Sony says PS3 motion controller was codenamed 'Gem,' might or might not actually be called Gem
By Donald Melanson 
posted December 10th 2009 11:58AM
posted December 10th 2009 11:58AM
We never heard much more of the rumored Sphere codename for Sony's PlayStation 3 motion controller since it cropped up a few months ago, but it looks like we now finally have another name for it besides "PlayStation Motion Controller." That word initially came from EA's John Riccitiello, who let slip the name "Gem" during his talk at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media Conference when speaking about Sony's and Microsoft's new motion controllers. Just odd enough to work? Well, not so fast, as Sony would only go so far as to confirm to Kotaku that Gem was "an early code name for the product," adding that they "haven't announced final name at this point." Not exactly a full-on non-denial denial, to be sure, but it would seem that the door for Gem is at least open a tiny crack.
[Thanks, Aaron]
[Thanks, Aaron]
I thought this was called 'Sphere', wtf happened to that?
Disco stick.
sony has the wrong guy working on the wrong thing! That piece of shit is horrendous. Yah, I'd like to hold a ball on a stick and wave it in front of tv for hours of fun... GTFO!
I still think it's funny they are releasing this with a Muppet Nose. If the Wiimote would've looked like this the "Kiddie" police would've jumped all over it and would still be jumping all over it.
@Pookiewood Are you sure they wouldn't be jumping on it and not over it xD
@NYNY LMAO!
this should be called 'dip stick'
"Magic" stick
Dixaxis
karaoke idol...
I may be closed minded and short sighted but that dumb globe on the end of the controller is a deal breaker for me.
And how f/&%¤ing dear anyone out there make fun of Sony. After all they've been trough! They love their fans, they've went trough a financial crisis. They have three f/%¤ing consoles, and their partner (Nintendo) turned out to be a casette lover and cheater (oh hi there Philips), and now they're going trough a console war. All you people care about is a standard controller and making good gameplay memories with them. They're a company!
What you don't realise is that Sony is making you all these good consoles and all you do is write a bunch of cr¤p about them. They haven't released a controller in years! *Sobs a little* Their console is Playstation 3 because all you want is to play, play, PLAY! *Sobs a little more*
Leave them alone! You're lucky they even made a console for you bas%¤#ards. Leave Sony alone! Please. Kaz Hirai talked about professionalism, and said if Sony was a professional they would have pulled it off no matter what. Speaking of proffesionalism, when is it professional to publicly bash them when they're going trough a hard time? Leave Sony alone! Please.. (Sobs). Leave Sony Games Division alone right now! I mean it! Anyone who has a problem with them, you deal with me! Because they're not well right now. *Sobs some more*
Leave them alone....