Rumor: PlayStation Motion Controller codenamed 'Sphere'

Joystiq writes:

"One name Sony may be using with developers is "Sphere," a word that highlights the glowing colored orb central to the motion controller's technology. Sega producer Yasuhito Baba and his translator both referred to the controller as "Sphere" during an interview at Tokyo Game Show last month. Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi also talked about the PlayStation Motion Controller when we asked him if Gran Turismo would support the "Sphere" peripheral."

[Godmars290]

Though you know someone suggested "Christmas light butt plug" just once.

Not that they work for the company anymore...

[JOLLY1]

I guess it's better than pink tip....

[Godmars290]

It also turns blue.

Yes, that's right: its a blue ball. Get a pair and you can say you're holding...

I'm not going to finish that.

[Greywulf]

like "BLACK DAWN" or something? Imagine if the Government called the UFOS code named "Flying Discs"

[Godmars290]

Don't you mean "Unknown Flying Things We Cover Up?"

[The Killer]

there is no UFOs. everything on this planet is known at least to some people.

the current technology enables to make disk like airplanes, so no big deal, the secret military releases some of those airplanes and some brain washed idiots believe in the childhood fantasies.

God already said it that he created Jinns humans and angels and animals thats all!! nothing more nothing less.

if you dont believe in Jinns/devils you can go to africa and you will meet plenty, but i hope u wont lose your main when you see them.

[FunAndGun]

"everything on this planet is known at least to some people."

Well, just 30 days ago a "lost world" was discovered with over 40 new kinds of animal/plant species. So no, everything on this planet isn't known. There are many things on this planet that are undiscovered yet, not to mention how vast space is and other planets, solar systems.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/e...

[The Killer]

what i meant is everything which is artificially made is known to mankind.

airplanes are not nature made!

this universe and everything between us and god was made for the main 3 creations, humans,jinns and angels.

no one will ever find any life in any other place other than earth, its waist of time and money and energy.

the fact that only earth in the solar system have life should already indicate something for the idiot scientists.

if earth was 1cm closer to earth it will be too hot for life to live in and if it was 1cm further it will be too cold to live in.

everything in this universe is calculated by the millimeter and nano seconds!! nature cant control outside of its power if nature was the creator of life.

the matter is very clear, its either you are a believer or not, if not then you will believe even a dog is your god, if you are then you will know everything and the truth.

[FrankDrebin]

That's right, time for good OLD Frank to drop his two cents.

Personally, I would call the Sony motion controller Dildo with Apple attachment.

When Sony revealed it during the past E3 I was stunned. I looked over at my officer pals and said, "What the funk is that?" "Your wife has one of those right?"

Honestly, it is one weird looking device and we can only hope that it changes slightly. Get rid of the apple attachment and you have a winner.

The demos they showed looked awesome!

[Domenikos]

I know that quality > design

But they better come up with a better one, cause they will look pretty weird at my bedroom.

[The Great Melon]

@ The Killer

Having life on earth should tell us something. The fact that we exist should be more of an indicator that we are not special. In the billions galaxies out there, it is probable that there are many solar systems that mirror ours down to that very centimeter. Life might have happened there or it might have occurred in some other strange form in conditions different from that of our own.

That being said, I would find it utterly satisfying if life was ever found, to see it spreading its religious/spiritual views over some artificial medium similar to the internet that it is the only thing capable of living in this universe.

On topic:
I doubt Sphere is the official product name. Things like this need to roll off the tongue a little better.

[evrfighter]

truly the right design for the ps3 fanboy.

lawlz

[SixZeroFour]

i always looked at it like a gimped lightsaber...lol

[LynyrdSkynyrd]

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[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

Great, now they need to come up with something with an analog stick to eliminate the need of a DS3 in one hand and the sphere motion controller on the other.

[LinuxGuru]

Agreed, we need an analog stick somewhere.

[erathaol]

I think the D3 support was just a cheap solution so that we wouldn't have to buy more attachments than necessary. They are still just dipping there toes into the water. I mean some of the concepts for the other games were dual wand action, which was cool as well. Next year Sony will be taking the plunge and than we'll see how well the new control swims.

[Roper316]

my GF will probably like it, I personally have no use for this or any other motion control gimmick.

[Keowrath]

Agreed, it's going to have to be one SPECIAL game to get me interested in this. Wii, Natal, Sphere...

Meh.

[etownone]

It's well known N4G is over run by sonyfans, bug honestly guys, are you really looking forward to this thing?
Besides the fact that's it a direct rip-off of the wii
but then you have to use the analog on your ds3
and on top of that it looks like a sex toy.

Anyways, you guys can call natal a rip off of the eyetoy but it's a whole new technology and I'm looking forward to trying it out to see if it's worth the money since I already have the wii.

[Heartnet]

hehe its not new u has the eye camera as u has said then u have something which does the exact same thing called the Z camera which works for all 3 consoles... i mean natal will be good but not as good as people are saying its going to be

[Keowrath]

Sony Fan, not Fanboy. Read my comment above yours.

[McLuvn]

Mr. Happy.

casual gaming FTL

[Raoh]

"wand" would have been a better name in my opinion

[ExgamerLegends2]

the peripheral should be called the DualWave 1.

[Briefcase Joe]

What about S.A.L.A.D.? Swing Arms Like A Dumbass?

[Gabe EatsWell]

That's more appropritate for Natal. Seriously.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Godmars290]

And I mean a dollar!

[gdguide]

It should be code named Ping Pong Ball Glued Onto PVC. LOL

[playstation123]

thanks sony i will not buy the motion dildo rather have the natal

[Gabe EatsWell]

Cant wait to see you look like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
or this
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

or this
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Note: I know its fake

[BX81]

Gotta be honest, this is one of the worst designs for anything in gaming.....EVER!

[Major_Tom]

Lulz and let me guess, Microsofts imaginary powerglove isn't?

[crom]

dildo !!!!!

[Mc Fadge]

What do you think

[ThatCanadianGuy]

2009-2009

[Sigh]

it should be called PlayMotion. I can't think of a better name than that.

[The Milkman]

Do you have to be 18+ to click on the link?

[DelbertGrady]

Kaz looks hungry in that pic. Like he wants to put that ugly thing in his mouth.

On a serious note, they should call it the BetaWii. It looks extremely unfinished.

[II Necroplasm II]

ahahahahaha

[xc7x]

"wand" sounds too generic and anything else i heard was too lame

[Hayabusa 117]

We call it the Dildo.