GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Sony already has a third controller for PlayStation 3 in the works, one that will split into two parts for Wii-like remote / nunchuk style motion control gameplay. The site cites unnamed sources for their information on the device, which they claim is already in the hands of some PS3 developers, and may be unveiled at next month's E3 summit.
This "break apart" design, if real, certainly sounds a lot like one of the early prototype Wii controllers Nintendo was toying with before settling on the more simple remote concept. Kotaku has their own version of the rumor, in which it's not a controller, but a set of sensors one places on their body. We'll be the first to speculate that neither is correct! Instead, the new controller is like one of those beer can hats, only you place two Dual Shock 3 pads in it.
We've put in a call for comment from Sony, but have yet to hear back. If you're one of the "close development partners" who supposedly has one of these pads in-house, feel free to drop us a line. We'd love to chat.
[Update: SCEA's hardware PR rep, Patrick Seybold, got back to us with the following: "We haven't made any announcement of such a product, and anything circulating is purely rumor and speculation."]
[Via PS3 Fanboy]













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It's not a crime to be mentally disabled but it's very important to address the issue so as to receive proper treatment. Please, if you or someone you know still hoists the Sony flag of ingenuity, get treatment.
And this is why I spend little time arguing on Joystiq's comment sections.
Then again, it does seem that some of the people on here have genuinely made some friendships with each other and like to banter back and forth for fun as well but when it comes to intelligent discourse, this is definitely not the place to do it.
Rumor: Sony set to introduce 'break apart' PS3 motion controller
Sony Fanboy: Oh this could be great!!!
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http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/06/13/sonys-break-apart-ps3-controller-in-the-works/
Are teh factz!!! :D
"I think this is a very good idea. Wii-like games with better graphics and a better all around system to go with it. This is a good move Sony."
Wii-like games? From the people who complain that all Wii games are just mini game crapfests?
Oh well, I guess that's what fanboys have to do. I'm sure anyone could think up of 2 or 3 things just like this that Wii and 360 fanboys have done...360 Bluray console being one of them.
lol.. nice find =p
Same thin happens with LBP. Oh, cute kiddy graphics FTW.
When have I ever made fun of waggle? o_O Graphics, yes waggle, I don't recall. Hey, if MS makes waggle I dont care. Make Banjo waggle and I'll try it.
K sweetcheeks.
I'd say I LIKE you, but..well...y'know...that whole Ninja Gaiden being better than God Hand thing...
Few games have taken advantage of Sixaxis and made it work. This is a very basic function, yet people botch the hell out of most attempts. Just as most people botch the hell out of rumble. If both Rumble and Tilt are a fucking mystery to majority of the developers out there, and many of those same developers have shown the whole Wii concept is a fucking mystery as well, why would I want this?
Work on your community style games, more user created content, etc. That is the strengths Sony has and needs to deliver on. Waggle, for the most part, is largely misused and I highly doubt it's going to be Sony who gets it right.
Which reminds me, I need a DS3 when I buy MGS4.
*sees $100 flying away
Now, there ARE examples of some devs who do it right and use it for more than a damage indicator, but they are rare. Just as developers who worked out how to use Sixaxis, touch controls, and wiimote controls are rare.
So yeah, I said it before, I'll say it again. Rumble usually just annoys the piss out of me so I don't use it most of the time. Sixaxis wasn't a loss of the function if I primarily disabled it anyway. I am going to have to cave sometime and get one of those Dual Shock 3's for another MGS4 playthrough though. But I'll wait til Play-Asia has another sale so I can import one of those white ones.
EXACTLY!! LMFAO!!
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Do you hear it?
That sound. That scraping sound. Like a deep hole being dug...
Shovelware gods! They are upon us! Quick! Hide your copies of MGS4! They are coming to seize your PS3 and make it their own!
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You can get an 80GB w/MGS4 for $500, with a free $100 gift card. That's $400, and you get MGS4 also.
People playing Wii already look quite silly, but this would take it to a whole new level.
Personally, I'm waiting for Virtual Virtual Skeeball
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Maybe they are more interested in some kind of IR pointer for the FPS games.
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It would be imposible to do this, for example, with analog sticks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQeJ-bMinVw
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Although if it is true, I hope THIS version is correct and not the one on Kotaku. A break apart controller could actually be kinda cool.
But the Kotaku one...holy crap does that sound stupid!
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Completely off topic, but WOO HOO! Mega Man 9 (unofficially) confirmed! I'm so excited!
One thing Nintendo has done really well to mitigate this though is garnering so much popular press for the Wii.
It will be interesting to see if a)Sony or MS actually come out with a workable answer to the Wiimote and b) if it will actually hurt the Wii.
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Now, if they implemented them as a standard, it could become a significant threat