Rumor: Sony's PS3 Motion Controller Named PlayStation Arc

[PS3 News]

Update: Despite THQ CEO Brian Farrell http://www.vg247.com/2010/02/03/thq-brian-farrell-calls-ps-motion-controller-arc/ calling it Arc, according to Geoff Keighley's http://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/8611839612, to quote: "FYI I'm hearing Arc is NOT the name of the Sony Motion Controller, but a code name." However, Sony has http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/01/a-playstation-arc-trademark-wonder-what-thats-for/ the Arc trademark in Japan.

Today VG247.com (linked above) reports that according to a concrete source speaking under conditions of strict anonymity Sony's PS3 Motion Controller will be named PlayStation Arc, of which a domain has also been registered in the same name at PlayStationArc.com.

This news comes just over a month after the previous rumor that the PlayStation 3 Motion Controller was dubbed Gem, which ended up being an early code name for the product.

To quote: "The company is now saying its Motion Controller - the official name thus far - will release "this year": global boss Kaz Hirai had previously claimed it would be out this March.

The Motion Controller consists of one or two wand devices, each topped with a trackable ball. It works with PSEye.

We've contacted Sony for comment."

SCEE replied as expected: "We don't comment on rumor or speculation."


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[Wonderkik]

I can't wait to try these...

But I don't really like the name "Arc". I didn't like "Gem" either ^^

I guess I'll have to find a pet name for it... Any ideas?

[vt1100]

"Arc" does lack a little something doesn't it?

[Raze1988]

Wait, we need the PSEye to make it work? Damn.

[red8316]

The name does seem a bit unimaginative, but Arc for some reason sounds better than Gem. I actually think of Killzone 2 with Arc. But at least they didn't call it The Rod.

[Assignator98]

So anyone know when this is gonna be released?

[saviour07]

Wait, we need the PSEye to make it work? Damn.

how did you expect the ps3 to track the Arc's movement?

haha my first thought was of KZ2 as well! And i prefer Arc over "gem", "wand" or "sphere" !!

I'm more interested in the line up of games that they wil have though...

[B4rtj4h]

I would call it the PS3 Mote ... Nah... does not really make much sense what its name is... anything worse then Nathal (for 360) will be hardly impossible.

[OneDayFly]

Games line-up for Sony's motion controller (from G4TV):

• Ape Escape
• Echochrome (v2)
• Sing and Draw
• Machi Suberi
• Champions of Time
• Motion Party
• The Shoot
• Tower

Updated titles include:

• Pain
• Flower
• Hustle King
• High Velocity Bolwing
• EyePet

[saviour07]

Games line-up for Sony's motion controller (from G4TV)

LAME! I can think of a few titles that would benefit from motion control more than some of them...

- super stardust HD (motion control AND 3d would be awesome!)
- red alert 3
- savage moon

Hopefully they wouldnt think of using a motion controler for a 3rd person zombie survival game