Sony has announced that it will release its new Motion Controller for PS3 in Spring 2010.

The newly announced Motion Controller is equipped with two motion sensors, three axes gyroscope and three axes accelerometer that can detect the controller’s angle and movement held in the user’s hand. Together with the PlayStation Eye camera for PS3 which can accurately track the absolute position of the controller, the controller can detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement on to the game.

The sphere placed on the top of the controller is not only used to track the absolute position but can also give visual feedback to users by changing the colors or the illuminating patterns of the sphere. Furthermore, the new controller is also equipped with a rumble feature, familiar to the PlayStation DUALSHOCK series controller.

The announcement of the launch window for the motion controller comes following the announcement by Sony that retail sales of its new PlayStation 3 have reached a total of 1 million units worldwide in the 3 weeks since its launch on September 1, 2009.