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Sony making collapsable PS3 controller
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 16th June 2008
Sony is working on a third generation of PS3 controllers, but has yet to announce anything.
The two halves of the new controller will feature an accelerometer each, allowing the Playstation 3 pad to effectively break into two seperate motion-sensing controllers similar to the Wiimote according to GI.biz.
Sony has yet to release any official comment on the planned controller, but with E3 looming and Sony still closely attached to the ESA it does seem likely that the console maker will announce something at E3.
While originally the PS3 launched with a SixAxis controller to give motion-sensitive inputs to the player this was only used in a few games and was realistically quite limited - especially since the controller didn't have rumble features, though a later controller added this in.
The PlayStation 3 is now the de facto Blu-Ray high-definition player of choice to many people and, with free online services such as PSN also available, Sony is in a stronger position than ever with the PS3 as newer and more high-profile games begin to appear.
The problem of course is that a third controller appearing on the market may confuse audiences and create a tiered market where some games aren't fully playable without the break-away controller. Would that worry you? Let us know in the forums.
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Because Sony are recognising the shift and acceptance by the gaming masses of new UI's means they're "desperate to imitate" the Wii? I think not. They're being "smart".
If they were keen to imitate the Wii then they'd create games geared for 10 year olds with shite graphics! LOL
Your first point was perfectly respectable.. Then you ruined it. The wii is a fine console (admittedly, I've not switched mine on for months).. the graphics are decent (considering hardware limitations), and the games are geared towards the masses, not 10 year olds. Nintendo makes inoffensive games, not kids games.
Anyhow, it'd be weird holding one.
Console sales wise, I don't think they can steal anything from Ninty. Game enthusiasts and technophiles alike only make up a small portion of consumer population. The masses will still buy Wii, get bored with Wii Sports and leave it to collect dust. No matter how hard they try to imitate, I just don't see it happening.
I'm not a fanboy, it's just that nintendo don't really get much representation in hardcore gaming communities, and I've always been a champion of the underdog.
Hence why I LOL'd at the idea that Sony were trying to emulate the Wii :)
And no, I'm not a Fanboy of any console. All have their faults.
are you sure?
http://c.cubemovies.ign.com/cube/video/residentevil_041502_4.mov
and the above video is from a gamecube... the wii is almost 2 times more powerful than it.....
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.....and yet another controller for the damn thing....
Indeed, I think the fact that an N64 (unaided by an expansion pack) couldn't even render decent res textures without big frame rate hits (not to mention the low res rendering (often less than 480i), the extremely low poly count, the lack of any real lighting effects, lack of dynamic shadowing etc.) suggests to me that the Wii is vastly more powerful.
True, the Wii is essentially a Gamecube with basic bumpmapping... Regardless, we were comparing the N64 and the Wii, between which there is a far greater contrast.
Ghost Squad - inoffensive??
Knife to the neck, inoffensive??
But no, I love my Wii ^-^
I'd love to have a PS3 and Xbox too though, for their respectable original content
Pre-rendered backgrounds don't help anyones arguements.
Neither does making outlandish comparisons between two consoles released over 10 years apart. It's like saying the SNES has the marginally better graphics than an Atari.
lol
Seriously thoujgh, where is the Dual Shock 3 controller? I thought it would have been here for MGS4 release. I guess im going to have to get one imported before I get MGS4.
I know they're out here. Not sure about UK release though.
As for graphics, I personally believe that the graphics and graphical power of the Wii are perfectly balanced towards to the market it is aimed at, admittedly less hardcore gamers, but not solely casual gamers. The type of games that are released on the console reflect this, not just games for 10 year olds, e.g Okami, Mario Galaxy, No More Heroes, Metroid 3, but also more party-esque games like raving rabbids & mario Kart Wii.
They might not have crysis like cutting edge graphics but each holds their own making the Wii a worthy buy for anyone that wants one... galaxy in my eyes is one of the most visually interesting and charming games i've played since Twilight Princess and Mario Sunshine Before that.
I do own a pretty well spec'd PC and have played Crysis etc. so i can see where the argument comes from that the Wii is low on graphics power and not truly next gen. But then if you enjoy the game who really cares...?
My bad. I didn't mean to aim at anyone, and especially not you. Believe it or not, I am much more fond of Ninty stuff, much much more than the people around me who only knows PS/PS2/PS3. Kinda sad. All the games I play, I don't get to share the experience with anyone.
I find Wind Waker to be much more charming than any other games I've played thus far. I just wish I have a Wii to play SSB Brawl on with toon Link unlocked.
Didn't GameCube have basic bumb mapping already? I'm quite sure it had already been used in Rogue Leader, along with other texture maps and even some volumetric fog. Unfortunately, no other games after that actually make any use of em, with the exception of Rebel Strike.
Seriously, the Wii could've been a winner in a different sense if it packs the same power as the PS3 or Xbox360. But I might be wrong, since the sheer popularity of the PlayStation brand name is staggering (and admittedly it gets on my nerve because hardly anyone around me knows anything else).
Yes it does.. It's just rubbish anti aliasing.
In terms of the PS3 controller, it sounds interesting (especially that snippet from kotaku), however I wonder if they're splitting their market too much. Standard dual shock is fine for me.
But my main reason to both posting, whats with this Wii has rubbish graphics BS. Yes the graphics are not great, but neither are the graphics on my phone.
My phone, made for taking basic pics, recording basic video, calls, text, music, crappy java games.
PS3, made for a certain type of games, many say hardcore or enthusiast games.
Wii, made for family friendly multiplayer games that get you off your arse. If nintendo had intended to compete with the PS3 and the 360 in terms of graphics, they would have done, they would have failed...but thats not the point.
And actually they aren't bad considering the hardware on offer, I played the transformers game and I didn't question the graphics at all. Sure I wasn't impressed, but they wern't bad enough for me to notice them. I was mainly noticing the way that I should not be playing this game, let along trying it on the wii.
anyway, seems mostly like the next stage in sony's "we have that too" campaign (six-axis, avatars, trophies/achievements, downloadable games from their previous consoles...)
try doing that with the N64.....
1. If you have a PS3 you set it up in one place, infront of one TV.
2. No need for fortune cookie controllers.
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Perfectly put, well done :P