DualShock 3 PS3 controller hands-on
By Ryan Block 
posted September 20th 2007 12:41AM
posted September 20th 2007 12:41AM
No word on the "touch sense" end of business, or exactly how much heavier it is than the regular old SIXAXIS, but it's certainly got a bit more heft. IT also put out a decent amount of rumble, but the thing was pretty straight forward and convention so far as we could tell, so unfortunately there just aren't any surprises for us to report back with.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
I'm frustrated with sony's announcements in TGS.
Then buy a cat and learn to kick it....
Brian should be banned from keeping animals
They needed the rumble and the extra heft, I think. I was actually very annoyed with the SIXAXIS when I first used it. I wanted to feel at least a little weight in my hand.
Finally the first step towards getting, now to wait 6 months...
I just hope the battery life is up to par, I only think a 2 month old child would have to worry about weight, we all like something substantial
Es nuevo... pero yo tengo en mis manos la nueva tecnologia para los controles de videojuegos!! Esta un paso adelante de la vibracion y la captura de movimiento. Apuesten. Cual sera la primera compañia en tenerlo en su consola de juegos??
It is new.... But I have in my hands the new technology for the controls of video games!! This one a step improves of the vibration and the apprehension of movement. Bet. who will be the first company in having it in his console of games??
de que hablas loco?? :S
Digo que tengo algo que corta la historia de los controles de videojuegos! y que en unos meses sale a la luz!!! es mucho mejor que el rastreo de movimiento o la vibracion... e incluso pueden funcionar los 3 al tiempo...
I know some people were really put out by the lack or rumble in the SIXAXIS, so for them, I'm sure this will be a welcome change. For me, though, I just hope the current SIXAXIS isn't discontinued with the release of this one. I much prefer not having the rumble, and would rather not have that extra heft added.
If not, I can always do what I've always done to my DualShock2 controllers: Open them up and rip out the motors. That, or stock up on a few SIXAXIS now (and store them in the fridge for longevity, stupid Li-Ion batteries).
I've been meaning to do that with an XBox360 controller, as I mostly avoid playing with my friends 360 for lack of ability to disable the rumble. I've yet to justify buying a controller, though. :P
add a profile on your friends 360. under personal settings just turn off rumble. use that profile whenever your over. problem solved!
Too bad they didn't get rid of the god-awful trigger/shoulder-button abortions. Those things are one of the sole reasons I can't get into the PS3.
What I want to know is when they're gonna make that damn PS button light up red like in the commercials!
It's a DIY project!
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/02/sixaxis-controller-gets-a-blue-led-makeover/
lol, i love the 'no photography' picture.
This controller looks so ugly with all those logos over the top of it. Yuk!
Can't complain about the weight, we all need our exercise! :)
i sort of like the idea, why not stash a ton of capabilities into a controller that can compete a bit better with the wii's controller.
Personally I hate the wii controller, i think that in some games it is TOO sensitive. Sony only releases these ideas to compete and so that more people who like the idea, will buy the ps3.
so the cry babies got their wish,getting pointless rumble feature that should be buried,bah!!
cant wait to get a couple of these babies..
Well I took the 360 leap over the weekend so it is going to take much more than a DualShock 3 to get me back in Sony's camp. Sorry Sony, I gamed with you guys for over ten years, and loved it, but I see nothing new on the horizon with you guys that gets me that excited. And I am loving my 360 this thing is like a damned Dreamcast, only with more money backing it.
We'll see you again when MGS4 releases for the PS3.
Definitely. That, GT5, and the next Team Ico Project will make me buy a PS3. As for the Wii, they better get real good at making FPS work on that thing...
Enjoy your WIRED Guitar Hero III buddy.
Um, I'll be buying Rock Band, so it doesn't matter.
