DualShock 3 rumbles with GT5 Prologue, Japanese gaming mag claims

by James Ransom-Wiley { Aug 22nd 2007 at 11:10AM }

DualShock 3 will be compatible with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, allegedly reports Japanese publication Dengeki PlayStation. The sparse detail was provided by a NeoGAF poster (sans scan) rounding up the magazine's news and has fueled speculation that the gamepad silhouette featured on the official GT5 website (pictured above) is actually a DualShock 3, rather than the assumed SixAxis. With Prologue scheduled for October (in Japan), the next logical assumption is that DualShock 3 will launch alongside the dressed up demo. But these are uninformed guesses, folks. Let hearsay be hearsay until Sony speaks up ... maybe right now in Leipzig. (But probably not until TGS.)

[Via PSPSPS.tv]

Tags: DualShock, DualShock3, rumble

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

HolyChachi @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:12AM

the only reason i havent bought a ps3 is no rumble.... first post ftw

Red Pyramid Thing @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:01PM

Yeah right.

Dan @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:12PM

I agree red pyramid thing... there must be more... perhaps the lack of good games?

T3H WICKERMAN @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:16AM

christ your avatar chills my very soul...
anyway, why should we be excited for something that should have been there from the start? Why play this up like its some next step in gaming?

Andrew @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:06PM

I agree - this shouldn't be news. There should be no anticipation for a rumbling Sixaxis. As commenter Jake says lower down, Sony can't possibly have the nerve to re-release this ageing design again. Why not take this opportunity to finally redesign their controller - it doesn't have to be vastly different, just make some sensible changes that reflect the current gaming trend requirements - an analogue under your thumb without having to stretch or shift your grip.

Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:17AM

i want there to be a rumble ps3 by november 18th, when i plan on buying one.

FrankTheCrank @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:23AM

Sweet avatar...you should give Mario a phat fro.

samfish @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:26AM

Naked Peach loves Black Mario.

OrganicShadow @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:19AM

PLEASE don't name it "DualShock 3" Sony.... I beg of you.... that was an awful name to me.

I would rather SixSense.

Does anyone know if the magazine specifically named if DS3 and was quoting an official name?

baby sea tuna @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:30AM

Huh, that's actually a pretty good name. Good work.

Now, if they just would manage to switch the left analog and d-pad, we'd be in business!

Mr Intel @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:36AM

it should be kikAxis i love that name

BNinjaC @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:41AM

"kikAxis" ftw

Marasai @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:21AM

Look like sony hasn't taken the time to fix the analog stick placement. Or the bumpers. Or the led.The shape looks a bit different though. here's hoping they have discovered a little somehting called ergonimics.

bl13 @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:30AM

What's wrong with the LED?

samfish @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:22AM

Christ, and it looks like they STILL haven't flopped the D-pad and analog stick. Way to stay in the past, Sony.

FrankTheCrank @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:26AM

That'll never happen my friend.

I think that would be a submission that the 360 controller is superior to the SIXAXIS. I doubt Sony would ever do that.

Their both fine controllers in my opinion.

Andrew @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:10PM

@ FrankTheCrank: Sony had no problem admitting that the motion-sensing in the Nintendo Wii Remote was a good idea when they hurriedly added it to their PS3 controller. If they 'submitted' then, why don't they submit to the 360 analogue/d-pad placement design being superior too?

ill trooper @ Aug 22nd 2007 2:41PM

I don't think that's accurate, andrew... Patent filings show the sixaxis motion-sensing to be "in the plans" far earlier than just being "added on" after the Wii announcement.

FrankTheCrank @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:22AM

Bring on the ucking games already...

And throw in Xvid support...

also, that PSN store needs to be revamped big time...it's point and click ala 1998. Give something like that Dirt interface, which is slick as grease.

Firewall @ Aug 22nd 2007 6:05PM

That Dirt interface is tight isn't it? I'd love to see more shit like that.

ExMcloud @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:29AM

Yeah they're both pretty good controllers but that Dual analog style is the past...I meven Nintendo did it and they love being in the past

Cuja @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:32AM

Know matter what they call it, it stills sucks because of the D-pad and analog stick. My biggest reason not to buy.

GRANTED @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:41AM

lol good reason

baby sea tuna @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:31AM

oops, I shoulda kept reading the rest of the comments before I made mine.

Jake @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:45AM

I really like the PS3 hardware overall but the controller sucks ass, imo. Rename it the suxaxis, discontinue it, and release something with rumble, some weight, triggers, and a d-pad/analog placement that favors the one you use 99% of the time.

