IF this is real, I am wondering if it more "Throw functionality in to a patent we will never make to limit options of other companies" than "'Innovation' (replication) for our own use"

fake, no patent would go into such detail as including a ps3/eyetoy. you write patents to be as general as possible not narrow.

Looks weird, and what's with the ball at the end of the controllers?

@kizmos

no no....its meant to be like that

their joined.....then you split them n use one in each hand

Lawsuit, check Nintendo's patents first Sony. Looks big and bulky - first impression

AHHHHHHH, I know why theres 2 balls. If anyone knows about motion capture and how they use tennis balls and clothing with lights and balls attached on the clothing in order to measure distance and movement etc.
Each ball is measured seperately and thats how the angle, speed and trajectory is measured / calculated.
Secondly its clear that the users face, chest (or tits, fig.10) and ball controller is measured. Like how modern digi cameras measure distance, faces, etc same deal with this, closer u move to camera the closer your character moves.

another image posted in the source link.

this one by far looks the worst, and why so many bad/replicated designs.

I think Sony should looking for something else instead of making a wiimote-like controller like this.Something that really can call innovative instead of improving.

I got a feeling that in next 1-2 gen. Nintendo will make another big innovation for controller again.

But actually ,a better controller than original always welcome. :)

If you're right, that's pretty genious.

Still looks pretty funny though

@krimoz

thanks....ADDING to OP