Ryan, I usually enjoy your commentary, but this was just about the most nonsensically harsh thing I have seen you write in a while. This "atrocious "last-gen" feature" you speak of is one of the features that made the Playstation 2 the GREATEST SELLING CONSOLE OF ALL TIME. And Millions upon Millions of PS3 and PS2 owners were extremely upset about the loss of the feature. I personally bought my system long before it was removed, but have many friends who share overwhelming sentiments that a large number of games are just not the same without the feature. Mind you, this feature you are mocking so freely was immediately COPIED by Nintendo and Microsoft either natively or as an accessory to recreate the same experience. Is it absolutely necessary? NO. Neither are: Wireless Controllers, USB Ports, High Def Graphics, Hard Drives, Motion Controllers, and dozens of other features. Are they absolutely necessary to design and play games, no. Do they provide Developers yet another way to increase the level of immersion in a game, YES. So instead of TRASHING the fact that Sony decided to bring back an overwhelming FAN FAVORITE, just stick to the facts. 1. It's NOT Next-Gen. 2. It doesn't completely change the play style or enjoyment on current software. 3. It makes the Controller a bit heavier. 4. A large number of PS3 owners will be happy to see it come back. 5. Some people could care less. 6. It's news though.
I think there was some sarcasm in his statement.
I agree. Engadget, enough with the sarcasm and tone. Lets just get on with things. You just report it, we'll mock it or approve it in the comments.
LOL.. I guess I am a little touchy this morning then. I didn't read into his sarcasm. Just looked like criticism for adding a feature. Less Coffee, More MGS4 Trailer from TGS. OMFG.. OMFG... OMFG.. Did I say WOW too?
I think I read that wrong. I got: Microsoft and Nintendo copied off of Sony with Rumble.
If so, I need more coffee as well.
If not, I'm pretty sure the N64 was the first console with the rumble add-on and that was probably lifted from a PC gamepad feature that Microsoft/Logitech/whoever made.
Those who worried about the new ps3 controller weight should take into their hand the XBox original controller. The PS controller is still, in my opinion, the better controller out there.
Wow: Engadget on the whole has done *nothing* but bitch and moan about the *absence* of rumble in PS3 controllers, and now Ryan chooses to write about the feature in a tone of utter disgust. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't detect a whole lot of sarcasm in "We'd pretend we're all stunned to see this atrocious 'last-gen' feature somehow made it into Sony's super futuristic next-gen hardware that until today has had absolutely no need to enable games with haptic feedback", except in the "super-futuristic next-gen" part. Unless...
Ohoho, Ryan, you dog! Only an Engadget writer would be snarky enough to come up with Reverse Psychology Sarcasm! Right on, m'man!
It's about damn time! Finally, I can enjoy playing all the shooters on my PS3. Even though I only own 1 game, because Sony still hasn't gotten their asses in gear to make great games for the system...But then again, what else is old.
Hopefully, this will be implemented soon so I can buy Call of Duty 4 on PS3...instead of Xbox360...
Who ever wrote this article needs to proofread their text prior to submitting. Run on sentence much?
Whoever is in one word, Mr. Spelling Bee.
That's not my name. Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude.
Well, maybe Sony will let you turn off the rumble like Nintendo does, because it looks pretty clear that there is no button on the controller to turn off the rumble like the Logitech wireless PS2 controller did.
He was talking about you making "who ever" into two words when it's only one, but MacGuru obviously not Mr. Grammer Bee. "Whoever" is one word, I don't think you'll ever find it in another word, at least not as a word inside a word.
For those who can't do a simple dictionary search:
who·ev·er /huˈɛvər/
–pronoun; possessive whos·ev·er; objective whom·ev·er.
1. whatever person; anyone that: Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like.
2. no matter who: I won't do it, whoever asks.
3. who? what person? (used to express astonishment, disbelief, disdain, etc.): Whoever is that? Whoever told you such a thing?
Sony needs to address the terrible two. If you haven't already noticed, the R2 and L2 buttons are super slippery. Sony should make these buttons concaved or at least add a "speed bump" like ridge at the bottom to catch your finger before it slides off.