It remains to be seen if Sony’s EyePet will be this year’s Furby, but we are pretty sure its monkey/child/mogwai hybrid probably has a little bit of Furby in it, too. And if you want to get your hands virtually interacting on one by way of your television screen, Sony has announced you’ll be able to do so on November 17.
EyePet was first revealed almost exactly one year ago, at GamesCom 2008. Using the PlayStation Eye camera, it creates a virtual creature for you to interact with on your television that appears to be wherever you have the camera pointed — like, say, on your desk or floor. You can even draw objects on paper, and the Eye will recognize it and convert it into virtual items for the EyePet to interact with.
For a better idea of how all this works, you can check out the above trailer from E3 earlier this year. EyePet will retail separately for $39.99, or bundled with a PlayStation Eye for $59.99.