Hacker stuffs a wired 360 controller in a DualShock 3 shell

Console modders out there have been doing crazy things with controllers for a while now, and while this latest piece isn't as crazy as the one-handed Access Controller, it's still good for a double-take -- check out this wired 360 controller shoehorned into a DualShock3 shell, complete with green LEDs. THe modder, RDC, says it works great, rumble included, but that there's no headset connector and the L2 and R2 triggers aren't analog -- both things he's hoping to fix in the next version. We'd suggest keeping the DS3 buttons as well -- while the colorful 360 buttons look pretty hot against that black case, we'd rather break this thing out and blow minds stealth-style.

[Thanks, Aguiluz]

[From My Cube @ Jul 31st 2008 2:21PM]

take us to your leader....ben

[CM @ Jul 31st 2008 2:26PM]

Who, Jacob? You know where to find him, Locke...

[Matthew Hilario @ Jul 31st 2008 2:43PM]

They should make one for my gamecast.

[Aguiluz @ Jul 31st 2008 3:04PM]

Guys, a person named RDC made it and not Ben Heck...

[Abuzar Baloach @ Jul 31st 2008 3:05PM]

He should have done the OPPOSITE.

The 360 controller is way more comfortable in my opinion. If I could buy a PS3 controller in 360 size I would do it in an instant.

[IndiaTech @ Jul 31st 2008 3:11PM]

@CM
Thanks for making my day!

[Whubbsie @ Jul 31st 2008 6:48PM]

seriously....why? why even bother???

[Lars @ Jul 31st 2008 7:25PM]

Ahhhh, the X is in the wrong spot!

I don't get why people make comments like Abuzar. For one thing, the opposite has already been done. For another, it shouldn't matter at all what your personal preference is. There are other people in the world besides you. I believe that there should be all kinds of shapes and sizes of controllers for consoles, to suit the personal tastes of a variety of people. I never understood forcing everyone to use one specific controller type. That's why I generally like the PS3 over the 360 too, because there's comanies out there like MadCatz and Brando making a variety of 3rd party controllers... unfortunately they're not different enough from the originals, IMO... Except the arcade sticks.

Overall I prefer the PS controllers over Xbox, but I'd love to get a hybrid of the two because I like the width of the 360 controller, but hate the heft, and the oddly placed left stick drives me nuts. I guess I'm a sucker for symmetry.

[Christy McGrory @ Aug 1st 2008 8:09AM]

Are you done yet?

[NoAndThen @ Jul 31st 2008 2:22PM]

whats a DS3 button?

Dlaystation 3?

[Robino @ Jul 31st 2008 2:25PM]

Duelshock 3 you fuckin' retard.

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 2:27PM]

i think you've been challenged to a duel

[Marques @ Jul 31st 2008 2:28PM]

Robino...while you're calling people "retards," might you mean DuAlshock3?

[AC @ Jul 31st 2008 2:29PM]

It's Nintendos super-secret next handheld.

[sinerasis @ Jul 31st 2008 2:44PM]

I seriously LOL'd at this, best comment exchange so far today.

[NoAndThen @ Jul 31st 2008 2:49PM]

@robino:

Dude, fuck you. I don't own a PS3 and the dualshock 3 has been out for what, 3 months?

You're a douche-bag, man. Since when has engadget become exclusively a stupid fanboy/flame war battle ground?

You can't even spell dualshock and you're calling me a retard? (Never mind the PC of your statement, that's a whole other rant)

I'm here to electronically gather news about gadgets, and comment on them. Why are you here? Seriously dude, fuck off.

This is supposed to be a site where people learn things, but I guess you're still not learning anything, much less civility or intelligence.

[Sora @ Jul 31st 2008 3:11PM]

Ironically, you're turning it into MORE of a flame war by swearing at him so much. Also, they even said DualShock 3 in the title AND the article, so...joke's on you.

[scott @ Jul 31st 2008 3:14PM]

oh snap!

[N3XuS @ Jul 31st 2008 3:17PM]

wow so much negative energy...

[From My Cube @ Jul 31st 2008 3:21PM]

how much for box seats to this flame fest?

[Steve @ Jul 31st 2008 3:53PM]

NoAndThen is the wahhhhmbulance driver of the day. wahhhhhhhhhhh

[Robino @ Jul 31st 2008 3:56PM]

note to self: Never mix the herb and the internet.

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 4:15PM]

uhhh.. yeah. stick to rosemary and thyme.

[Clasifyd @ Jul 31st 2008 4:20PM]

/popcorn

[Dillon @ Jul 31st 2008 4:48PM]

This is madness!

[Aguiluz @ Jul 31st 2008 5:11PM]

/coke
/fries
/chips

*munch* *munch* Don't stop now, keep it going!

