DUALSHOCK 3 In the House
What do you get the gamer who has everything? May I recommend a Japanese import of the DUALSHOCK 3 SIXAXIX (For PlayStation 3)?
I pre-ordered mine from Play-Asia, for the low low price of $54 shipped. It took about 10 days to get here on the east coast. I got the ceramic white, because that was the only choice available and rumble is better than console vanity.
Anyway, I was rather surprised to see the DualShock 3 does NOT come with a USB cable (controller only) so you’ll have to share the USB cable to charge or find an extra one lying around. It did come with a charge in it.
Since Uncharted was in my PS3, I tried that game first. Voila! Rumble when you shoot the gun. Very cool.
The controller itself is little heavier — you’ll notice it but it’s not that heavy, if that makes sense. Still very easy to hold and comfortable as ever. The action buttons on the front (circle, X, Triangle, etc) seem a lot more mushy to me than the SIXAXIS, but the response is fine. The shoulder buttons/triggers are exactly the same to me.
For most of the evening, I played the fun game “what PS3 games have rumble” but didn’t get very far because MLB 07 had a 1.20 update that I hadn’t downloaded and it was taking forever to get. I can tell you that All Pro Football and Professional Baseball Spirits do NOT have rumble as far as I can tell. It doesn’t look like there’s a PBS update, but I forget how to get an update if there is one.
The rumble in Uncharted wasn’t as pronounced as it could be. It’s enough to feel a bump but doesn’t seem to result in the violent shaking as on the 360 controller. I didnt’ play it a ton, so I reserve the right to change my opinion.
I think I’ll have to buy/rent Ridge Racer because that was one game I was really hoping would have rumble. Ohh and Gran Turismo. I have to try that. Well my day is planned when I get out of work :)!