While still one-half away from a good "show and tell" game,
Splitfish has announced (with no pics, unfortunately) the Dual SFX Evolution and Dual SFX Frag Pro controllers, part of the Frevolution X series and coming this Fall for the PlayStation 3. For the first person shooter crowd, the Frag Pro is slated to be the successor to the
mouse-and-nunchuk combo originally released in 2007 (pictured), with a new dual wireless system to clear up some cord clutter. As for the Evolution, according to the presser it'll swap out the mouse for a right-handed motion / analog joystick. We're a bit lacking in the imagery department right, but we'll be getting some eyes (and hopefully hands) on the peripherals when E3 rolls around early next month.
Update: Looks like Splitfish called us on a bluff we didn't realize we had and pointed us to pics of the Evolution (above) and Frag Pro (after the break).
[Via
Joystiq]
posted May 27th 2009 11:46PM
/cant wait for E3
By saying only "Fall" and not providing a month, you're doing international readers a disservice. Can you refrain from being such a lazy journalist on future posts. Thanks.
really dave? really? wtf man. its really not a big deal; cut these guys some slack, they constantly update this website almost every hour.
more like dramatic dave, "oh look at me im dave and im gonna cry if i dont know what month it is, booohooo boohoo"
uhh yeah
peace out guys.
Who are you referring to? The source article has no specific date information either.
The U.S. may have a bad reputation for being bad tourists, but we can't hold a candle to the rest of the world for being bad Internet tourists. I've never seen a U.S. resident pull this crap elsewhere on the web. It's always some self-important "foreigner" (I'm using this term relatively, of course) that comes to a U.S. web site and blasts the site for using U.S.-centric terminology. Maybe it's our fault for forcing you folks to come to our sites...oh, wait...
Eric, do you remember what www stands for. Once that sinks in you'll realise what a knob-end you are.
I know very well what 'www' stands for. It doesn't change the fact that A) Engadget is based in the U.S., B) Engadget is written for the U.S. and C) You're a whiny tool. You're more than welcome to be a tourist on our Internets, but try to tone down the asshattery just a smidge, would you?
Oh, and let's not forget who created the Internet (...and I don't mean Al Gore). You're welcome.
They may have made the announcement with no pics, but pics definitely exist. Check them out in all their wireless gaming goodness. I have v1 and my only real issue was the cable; glad to see it's been cut.
http://gear.ign.com/articles/986/986140p1.html
I feel like a controller such as this can't really feel like a mouse (there will be weirdness in the conversion), and it's going to require a strong learning curve anyway.
console fps with a mouse.
why has it taken so long?
um, this is the 2nd edition.
The first one is Frag FX made by Splitfish as well.
I've been using that for over a year now, and it works like a charm on CoD4, CoD5, R2, MGO, and KZ2.
I'll buy this Frag Pro too since there are things that still bugs me on the FragFX.
Who's being dramatic? I'm not making a big deal of it. I'm not
crying. I'm making an entirely valid point. You're reacting like a
______ (insert low level intelligence based insult here).
"you're doing international readers a disservice"
sounds pretty dramatic to me. and uhh i was just kidding around dave, take it easy.
Well u were being insulting, what with the wtf, the "dramatic" dave and the boo-hoo-ing. It's kind of pointless to pretend otherwise.
hey dont have a temper tantrum on me, i dont wanna be liable for your inability to be a "big boy".
none of this sh*t we talk on these comment boards are serious, so stop taking it like it is.
stupid @ss
Cold, please, you do not need to worry about me taking you seriously.
Console games are made for control sticks. The longer you hold the stick the faster you move in most console fps's I think, it does not translate well into mouse controls which is why every attempt at this in the past has failed.
Except that the faster you move the mouse, the faster your aim moves. I think it's a better system as you have complete control over when it moves fast and slow.
Oh god I want this. I hate the slow ass turning and imprecise aiming of the dual sticks.
I really hope its compatible with "everything" and not just a short list of games no one cares about.
I bought the predecessor to the frag-pro.. I used it maybe two or three times. It wasn't worth the money..
talk about awkward, it wasn't very stable on my lap, and the mouse movement wasn't smooth as it is on a PC. It seemed to jump in a very grid like fashion on the screen in a few games I tried. Infact it was extremely painful trying to achieve the advertised headshot rampage I had been expecting.
I don't think I'd buy that again, and live with the dual shock on the console, and keep mousing for my PC.
maybe I'm just picky.
Killzone 2 players rejoice. Ugh you turn so epically sloowwww in KZ2. The graphics are nice and shiny though... PSN - iFargle
It still won't work as well as an XIM and Yobo.
This crap wouldn't be needed if game devs could implement support for USB and Bluetooth peripherals. You know... it's pretty standard equipment.
I'd really like to see something like this for PC FPS. I've always maintained that each platform's control system offers a distinct advantage, and control sticks work a hell of a lot better for movement than WASD, offering far more precision.
Yes, I agree...with your name.
Analogue sticks versus digital buttons. I think I know which offers more control over movement...
Hmmm, doesn't look too friendly for us lefties......
Nobody cares about lefties
the controls are completely customizable. Although the buttons on the side will be on the right, you can still swap the left and right mouse buttons....i care about lefties
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