The Sony EyeToy, a USB webcam peripheral for the PlayStation 2, launched in summer 2003. It sold over 10.5 million units and supported more than seventy PS2 titles.
The Sony EyeToy launched as a USB webcam peripheral for the PlayStation 2 in summer 2003.
Sony's London Studio developed software that used pixel-change tracking on a low-resolution CMOS sensor to detect motion.
The EyeToy connected to the PS2 via USB and cost about $40 when bundled with its launch title, _EyeToy: Play_.
Third-party support remained thin due to lack of depth perception and sensitivity to lighting conditions.
North America followed in November 2003 with the peripheral's release.
The technology lineage continued through PlayStation Eye, PlayStation Camera, and eventually PlayStation VR/PSVR2.
London Studio was closed by Sony in early 2024, cancelling its upcoming project.
Source: Game Over, RetroHandhelds
