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Sony mum on the alleged development of a rumble controller for the PS3 |
Listed in: PS3 Tags: Immersion Corporation, PS2, SCEE, SIXAXIS, Sony
Rumors have been circulating the web regarding the development of a new rumble controller for the PlayStation 3. As of this article's writing, Sony has decided not to confirm this issue, though they haven't seen fit to deny it either.Innerbits.com announced that they received word from two independent sources at Sony which confirmed that the company was working on rumble controller prototypes. In addition, they also said that development of the controller has been going on for a few months.
This implies that they have been planning this for some time now - despite the fact that Phil Harrison once addressed the gaming populace regarding the lack of a rumble feature. He said that the SIXAXIS controller's features far outweighed the lack of rumble. Unfortunately, quite a few players took umbrage at this.
GamesIndustry.biz was able to contact both SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) and SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) regarding these rumors, and both organizations have declined to say anything about it.
That said, it looks to be very possible that a controller may be heading our way considering that Sony has signed an agreement with Immersion Corporation. If you'll remember, the said company sued Sony some time back for copyright infringement regarding the rumble features of the PS2.
Kaz Hirai from SCE spoke about this new partnership saying that "We [Sony] are very excited about our new partnership with Immersion and the potential for new and innovative products incorporating their technologies."
The future looks bright and rumbly for PS3 owners worldwide, keep checking back here for more updates on this as it develops.
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rumble is by farrr the best thing implemented on video games...
followed by the sixaxis....
anyway this is just people's opinions....
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Anyways I hear in august a Tokyo show will show off the PS3 with rumble. I also hear that killzone 2 might have it. And Mgs4- konami wants rumble for the Anti-Personnel sensor & other gadgets. Thats why the release date is later now
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If Sony doesn't put a larger battery in there, then that leaves it open to 3rd parties to come up with a clip-on battery that plugs into the USB port of the SIXAXIS-Shock to provide more battery life to make up for the rumble motors eating power like candy.
Note, if something like the SIXAXIS-Shock comes to fruition, expect people to start complaining about it's weight. (Especially after getting used to how light the original SIXAXIS controllers are.) Adding 2 motors and a larger battery will likely make it 1.5 to 2 times heavier than a standard DualShock...
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I just thought about something right when I was typing the above statement! I think Sony hasn't released anymore Playstation One games on the Playstation Network because they want to implement the rumble feature to as many as possible so they can experience the games as they meant to be! What else could be holding them up???!!
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if Sony comes out with one i won't be one of those guys that will "WTF!!! IT'S FU*CKIN RUMBLE!!!!"... it's good that it's there but i might not even get one unless one of my controllers break down... it's not that big a deal for me... i ain't dissin rumble and i ain't speaking for other people... it's just me.
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I've noticed that, in the wake of a spate of moderately good news for Sony, Mister Common Sense's posts have been getting increasingly sophomoric and childish, as if he/she is getting more and more desperate about something.
Anybody else notice this?
Regards,
MTK
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