wii as it's clearly not just shovelled out tat. Some real thought has gone into it.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Rex Kramer** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:26 pm

Yoshimi wrote:Is it just me or does that look brilliant?!? My kids are going to love it.

Much better than any other so called "virtual pet".

No you aren't the only one, I'll, I mean, my daughter will love it. That clip made me laugh from start to finish.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Daniel** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:11 pm

Never mind kids...I know full grown adults who will love this.

MArket it right and this could really work big time

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **SEP** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:08 pm

Of course, when Sony do it, it's great, but apparently Nintendogs was nothing more than casual shovelware.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **cooldawn** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:33 pm

I heard about this on 1UP's podcast so I had a quick look and smiled. So cute!

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **jiggles** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:03 pm

Jaxley wrote:To compete with the new Microsoft camera thingy.

You realise this is from the studio that made Eyetoy: Play, right? :lol:

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **Iron Nan** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:24 pm

Am I the only one who can't see the point of this?
To play with this silly virtual animal you need to have on your tv, PS3 and playstation camera, all of which could be doing far more interesting things.

PostRe: EyePet -- PS3 by **LewisD** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:29 pm

rinks wrote:I can see that name causing a few misunderstandings in Newcastle.

Fucken lul. :lol:

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