Sony’s Motion Controller Named “Motion Controller”, Arriving This Year

Oh Sony, you are a one. In a press release sent out today Sony have announced that their motion controller, “tentatively” named Motion Controller, will be launched this fall (co-incidentally the same time Microsoft’s Natal launches). In the statement Kazuo Hirai, Sony Computer Entertainment’s President and Group CEO gave generic statement of enthusiasm about the device as well as the soon-to-be-unveiled “groundbreaking interactive entertainment” that will be accompanying it.

The statement also reaffirmed the fact that you’re not just going to need to buy the Motion Controller, but also have a PlayStation Eye camera sitting around to make use of the wand.

But back to the important part; Motion Controller the motion controller. I can’t tell if this is a sign Sony have no clue what they are doing, or if they are the smartest grapes at the picnic. I know for sure this will be easier to explain to non-gamers with its Ronseal style name than “Project Natal” or “I run a website about videogames”. Though it could lead some (more cynical than I) to assume the games that come with it will be about as novel and original as “Motion Controller” the motion controller.