Hirai says more Sixaxis iterations on the way

Heres hoping that when they update the internals, they update the design.

Sony controllers have always been extremely uncomfy...

Gee I was under the impression that rumble "was last gen technology."

I've got £20 that says they will have a (Wii like) pointer/cursor.

Ant takers?

Maybe the D-Pad in the place where the analog joytiq is, and viceversa.

Better diagonals.

Heavier.

But, I though Sony said the lack of rumble had nothing to do with the lawsuit and that it wasn't possible because it would interfere with the motion technology.

"wasn't possible because it would interfere with the motion technology."

What they said was that they could not figure out a feasible way to include rumble (without violating any patents that they could not license) in the then and now, current generation of SixAxis without it interfering with the motion sensing.

Does the give us the renewed opportunity to discuss wild-and-crazy controller ideas like we did when the Revolution was announced? Hot-and-cold touch screens FTW!

Seriously, though, I think if they swap the left analog with the Dpad and add rumble it would be a much better controller. Maybe add a little size and let the rumble add some weight, too.

They need to come up with a new design for the PS3. I mean it's the SAME design going back to the PS1 now with more guts and gravy.

I've been saying that for years man, years.

That was at you, Fernando.

Why did they scrap the boomerang style controller for the PS3?

PS3 = PS2 + Darth Vader + Duct tape

"It is impressive to think that the same controller, with minor tweaks every few years, has been a staple of the PlayStation going on 15 years"

It's not impressive, it's depressing.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HC-PS3027&cat=GAM

Enjoy your boomerang. (theres a wireless one for a few bucks more)

Yes, impressive that for 12 years they've stuck with a D-pad that LOOKS cool but feels like shit.

Imagine if Nintendo had stubbornly said "Yes, we feel the SNES pad is the pinnacle of gaming," and did nothing to it besides add rumble for 3 generations.

Joystiq, the reply button doesn't alwasy work.
My previous comment was in reply to Freeze.

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Originally Post: Jenova
Why did they scrap the boomerang style controller for the PS3?
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Because they didn't want to get laughed at for having it made in Jenova.

Sony's loyal early-adopters=beta testers

Thanks guys, now I can buy a better console at the same price with an improved controller, all within the first year! ahahaahaha

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PS2-To-Xbox-Controller-Adapter/dp/B0007IQEIM

Or, we can use one of these.

Sony controllers just copy whatever features Nintendo controllers have invented. It's always been that way.

Sony did this with the PS1 controller. Halfway through, you had to buy new controllers or you couldn't even play certain games. I doubt rumble would ever have that same impact, but it is still annoying.

I don't like the PS3 controller. It is too light and the triggers feel stupid. Add some weight and give it real triggers. Actually, make it identical to the 360 controller. I love that thing.

Good news: controller will be better
Bad news: now you have to rebuy all your controllers
Worst news: you own a PS3

how about some actual non-convex, non-squishy "triggers" that don't make your finger slip off gradually in racing games? i don't know what they are trying to emulate there, certainly no gun trigger is like that.

for a bunch of copiers, Sony doesn't copy nearly enough (XBL, 360 controller configuration, Wii positioning)



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"...they're "obviously looking" at what do do with the Sixaxis..."

At first I thought it was a typo, but I think it makes sense.

After using the xbox360 controller on my PC, I have to say it is by far the best controller i've ever used in my life.

wiimote is a close 2nd, except the c button feels flimsy to me, and I feel the dpad should be moved a couple (5-6) mm closer to the A button, so "up" is easier to hit when holding as a remote

I personally can't wait for PS3 Bowling. Why? Sixaxis has no wrist strap, of course!

Sony will probably just take an Xbox 360 controller, stick a Sony logo on the guide button, stick Tilt sensing onto it and call it innovative. Seriously though for you PS3 owners I hope they change you L2 and R2 triggers it must be total suckage for FPS games. They'll probably add a speaker into it and try and say it was in development before Nintendo's. I me this is Sony the kings of copying ideas at the last minute and trying to dismiss key features that they lack as last gen only to put it in a year later.

If the industry were left to Sony, then in decades to come we'd be interfacing with the matrix the the same crap cross hair d-pad.

"Man I'm sure glad Nintendo brought back analogue sticks and started using them in a dual stick configuration like has become standard in most modern games!

Oh oops...that was Sony!"

Does this actually make sense? Nintendo DID bring back analogue. They DID invent the thumbstick version of an analogue control. They DID pioneer FPS gaming on consoles (which is pretty much what you're talking about, isn't it). Sony would never have released an analogue thumbstick controller if Nintendo hadn't done it first and you know it.

With their typical "we can copy you and make it sound cooler" attitude Sony threw in a second analogue stick which went practically unused on PS1.

Dual stick configuration is far from ideal, and you've got it all backwards. The games have been squeezed on to the controls, not the other way around: There was no genius insight on Sony's part, otherwise for FPS gaming (the only games which generally necessitate dual directional controls) they would have sold a mouse and keyboard instead of a dual shock. Coincidentally this is also why every usual console genre EXCEPT FPS works on PSP.

Besides which, Sony's dual stick configuration has been consistently inferior to all others thanks to Sony's insistence on form over function. They put the d-pad in the primary ergonomic position (under the thumb) because it makes the control look symmetrical. Even Microsoft, who learnt everything they know about controllers from second hand Sega and Sony design, was smart enough to make their layouts asymmetric.