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Sony Still Pondering Names, Options For Motion Controller

It's simply dubbed the Wand Controller. For the time being, that is.

"There are several candidates for the name of the controller," said Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida. While still undecided, those names are making their way through Sony, being run up the flagpole and getting feedback from various internal departments.

"The SIXAXIS and the DualShock 3 - while great product names - are based on the actual tech," Yoshida explained. "The name we pick for the Wand Controller maybe won't be so techy."

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sinncross - 71 days 10 hours ago

1 - "The name we pick for the Wand Controller maybe won't be so techy."

Sony's rebranding is very good as of late.

They're losing the technical and clinical nature and going for a more relaxed approach.

On top of this they're still developing some top quality title.

I do hope this motion controller gets some support, but I really want to see footage of more games using it

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chaosatom - 71 days 2 hours ago

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How about..

Magic controller
Flowmotion (as someone mention)
or
Ps3 Motion controller (nothing wrong with that :))

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TheAntiFanboy - 71 days 1 hour ago

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Sony HandToy.

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*runs off*

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THE-JAGON - 71 days 1 hour ago

1.3 - the Motion Sphere

is the best name i can think of !

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iron - 71 days 1 hour ago

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How about "Ball on a Stick"?

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whoelse - 71 days 1 hour ago

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Post your suggestions here and we will send a list of the best straight to Sony:

http://www.ps3attitude.com/...

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Shadow Flare - 71 days ago

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I think just calling it a 'glow stick' would catch on easily

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cyberwaffles - 70 days 12 hours ago

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how about the Sony Wavestick or WaveSphere?

maybe Wavestix to be fancy.

EDIT:

some more ideas: the Wavechuck (like nunchuck), DualChuck, WaveAxis (like sixaxis),

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Pope_John_Paul_II - 71 days 10 hours ago

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instead of worrying about a name right now, why not worry on what you are going to do with a motion controller without an analog stick? cause that DS/Motion controller combo that was shown during that RE demo put me into a state of shock. and By that, it was a "WTF is Wrong with you Sony" type of way...

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wUTTer - 71 days 8 hours ago

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The article says that a nunchuk like controller is already in the development phase.

Hopefully they speak the truth.

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mastiffchild - 71 days 6 hours ago

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No, it didn't. It said there wewre rumours but then Sony only talked about the cheap solution being the DS3-which for me and my kids just wouldn't work at all.

No nunchuck type add on and this, my friends, will prove a very expensive mistake. It looks ungainly, at present you have to use it the right handed way, it's not comfortable for adults and is useless for kids-they NEED an analogue stick solution that is both cheap and ISN'T this!

I can't believe they showed it if they aren't considering it as the final answer and if they really are then this is, frankly, doomed to failure. It doesn't work that well for anyone and not at all for many of the target market and, imo, could easily go down as one of Sony's worst ever mess ups. you just know it's bad for Sony if Kotaku pretend it's a decent idea. How much could they get a nunchuck type device out for? Third party ones on Wii with accelerometers are available for , what, £7? Are Sony prepared to mess this up for the sake of a few sheets?

Honestly, I think they might be and it seems very, very misguided to me.Casual gamers see the custom made peripherals iof the Wii which they know and like-why would they go for more accuracy in one hand and something barely functional in the other from Sony when it requires them to get a PS3 as well? FFA just make the extra peripheral and bundle it with a wand-it's basic common sense.

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 71 days 6 hours ago

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*Shakes head in disbelief*

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jimbone - 71 days 4 hours ago

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Man for 1 second I though this might stay a civilized discussion, but I guess that isn't possible on this site. I think autofire is on to something, why over think it?

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Ron_Burgundy - 71 days 2 hours ago

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your name is quite ironic...

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Aquarius - 71 days 2 hours ago

3.4 - @nomoretrolling

Everyone, I don't care, that says its a dildo are not using their head straight or is a 360 only owner being spiteful. The Wands do not look like a dildo. How ironic, I just called it wands first and foremost. I hope its called that :)

How the hell is the top of the wand i.e. (ORB) shaped like a dildo? Is the tip of a dildo shaped like that? You know a man's...
ANS=NO.

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pixelsword - 71 days 1 hour ago

3.5 - @ no_more_trolling

You sure know a lot about those things.

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RedSoakedSponge - 71 days 8 hours ago

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Wacky Waving Arm Flailing Tube of Death. yep. thats my bet.

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twdll - 71 days 7 hours ago

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I put money on... Wii All Need Direction or simply put The WAND.

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AuToFiRE - 71 days 5 hours ago

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I say just call it the Sony Motion Controller, keep it simple stupid

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Armyless - 71 days 1 hour ago

6.1 - SoMoCo

?