Is there a hack or mod that would allow me to use my 360 controller on PS3 games? That would make a PS3 purchase seem more tempting.

Mr Intel @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:59AM

actually there is ben hecks put a sixaxis in a 360 controller

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/15/ben-hecks-ps360-sixaxis-stuffed-xbox-controller/

ferrarimanf355 @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:58AM

This is using NeoGAF as a source, so I'd take this with a grain... no, a shaker of salt. SponG has more credibility, for christsakes...

wei @ Aug 22nd 2007 11:52AM

the sixaxis is by far the worst controller of this gen. Sony needs to do a lot more than just add rumble back in. and they need to let me trade in my pair of sixaxis controllers for new ones

glitched @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:25PM

I disagree, I own NONE of the 3 next gen systems, But i have played all 3 about equally, and the sixaxis is by far the best of the 3.

wei @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:32PM

I disagree. I own all 3 next-gen consoles, and the sixaxis, in my opinion, is the worst. The analog sticks are mushy, and the d-pad makes your fingers blister after extended play. The 360 has by far the best analog sticks and butttons. But the D-pad is terrible. I actually think the Wii Classic Controller has the best d-pad out of all of them.. reminds me of the old SNES controller, and that makes me happy.

Anyway, I still hate the SixAxis controller. And rumble definitely needs to come back...

Until Sony sorts all of this out, the PS3 will remain my dedicated blu-ray player.. and i'll be playing bioshock in the meantime :P

Anyway..

Red Pyramid Thing @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:05PM

The original DualShock launched with GT1, so this sounds very plausible. No rumble in GT5 means no sale, I'm sorry. Playing GTHD without rumble made the game feel like shit compared to Forza 2.

deaftly @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:05PM

after picking up the 360's controller, i can safely say i have no intention of ever using this 10 year old design again. i was actually looking forward to the boomerang.

Hiroken @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:14PM

The dpad/analog placement really matters to you guys? How can your gaming experience be contingent on 1 inch? I have played both PS3 and 360 extensively and can honestly say it never even occurred to me.

~

ThornedVenom @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:36PM

It's not the inch itself which is bothersome, it's the position the thumb has to adopt.

To make my point clearer, on a 360 controller your thumb is pointing upwards. On a PS3 controller, your thumb is pointing towards the side. That makes a difference when you're pointing the stick/nub in the desired direction to move your character/reticule/etc... and there's also a notion of comfort.

I think it's more of a question of habit. Personally, I can't use analog nubs.

Zaphod Beeblebrox @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:16PM

Bend your elbows at a 90% angle. Hold your hands in front of you. Position your fingers in a vertical allignment from index finger to pinky. Now look at where your thumbs are positioned. They should be pointing inwards at an aproximate 45% angle.

Where are the ShockAxis analog joysticks positioned? Answer, right where your thumbs naturally sit when you hold your hands in front of you.

Sony has created the most erganomically correct controller that has seen no need to change since the days of the PS1.

I am glad they are keeping the analog sticks right where they are.

Vidikron @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:47PM

Interesting. I still prefer the left stick to be in the primary position... though unlike some of the whiners here I don't hinge any purchases on that difference. The controller functions fine. I'd actually prefer they tighten the sticks and change the trigger shape before swapping the left stick. People just make a bigger deal than necessary because it's Sony.

baby sea tuna @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:25PM

That's just crazy talk!

samfish @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:43PM

And yet, the overwhelming consensus time after time seems to be that the 360/Gamecube/Xbox controllers are more comfortable.

That's really all you need to know.

mastercko @ Aug 22nd 2007 5:48PM

@Zaphod: Exactly why they designed it the way they did and exactly why they haven't changed that core design.

@samfish: Wrong. The overwhelming consensus of xbots posting in the echo-chamber called joystiq comment boards agree on that and everyone else doesn't care.

The least you guys could do is hate on the PS3 for reasons that actually matter like, oh, I don't know, the dearth (real or perceived) of quality games.

w0rd @ Aug 22nd 2007 12:18PM

Could someone explain "(sans scan)" for me...

So this was "without scan"? Or is sans now a new internet thing, meaning the opposite of the latin root of what sans really means?

Jlyon1515 @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:05PM

I just assumed that it was the poster's username.

phhowell @ Aug 22nd 2007 2:41PM

We know from developers that the rumble Sixaxis is coming because they actually have them in their hands. It's nothing new for Sony to release a redesign of their controller in the middle of a system life cycle. Remember the first DualShock? None too pleased myself as I already have two Sixaxis' myself and I don't want to shell out 60 more clams for a feature that should have been there from the start.