Not since
Ross and Rachel has there been a more volatile "will they/won't they" than Sony and the rumbling Sixaxis. We know that Sony and Immersion
are BFF now and we've heard
plenty of rumors. Now, Pro-G is saying that developers have been receiving System Development Kits (SDKs) that support rumble. Admittedly, this is similar
to something we've heard before and would probably be just another rumor to add to the pile were it not for the timing.
See, we've got TGS coming up this week and we heard 1UP staffer and Sony loyalist Shane Bettenhausen
say on this week's 1UP Yours podcast that the DualShock 3 was "confirmed" and that it would be seen at Tokyo Game Show. Between the timing of his statement, Pro-G's story and TGS being so close, we're starting to think
Rachel will get off the plane we're finally going to lay eyes and hands on the thing. Here's hoping.
{ Sep 17th 2007 at 3:45PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
FrankTheCrank @ Sep 17th 2007 3:48PM
Oh yah, it's going to happen.
It will be interesting to see if it will be a totally new controller or the same old same old...
NaeemTHM @ Sep 17th 2007 3:57PM
But...rumble is sooooo last gen!! What is Sony thinking?!?!!? Surly this will put nails in teh coffee
Wait what's that? ...Oh Nintendo and MS have rumble on their consoles? No wonder Sony jumped in the bandwagon.
borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:36PM
@naeemTHM: You make it sound like the concept of saving face doesn't exist in your world. Of course Sony would have preferred rumble, but legally they couldn't include it. So they claimed it interfered with motion controls.
PS I would not recommend nails in anyone's coffee.
The1 @ Sep 17th 2007 5:03PM
I would surely love to see RUMBLE in the controller for the PS3.
flyingbananaskin @ Sep 17th 2007 5:07PM
Didn't Sony comment that people are "no longer interested in rumble in their controllers" :-/
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 18th 2007 3:46AM
Sony got sued by Immersion for using their rumble technology and was forced to pay Immersion a good amount of money. Sony could have paid Immersion a little more to use rumble in the PS3. Sony chose not to, but rather to LIE and say that it was IMPOSSIBLE to have both rumble and motion controls at the same time, even though Nintendo had ALREADY announced that the Wii had both at the same time. Immersion also said that Sony was wrong because they themselves had the technology to do this. Then Sony and Immersion came to another agreement (read: Sony changed their mind and threw a bunch of money at Immersion again). Now Sony will put rumble into their new controller, forcing early adopters of the PS3 to buy new controllers, and once again proving that it is possible to have both rumble and motion controls. Saving face isn't bad, but it's extra funny when you LIED OVER AND OVER to save your ass when you went in one direction, so after you pull a 180 your lies get brought back to the limelight.
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 18th 2007 3:52AM
The only way Sony could "save face" in all this mess is to allow early adopters to trade their SIXAXII in for the new controllers with both capabilities. That would be awesome as hell. It's possible, but not plausible, seeing how deep in the hole Sony is right now. They can't throw a billion dollars at stuff like this like the Evil Empire can.
seasidebaz @ Sep 17th 2007 3:49PM
wonder if they will use the new rumble tech that immersion have made? if so, this could be the BEST controller ever made!
ukickmydog (NDF - Earth) @ Sep 17th 2007 3:49PM
BOOMERANG!!!
Triforceowner @ Sep 17th 2007 4:09PM
Best controller ever.
Blazur @ Sep 17th 2007 4:25PM
You bastard guy.
ukickmydog (NDF - Earth) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:59PM
your daughter come here and she kick my dog, and now it needs operation
Raikage (NDF - PK THUNDER RING) @ Sep 18th 2007 3:58AM
Shut up, shut up, shut up, YOU STINK!
vidGuy @ Sep 17th 2007 3:49PM
Fix the design while you are at it. The 1990s wants its controller back.
Night Elve @ Sep 17th 2007 3:55PM
Huh? DualSock design is perfectly fine, you people are bitching about everything always.
Night Elve @ Sep 17th 2007 3:58PM
Dualshock* / Dualshock / Sixaxis ***
Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 3:58PM
"DualSock design is perfectly fine"
Maybe if they swap the first analog stick with the d pad it will be a lot better.
NaeemTHM @ Sep 17th 2007 4:05PM
Yea Night Elve it's true. The only thing that's stopping the Duel Shock from being great is that the D-Pad and analog stick need to be swapped.
NATO_Duke @ Sep 17th 2007 4:06PM
The sixaxis triggers are so damn bad it makes fps shooters a chore to play.
NATO_Duke @ Sep 17th 2007 4:07PM
oops - I know fps has shooters in it as the 's', I was typing too darn fast. Doh!
Mr Khan @ Sep 17th 2007 4:14PM
I think it would be simpler even than changing the design of the Sixaxis, just switch the "primary" analogue stick to the right one instead of the left one
That would feel a lot more natural, IMO
borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:41PM
"The sixaxis triggers are so damn bad it makes fps shooters a chore to play."
Of course, that's why they should go with an even older, but superior design, the keyboard and mouse. That way people could actually shoot people on their own rather than using auto-aim.**
**with a little sensitivity work, the Wii setup might actually do better.
NATO_Duke @ Sep 17th 2007 4:45PM
borland502 - I agree keyboard and mouse is the best method for fps games. (I spent 5 years competing with a mouse and do miss it.) Nothing can come close to the accuracy atm. That being said, the sticks on the 360 are a bit tighter and so you dont fly past the target nearly as much.
borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:53PM
@NATO_Duke: If this was an integrated product and not just a hack product, I would be in heaven (regardless of system)
FragFx
Keeps the laid back console controls, but gives the gift of precision.
