Sony Motion Controller Gets a Truly Outrageous Name

[Zhalath]

Gem? That's it? That's ridiculous? Not the controller design? Not that Sony somehow thinks they can get in on the motion sensing business now?

 

[Cherry Cola]

Way better than sixaxis...HEY! Did you know that sixaxis is spelled the same way forward and backward?

I did!

Did you know that Naomi backwards is "I moan"?

did you know that pterodactyl backwards is lytcadoretp?

OT: i don't see how Gem is outrageous.

Did you know that Phantasmagoria doesn't become Spelunky backwards?

 

[Schlorgan]

At least it's not "Dildo" or something like that

 

[Harumania]

Heh, everybody here is to young to understand the "outragious" joke.

*sigh* Christ, I'm old.

I saw it as "Oh, poor boys don't get the joke," and then sighed because I did (I wasn't even old enough to really WATCH Jem and I got the joke right off the back). xD These comments really tickled me.

 

[Anarien]

Reading these comments makes me feel old. But the post itself made me laugh.

 

[ben---neb]

that does sound like a good name, but not outrageous

No...it's truely, truely, truely outrageous.

 

[Delicious Anathema]

After Wii, Gem is not that big of a deal, nor is Natal.

They're just names, though Natal is Christmas in my mother language which is funny.

 

[Dogstile]

I just laughed madly when i saw that

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

Like many others who posted before, I don't get why it's outrageous.

 

[shaboinkin]

i thought the guy in the picture was holding some sort of dildo or sexual device lol

 

[Iampringles]

Heh, I quite like 'Gem'.

 

[Zefar]

How on earth can you link that microphone looking device as an dildo? :/ Either you've never seen a sex toy or you are just trying to be funny. Fail at both is what I see though.


As for GEM....Nope, doesn't sound outrageous at all. The Wii had at least a lot of sexual jokes on it but GEM?

Maybe it's full name like....Actually I'm out of ideas.

 

[project23]

It's a shame Sony had to follow the leader and make a motion based controller as well. I (most likely) won't get it, regardless of what it's called...

Sony already created a motion controller..... ohh..... 6 years ago.... The EyeToy for PS2. And 3 years ago Sony released an updated redesign called the Playstation Eye for PS3.

Now, these are the two points that confuse me.
What exactly is NEW of DIFFERENT about this Natal device?
Why is there the general perception that Sony is the copycat when it is clearly Microsoft who is copying the EyeToy and PS Eye.

Compare these videos and tell me what is different about these products.
(EyeToy) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOXohr4XE-4
(Natal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2r9cKjNQe4

Still confused at the differences? Ok, I'll start.
The EyeToy game shown (I belieave it was Eyetoy Play 3) was released 3 years ago.
The Natal game and Natal device shown is still a product in development and has yet to be released.
Other than the fact that Natal isn't even a released product yet, they are basically the same thing.

Now, Gem or PS3mote or whatever the new motion device for PS3 will be called is a different device and does not compete with Natal persay. Natal competes with Eyetoy and PS3 Eye.

 

[scotth266]

Hold on a second...

Is that stupid fruity piece of plastic supposed to be the controller? Looks more like a cheap dildo, or a kids microphone.

Do you reckon they intentionally designed it to look like a dildo?

Erm.. Is this a subtle ploy to distract the public at large from the fact that this object looks like something removed from an conspiracy theorist's rectum?

Feel free to correct me if this is wrong, but I'm pretty sure that this is only a prototype controller. Given that this is the same company that made a silver batarang for the prototype PS3 controller, I wouldn't be that surprised if it looks considerably different by release.

Also, Jem is truly outrageous. Ah, gotta love 90's era cartoons... even if they were somewhat retarded in concept, at least they had some spirit.

 

[traceur_]

Looks like a glow-in-the-dark dildo 0.o I'm guessing the design team have never seen porn.

 

[Spike815]

lol at all of the people not getting the joke. Funny video.

And is there any reason they designed it to look like a dildo? If Sony is going to copy the wii, they may as well just go all out and make a black wiimote clone. That thing just look ridiculous.

 

[hypothetical fact]

This thread has proven that the escapist is full of 13 year olds. And people that watched Gi Joe and He-man over Jem.

 

[Susan Arendt]

Hold on a second...

Is that stupid fruity piece of plastic supposed to be the controller? Looks more like a cheap dildo, or a kids microphone.

Do you reckon they intentionally designed it to look like a dildo?

Erm.. Is this a subtle ploy to distract the public at large from the fact that this object looks like something removed from an conspiracy theorist's rectum?

Feel free to correct me if this is wrong, but I'm pretty sure that this is only a prototype controller. Given that this is the same company that made a silver batarang for the prototype PS3 controller, I wouldn't be that surprised if it looks considerably different by release.

Also, Jem is truly outrageous. Ah, gotta love 90's era cartoons... even if they were somewhat retarded in concept, at least they had some spirit.

Nope, you're right. That's not the final design, just the protoype. The ball at the end is red for Player 1, Blue for Player 2. (Or the other way, 'round, can't quite remember from the demo I saw.)

 

[scotth266]

Nope, you're right. That's not the final design, just the protoype. The ball at the end is red for Player 1, Blue for Player 2. (Or the other way, 'round, can't quite remember from the demo I saw.)

The ball changes colors. I remember that much, because the thing turned green when a guy picked up a green thing in the demo. So it's not really fixed depending on player number.