Sony: “Gem was an early code name” for the motion controller

Turns out Sony’s motion controller is not called “Gem”, which was instead an early prototype name for the new hardware.

“The term ‘Gem’ was an early code name for the product,” SCEA director of communications Patrick Seybold told Kotaku. “We haven’t announced final name at this point.”

This comes from earlier after EA CEO John Riccitiello mentioned both Sony and Microsoft’s motion controllers during the UBS 37th Annual Global Media Conference, naming them “Natal and Gem”.

Looks like we have more waiting to do until we finally find out.