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New SplitFish tech integrates force feedback into SIXAXIS

Posted Jan 30, 2007 at 12:03PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3 Tags: Immersion Corporation, playstation 3 updates, SIXAXIS, Sony
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The next Immersion? - Image 1Immersion claims rumble need not interfere with motion-sensing. But if SplitFish is true to its PR word, Rumble will be yesterday's news. The guys behind EdgeFX claim they've developed their tech into something low-powered, generates "meaningful" sensory force feedback, and can be imbedded into the SIXAXIS, or so they say. SensorFX.

The reason why SplitFish developed SensorFX was that entire Rumble interfering with motion-sensing thing. SensorFX sidesteps Immersion's Rotating Mass rumble (if you've taken one apart, you'll know what it looks like, which is a couple of rotating weights) with something else - uses no moving parts, they say. Interesting.

A broad range of intensity and sensation compliment the ability to derive feedback sensations from isolated areas on the controller, to isolate one side or the other, movement from front to back or all areas at the same time. As an example, a gamer playing a race game can feel variations in pulse, strength and collision location and to feel intensity differences between a smooth guardrail swipe and a full frontal slam into a wall.


SplitFish plans to market SensorFX in two flavors: one as an add-on to existing SIXAXIS, to be plugged into the controller's USB plug (don't you guys mean Mini-USB port?), and one that can be built into the controller itself (okay, that's for Sony or 3rd party accessory manufacturers to work on). The system will also work in two modes - one for games that already have force feedback built in (probably for an accessory paired with the game, such as steering wheels), and one which relies on motion-sensing and other controller inputs to trigger the tech's tactile feedback.

The description does sound like a step forward from a couple of spinning weights.



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# No moving parts?Guest 2007-01-30 15:56
There's no way that's right.

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# ..Guest 2007-01-30 16:05
Shut up Noob

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# jewishGuest 2007-01-30 17:00
good cuz the sixaxis is too damn light

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# to lateGuest 2007-01-31 01:40
Hmmm does that mean its back to the drawing board for the Devs as this would have to be implemented in the code of the games =even more delay time ?.

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# goodGuest 2007-01-31 03:38
this means moving forward, so it can only be a good thing. i don't see any reason to complain about this yet. i'd rather wait a little longer to have a better experience.

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# What Delay Time..???Guest 2007-01-31 03:39
Adding the Rumble Effect isnt Hard at All,It Exist Even in the Worse Games.



Hope Sony Make it Possible,Accord ing to them its More Like an Add-On,So if Sony allows it,its Up to you to Buy it and Have Rumble or stick to the Sixaxis Only.

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# just what are they using then?comedy 2007-01-31 04:36
if this really has no moving parts how on earth does it do waht they say it does? i want to know, i'm not saying it's impossible just that i want to know how they do it.

anyone?

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# yah :DGuest 2007-01-31 04:51
take that frickin xbots in ur frickin face!!!



not only do we got rumble but the next gen of rumble!



man im so tired of hearing xbots complain about no rumble



guess this will put dat sh*t to an end

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# lolB4H4M00T 2007-01-31 09:17
amen bro... amen

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# hahaGuest 2007-01-31 10:07
It doesnt matter if PS3 has rumble or not i own a PS3 and all the games suck except Resistance but playing with rumble on games that suck would just make the games more annoying.



And last time i checked a lot of you guys were saying that "oh i dont like rumble...we dont need it", "I like really light controllers, rumble just messes up my game"



So basically in the end everyone is a liar and they are jealous of what?!...another console!!?!?!??! Jesus Christ all you have to do is not associate with xbots!!!!!!

and if you cant figure that out then your a fu**ing ret**d

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# Periferals........Guest 2007-01-31 11:39
Periferalls NEVER do well with systems. Not many people are going to go buy the rumble, and probobly, not many companies are going to include this rumble feature.



Even if this IS true, it wont be such a hit. Its an Add-on. Only the Games, and the system sell. I cant say that much for the other systems.

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# 2 VersionsGuest 2007-01-31 14:15
Thats why SplitFish made a version that can be built directly into the SIXAXIS, only thing stopping it from becoming standard is Sony not wanting it.

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# lolGuest 2007-01-31 15:36
they use electricity to shockyour nerves and make u feel the crashes in a racing gameXD

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# yeh its me again :DGuest 2007-02-01 07:41
"So basically in the end everyone is a liar and they are jealous of what?!...another console!!?!?!??! Jesus Christ all you have to do is not associate with xbots!!!!!!

and if you cant figure that out then your a fu**ing ret**d"



so now i am the reta*d?? no, not really...



you are, because you cant fuc*ing read or just making things up..



again, what i sed was that im tired of hearing xbots gloating over that ps3 got no rumble..



not that im jealous, not that this automatically got anything to do with xbox360



no really im jus saying im piss tired of hearing xbots talking s*it and that i hope this will shut theyre mudhole or whatever theyre talking out of



now obviously i was wrong because u just had to open your trap and let that muddy s*it out..



and really i dont blame you, the s*it inside you must go somewhere. you just need direction

(u a ***** with a yiest infection)

to where to put dat s*it



so retard, im telling you, anywhere but here ok?



xD

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