[Rick James @ Jul 31st 2008 5:23PM]

@noandthen

Also dude, if u owned a PS2, it was called Dualshock2. So really it hasn't been out for 3 months....

Correct me if i'm wrong but hasn't the PS3 controller been DS3 the whole time??

So in conclusion in your words "Seriously dude fuck off"

[scott @ Jul 31st 2008 5:50PM]

i have to add one more thing:

http://members.airsoftcanada.com/digital_assasin/Forum%20Stuff/Misc/oh_snap.gif

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 5:48PM]

you'd better listen to him. he's Rick James. bitch.

[Neebs @ Jul 31st 2008 6:26PM]

Both the OP for this thread and the first reply guy should get to know each other better, because they're going to be room mates at the BURN ward

[MrGam3r @ Jul 31st 2008 9:26PM]

I challenge Robino to a spelling duel.

[xValentine @ Jul 31st 2008 10:01PM]

Your obviously starting a flame war. And you obviously know what DS3 means, it's just that you tend to bash the PS3 secretly.

DelayShock ? Delay Beyond ?

[ScottishDan @ Jul 31st 2008 10:20PM]

@Rick James:
No, PS3 controllers were SIXAXIS controllers and did not feature DualShock capabilities until early April (in the US).

This was most likely due to the court case (Immersion v Sony) preventing Sony from releasing the DS3 controllers until they came to an agreement and licenced the tech from Immersion

[Scott @ Aug 1st 2008 1:43AM]

@Dillon

No, THIS...IS...SPARTA!!!!!

[neofolklore @ Aug 1st 2008 9:00AM]

I learned what DS3 meant from this flame war, thanks.

[Rage @ Jul 31st 2008 2:24PM]

But but but all the 360 players who have played my PS3 claim their controller is superior

Ohh, I guess this is for when PS3 fanboys want to play a 360 and be able to cover it up in case someone walks in on them.

[OfflinePK @ Jul 31st 2008 2:37PM]

Personally I just find that the 360 controller conforms to your hand better. The dualshocks have always been kind of rigid you know?

Besides that I think the concave shape and position of the 360's thumb sticks allow for better control. The dual shocks are smooth and their position feel awkward when holding the controller but then again I have big hands...

[Rage @ Jul 31st 2008 2:44PM]

Yah, well personal preference I suppose, being used to either controller makes anything different seem a little weird, which is probably why I don't really like 360 controllers, but I am sure if I played the thing more often I would get used to it. Somehow a few hundred hours of COD4 on PS3 has me stuck on that controller.

[blizz419 @ Jul 31st 2008 2:49PM]

yea those analog sticks are what bug me the most about playstation controllers, if they just switched the d-pad and left analog it would of been a major improvement to there controllers.

[Spedione @ Jul 31st 2008 3:01PM]

If they did that, wouldn't it be a Nintendo GameCube controller, only black?

[Jeremy @ Jul 31st 2008 3:42PM]

I want one of these very badly. I need the challenge achievements in DDRU and DDRU2, and getting them with the pad, while possible, would take far too much time (the 360 controller sucks for DDR. Aside from the d-pad being garbage, its offset, so the controller layout isn't symmetrical, and it makes me make mistakes that I wouldn't have made otherwise). I just checked his site, and couldnt find project info, but I'm wondering if this could be done with a DS2 instead, as I have an old one laying around, and would rather not shell out for a new DS3. My other option was to buy an XFPS360, but im not gonna spend a hundred bucks for something that I'm only going to use for two games. Now, when is that ion drum kit coming out?

[Mr. E @ Jul 31st 2008 4:41PM]

Yeah, I have both systems and I would MUCH rather have a mod that put a DualShock 3 into the form factor of the Xbox 360 controller. It's a much better ergonomic fit for my hammy mitts.

[tiuk @ Jul 31st 2008 5:11PM]

Yeah, this is a huge step back for a 360 controller. Putting the guts of a PS3 controller in a 360 controller's shell would make far more sense.

[Duke @ Jul 31st 2008 5:20PM]

I would love a mod for the Dualshock in a 360 controller. It just fits my hands way better. That sounds like a product that would get sales.

[Alex @ Jul 31st 2008 5:27PM]

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/ps3-hacked-to-accept-xbox-360-controller/

Enjoy yourself.

[SPARTEN II @ Jul 31st 2008 2:24PM]

That is pure awesomeness.

[strang @ Jul 31st 2008 3:07PM]

ditto

[udub @ Jul 31st 2008 2:25PM]

That may make play xbox now. May be...

[N3XuS @ Jul 31st 2008 2:29PM]

u wot?

[phanbouy @ Jul 31st 2008 2:37PM]

i think he's worried about his johnson