Of course the PS3 does plenty of things the Wii doesn’t, like play Blu-Ray discs and display gorgeous high-definition graphics. But for the budget-conscious consumer looking for a simple game system that the whole family can enjoy together, the Wii remains the sensible choice.

As to whether Move enhances the interactive entertainment experience enough to persuade existing PS3 users to upgrade, it depends on what you’re looking for.

I have been able to play 13 different Move-enabled titles recently, including sports games like the latest Tiger Woods golf game, the kid-friendly Start the Party and the strategy game called R.U.S.E. (Capsule reviews of all 13 games I have played on the Move can be found online at nytimes.com/artsbeat.)

In general, Move enhances adventure and individual sports games while doing little for traditional shooters and team sports. By far the most interesting use of Move was exhibited by EyePet, which actually puts you on the floor in front of your television to play with a furry digital companion that responds to your “touch” and even to the sound of your hands clapping.

In the end, though, Move is nothing close to the watershed in home electronic entertainment that the Wii was four years ago. Still, I will enthusiastically be using Move to play Tiger Woods golf, the noir thriller Heavy Rain and much of the light adventure The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest. When my friends want to play disc golf, tennis or Ping-Pong, I will probably turn on my PS3 and Move instead of the Wii. And the next time I have a child over to visit, I will definitely put him or her in front of EyePet. In these games the greater sense of physicality enhances the fun more than merely pressing buttons does.

But as a reviewer, I get this stuff free. For a family that has already invested in a Wii and lots of Wii games, spending the money to replace all of that on the PS3 and Move is going to be a tough sell for now, especially with Microsoft’s Kinect around the corner. At least Sony isn’t sitting around. Now we just need to see more of the truly innovative games that will (Sony hopes) make the Move a must-have.