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CobraKai - 71 days 1 hour ago

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Or Playstation MoCo. That MoCo part has a very cute/casual feel that would appeal to the mass audience

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mrdxpr2 - 71 days ago

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except to me wich in spanish is buggers -_- im gona go play with my buggers in spanish quiero ir a jugar con mi moco -_- no .

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AuToFiRE - 70 days 20 hours ago

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or SMC, like dualshock3 is DS3.

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aftrdark21 - 71 days 2 hours ago

7 - Well since it works

with the PlayStation Eye why not got with that same feel. PlayStation WAND? PlayStation ARM? PlayStation HAND? Or just PlayStation WAVE? Just throwing out ideas here... It needs to be something that's catchy like the PlayStation Eye.

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PirateThom - 71 days 2 hours ago

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PlayStation Motion is my bet.

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Why Dat - 71 days 2 hours ago

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PS Grip?

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MainEv3nt 69 - 71 days 2 hours ago

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i think they will call it the PlayStation Eye Controller

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XBOX360_HAS_NO_GAMES - 71 days 2 hours ago

11 - I say

PlayStation Eye Play

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silvacrest - 71 days 2 hours ago

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the playstation wand sounds good

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Aquarius - 71 days 2 hours ago

13 - PLAYSTATION WAND (PSW)

Simple. Thats what everyone was referring it to anyway.

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moolox - 71 days 2 hours ago

14 - Pii S3

Would about the Pii.

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callahan09 - 70 days 23 hours ago

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Oh god...

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TheBand1t - 71 days 1 hour ago

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I still think "Sony Diode" is a cool name.

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whothedog - 71 days 1 hour ago

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E.T.'s Finger

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iron - 71 days 1 hour ago

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LMAO! How about E.T.'s nub

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woolley - 71 days 1 hour ago

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they should just keep it the PS wand. Thats what everyone knows it as why make it something different.

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CobraKai - 71 days 1 hour ago

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I bet they'll end with Playstation Wand.

That's what people are calling it anyway and if they don't change the name soon, it'll be hard to convince people what the new name is.

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kaveti6616 - 71 days 1 hour ago

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It should be called the DLDO, which stands for Dynamic Laser Directional Orb. JK. :)

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DeathroW22 - 71 days ago

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Gyroshock

(For the gyro and rumble tech in there)

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Lou Ferrigno - 71 days ago

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Playstation MC? (Playstaion Motion Controller) (PSMC)???

Sony MC?

Playstaion Motion?

Flowmotion soundZ like a rappers name lol.

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xc7x - 71 days ago

21 - PS Hand

..to go with PS Eye,hence hand and eye coordination lol

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ChadWarden - 71 days ago

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PlayStation Pimp Stick

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Staude - 70 days 23 hours ago

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They should call it SixSense.

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Cyorg - 70 days 23 hours ago

24 - Hmmm...

What about... "THE THUNDERSTICK!!!"

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Figboy - 70 days 22 hours ago

25 - maybe they'll just call it the

"PSThrii-Mote"

i still think "Playstation MOTION" works as a product name.

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PHIL1017 - 70 days 6 hours ago

26 - hmmm...

PSN
PSE
PS3
DS3
PSW - PLAYSTATION WAND

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jacobdevos - 69 days 20 hours ago

27 - I know a good one!

WII HD
LOL!

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sak500 - 71 days 1 hour ago

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LMAO on the comment in gamerzone by no_more_trolling.. SONY DILDO hahahahah

K how about..

SONYs RON Jermey Schtick..
SONY LOVE STICK for droids

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54percent - 70 days 23 hours ago

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What about.... Bot punisher

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xcox - 70 days 23 hours ago

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i think xb!tches take it up the ass so often that they don't even realize how it affects them subconsciously... makes' em see dildos everywhere... XD

it's the Anal Xbox Experience: "M$: your ass, our passion"

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ZOMBIEMAN1 - 71 days ago

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i vote for Playstation E-Mote E for Eye as in Playstation Eye and mote for well the same as Wiimote . it's catchy and fits

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ULTIMATE_REVENGE - 71 days ago

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Why do Americans always talk about dildos?

Only sick minded (perverts) think of those kinds of things and I wonder what Sak500 thinks of a TV remote probably the same thing even a lolly pop.

Anyone who calls it a dildo from now on will just own themselves because it means they have mental problems and are sick minded perverts. If you want to own to being what I said above then go ahead and call it a dildo.

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Lou Ferrigno - 71 days ago

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huh? dude europeans are some,if not the MOST freaky kinky sick minded messed up pervs in da world man..

yeah americans are freakishly perverted too no doubt but dude the kings are both europeans and the japs (the latter loves the rapeage) o.0

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mrdxpr2 - 71 days ago

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how about just name it the sixaxis dualshock 4

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