PlayTM: EyePet Preview

Let's not beat around the bush, the Xbox 360's Natal demonstration basically owned E3, and anyone that says otherwise is potentially delusional and quite possibly a Sony fanboy (or some terrifying combination of the two). PlayTM enjoyed Sony's briefing, and some of the platform holder's new games will no doubt be ace - but in terms of raw impact there's no arguing with the genuinely inspiring taste that Natal left in the mouth.

Sony did of course show off their own motion technology at the LA bash, but it looked more like a gradual if impressive evolution of the Wii's already groundbreaking approach, rather than the fresh start that Natal seems to herald. Surprisingly, then, one of the new Sony games in the works that does in some respects seem a little closer to Microsoft's efforts is EyePet - the new AI driven virtual pet 'game' being created in house using the PlayStation Eye.