This is the new Sony PlayStation VR Aim Controller

At the start of E3 this week, Sony announced a first-person shooter alongside a new controller called PS VR Aim.

The PS VR Aim is shaped so the user can hold it like a rifle pulled into the shoulder or fire from the hip. The controller uses a similar system to the Move controllers, meaning it will mirror your movements in the real world. So, if you point the gun to the side, it’ll move that way (independently of your head movements). Pulling off badass shots without even looking should now be a gaming possibility.

PS VR Aim will work with Farpoint, which is described by its indie developer, Impulse Gear, as an “unnerving space adventure set on a hostile alien world”. After you crash land, you have to fight to survive and explore the planet’s secrets. Your only hope of escape is to keep moving, with the PS VR Aim of course, which is considered “the most realistic and precise way” to control Farpoint.

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Pocket-lint got a chance to see the VR Aim controller on the showfloor at E3 this week and could see that it has all the same controls found on the standard DualShock 4, including two analogue sticks, four face buttons, two bumpers, two triggers, a directional pad, Share and Options buttons, and another button mapped to the DualShock’s touchpad button (but there’s no touchpad on top).

The two triggers are in different positions, naturally, allowing the controller to be handled like a gun. VR Aim is also ambidextrous, as its R1 button for re-loading is mounted on either side of the trigger and beneath your index finger. Keep in mind Sony’s PlayStation VR headset works with the controller to bring your wrists and arms into VR, adding that extra layer of precision to the experience.

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Also, this is not Sony’s first gun controller. It developed the Sharpshooter back in 2010. They look similar, but Sony said its VR Aim is more accurate and has less delay. Impulse Gear said it developed Farpoint to work specifically with VR Aim controller, too. Presumably, the controller will come in a bundle with Farpoint. It’ll also, hopefully, be compatible with more games in the future.

We don’t know much else right now. While the PS VR is available for pre-order, there is no sign of the VR Aim just yet.