PS Eye pops out October 23

Sony announced today that in addition to being available with the interactive card game The Eye of Judgment, the PlayStation Eye will be offered as a stand-alone product for $39.99 on October 23. Alternatively, the camera can be bought bundled with the game beginning the same day for $69.99.

For those not merely content in knowing it works, Sony also laid out some of the camera's nitty-gritty technical specifications. The PS Eye has a normal and wide-angle zoom lens that includes fixed focusing. It can maintain 60 frames per second display at 640x480 resolution and has a built-in microphone. A complete tech-spec rundown can be found on the official PlayStation Blog.

Sony will also be offering the EyeCreate Software as a free download through the PlayStation Network. With the software, PS Eye users can edit and share videos, photos, and audio clips through their console. Sony promises more info on the EyeCreate Software later this week.