The PlayStation Move's September 19 release date is right around the corner, and Sony knows that there are PlayStation 3 owners still on the fence about whether or not to pick up their new device at launch. Thusly, they've published a gargantuan list of questions and answers about the motion controller, and their answers contain tips and prescriptions for optimizing its performance, including which TVs will encounter lag-oriented issues.
"The PlayStation Move has similar sensing latency as the DualShock 3 controller — for many PlayStation Move games, this is about 22ms, though it can vary somewhat between games," Sony's team explained in the Q&A posted to the official PlayStation blog. "Modern HDTVs unfortunately have much more latency, usually on the order of 60-160ms. If your TV has 'game mode,' make sure to enable it."
If you've been following the flow of Move info since it was first announced, you probably already knew most of these details, but it's so comprehensive, it couldn't hurt to take a look before you pick up one of the little glowing orb-wands for yourself.
As for your living room setup, Sony has some distance recommendations for you look over as well, and it turns out they want you in about the same place as you would be standing to use Kinect if you'd like to see the best results.
"Players should calibrate in the location and position where they intend to play," Sony wrote. "The working range is 2 to 10 feet away from the camera, but the *ideal* range is 5 to 9 feet away from the camera, depending on the game."
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