What is the name of the PlayStation 2 camera accessory?

The PlayStation 2 camera accessory was called the EyeToy. It was a USB webcam designed for games that tracked players’ movements, gestures, colors, and sounds through its built-in microphone.

The EyeToy was conceived by Sony engineer Richard Marks after he saw a PlayStation 2 demonstration at the 1999 Game Developers Conference. It was first known as the “iToy,” short for “interactive toy,” before Sony changed the name to EyeToy. The accessory was publicly demonstrated in 2002 and released commercially in 2003.

EyeToy: Play was the best-known launch companion and included a collection of motion-controlled minigames. Players could punch, dance, clean virtual windows, or interact with on-screen objects by moving in front of the camera. A common mix-up is confusing the EyeToy with PlayStation Eye, which was the later PlayStation 3 camera, or PlayStation Camera, the camera accessory associated with the PS4 and PlayStation VR.