NATO_Duke @ Sep 17th 2007 4:59PM
Yeah, I have been debating on trying that. Saw them at a store here. IGN did a review a while ago - http://gear.ign.com/articles/799/799262p1.html Seems they gave it a 9.1.
I just can't make the leap to it. I fear it will disappoint me on top of costing money.
borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 5:04PM
I was hopeful after the glowing review too, but the nasty comments are damping that. I'm not sure any mouse that is just outputting stick motions can really be the same.
Burritoclock @ Sep 17th 2007 3:55PM
Regardless of choice of console (i own all three) I don't see how anyone can actually prefer the dual shock. It's practically unchanged since the original, they just keep voltroning the original playstation design. While the original PS design was good in it's day, time has marched on. This is one area where Microsoft out did themselves. Personally I find the 360 controller to be the pinnacle of gaming controllers, at least until something like the wii's motion or an as yet unthought of new way of gaming comes along.
HineyWipe @ Sep 17th 2007 3:59PM
"360 controller to be the pinnacle of gaming controllers.." WTF? You smoking your burrito?
The 360 D-Pad is the pinnacle of turds!
Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:01PM
I find the Gamecube Wavebird controller to be the best last gen. Great analog stick, the size is the correct, and I like the idea of the big A button, cause always theres a button you use more.
My only complaint is the Z button
NATO_Duke @ Sep 17th 2007 4:09PM
The 360's d-pad blows yes, but other than that the controller is the most comfortable to use. Its weighted and sized just right. Awe yeah baby....
Triforceowner @ Sep 17th 2007 4:12PM
No controller is perfect, but I'd say the easiest for me to use was the 360 controller for this generation. Wii was second, and the PS2 controller gets third (sorry, I haven't actually played the PS3... that lonely kiosk in Circuit City...).
ExMcloud @ Sep 17th 2007 4:16PM
The D-Pad does suck on the 360 controller...But the Dual Analogs are perfect, the triggers are perfect and the bumpers are well designed also...So I do agree that the 360 controller is the best of the bunch...And it won numerous awards and what not so its also the only critically acclaimed controller of the bunch
Pixelantes Anonymous @ Sep 17th 2007 3:54PM
I'm with you on that vidGuy. I've got all the current-gen consoles, and the PS3 controller is the worst of the bunch.
But the real question is...will there be a replacement plan for existing owners?
King_incar @ Sep 17th 2007 3:57PM
hope this is true!!!!
Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 3:57PM
I thought rumble was last gen...
vidGuy @ Sep 17th 2007 3:59PM
Rumble is according to Sony, motion is according to Microsoft. I for one am fine with Nintendo staying "last-gen".
Night Elve @ Sep 17th 2007 4:00PM
Man ... your maniatic passion for bashing everything related to Sony is getting old and yeah well we are getting pretty tired of it.
Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:02PM
Night Elve
WTF? Im not bashing... Phil Harrison said that. Whats the problem with telling what Phil said?
Go and complaing with Phil, not with me.
Noshino @ Sep 17th 2007 4:11PM
I thought CDs and DVDs were also last gen...CARTRIDGES FTW! Right Fernando? =)
ill trooper @ Sep 17th 2007 4:14PM
No, it's only the Wii's graphics that are last-gen.... ZING!
Just kidding, guys.
Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:13PM
Well Noshino... a game like Bioshock, that maybe will be the game of the year, proves that theres no need for the Bluray.
Plus, your commnent doesn make any sense.
GRANTED @ Sep 17th 2007 5:00PM
"I thought rumble was last gen..."
i have never heard you say anything original. ever.
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 18th 2007 4:02AM
BREAKING NEWS: RUMBLE IS NOW NEXT-GEN! THE NEXT-GEN DOESN'T START UNTIL SONY HAS RUMBLE... AGAIN!
FoxHoundADAM @ Sep 17th 2007 3:59PM
So is the PS3 "Last gen" then?
Sony, insert foot in mouth please....again.
ill trooper @ Sep 17th 2007 4:25PM
All of these companies stick their foot in their mouth... MS added HDMI after declaring it unnecessary, Nintendo will likely do it when they make a new machine that supports HD or maybe even DVD playback.
The reality is no one except fanboy jerks like to pour over quotes and bring them up later when a company opts to follow the market or improve a product.
Things change. Join us here in 2007. Do we hold you to that lame haircut you had when you were 14? No? Should we?
FoxHoundADAM @ Sep 17th 2007 4:55PM
For the record I'll be buy a PS3 next week, hardly a fanboy, I just think it's funny.
I make fun of the Wii and 360 too. In fact I think all the 360 SKUs are pretty rediculous but that's kinda off topic now isn't it?
ill trooper @ Sep 17th 2007 7:30PM
I didn't mean to imply YOU were being a jerk, sorry about that... I was generalizing about the 'fanboy' that we all see around these parts...
samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Sep 17th 2007 4:01PM
116 Comments. Give or take 3.
Kye (NDF - Earth Ring) @ Sep 18th 2007 4:44AM
I understand that it's not fair me betting when coming so late, but I'm calling 98 comments.
FrankTheCrank @ Sep 17th 2007 4:02PM
Everyone knows why Sony made the "rumble is last gen" statement. It was because they were being sued. If they could have had rumble, they would have.
Unfortunately for Sony, people enjoy rumble and it's something we've all become accustomed to having.
You guys that are repeating this statement are just mad, cause your 360 is in for repairs again.