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A new trademark from PlayStation 3 maker Sony lends more credibility to the rumour that its forthcoming motion controller – still officially the PlayStation Motion Controller – will be called Arc. Konami’s new Gradius Arc trademark, however, is something else.
This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers.
Get used to referring to Sony’s forthcoming motion controller for the PlayStation 3 as Arc. That’s how THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell referred to the still unofficially named, PlayStation Eye-powered controller, previously known as “Gem”, in today’s investor call.
Sony’s stab at motion control for the PlayStation 3 is currently known only as the PlayStation 3 Motion Controller, a name that likely won’t stick. But is the glowing magic wand ultimately going to be known as Arc?