That's because:

1) Microsoft was the only one of the two companies to reveal their motion controller using a title. Sony's motion controller was given no name.

2) The media has wood for natal

In the end, the media gets hits for showing off something different and if they showed off the PS3 controller it would need to be a bit more different looking than the Wii-mote and have a name to go along with it. Since Natal is something that the casual market has not seen before (in its current form), makes Natal more appealing.

Sadly, the PS3 motion controller does have a name. It's called The PlayStation Motion Controller. No, I'm not lying. Hopefully they'll come up with something catchier as they get closer to release, but this is Sony we're talking about. I love Sony's products, but they're not known for their marketing of products, including naming them for ease of recognition by the public.

you got a link because i dont think it has a name. personally ive been calling PS motion but i dont know.

Since THQ will be there day 1 hopefully they bring some core games to the table, because i seriously have doubts.

Edit@ cgood

Thanks, it just seems a like a lazy name. To go from names like Playstation, Dual Shock, EyeToy, to PS motion controller. Although i must admit its kind of like Play Station Portable. LOL

From Gizmodo:

http://gizmodo.com/5276068/...

It's also what they said the current name was during the E3 demo of it.

@Raiinstorm81 edit: Yeah. Sony seems to be on a streak with just throwing PlayStation in front of item names rather than coming up with single names that can be used on their own but still able of being related to the Sony brand. Natal is a great name and really makes you think about it on its own rather than just as Xbox 360 Dual-Camera

My take on the PS3 Motion Controller naming or lack thereof is that Sony didn't really want to do it. They had worked on this years ago as per the videos going around but had decided not to pursue it.

Then they got wind that MS was working on Natal for the 360. Having had to suffer from the media with comparisons when they didn't have rumble and didn't have achievements\trophies, they decided that they needed a 'motion' thingy to complete the comparison checklist.

So they dusted off this old tech project and made a presentation of it at E3. So after the fact they now have to come up with a name, some games and some marketing for it.

I know some fans might be defensive and say it can't be true. I'm not in the gaming business but I have witness internally big corporations do just that; yes it is possible but the public won't know the true story until years later, if ever.

i have a wii to use when we have friends round for dinner and the conversation starts becomming stale.

i dont want motion controls to take priority over the more hardcore games in enjoy on my ps360.

personally, i think the first company to bring out a hardcore and casual gamer friendly(by casual gamer i mean the people that have been lapping up the wii)console next-gen, is going to be in a great position to possibly emulate something like the ps1 and ps2 did in sales and marketshare success.

just dont take away my hardcore gaming please.

Who the hell cares!!!!!! All I want to know from THQ is where is my Conan 2!!!!!!

J/K Good to know we have developers on board with the motion censor tech. Next year should be interesting.

Edit: @Blogs, if they start implementing this tech into hardcore games then it could interesting. For example Demon's Souls with "optional" wand support would be rediculous!

Show me a press release from Sony where they name their controllers. I can call it anything I want and put it into print but that does not make it so. I don't mind Gizmodo but just because a press outfit calls it that doesn't make it Sony's official name. Just saying...