Sometimes when things come together, it is a truly beautiful thing.
As some of you know, I am moderately obsessed with Street Fighter IV. Many of you may not know that I have what they call ‘hitchhiker thumbs’. As a result, using a D-pad does not involve the tip of the thumb, rather the inner part of the joint. The problem in this rarefied condition is that while using the D-pad for a fighting game, the width of my thumb constantly hits the PS3 thumb stick – canceling out any previous action from a split second earlier.
This is massively annoying, especially so when I realize that the PS3 D-pad is far superior to the standard Xbox 360 fare. That’s why I got the PS3 version of SFIV in the first place. For god’s sake.
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That’s right folks, it’s sayonara time for the SIXAXIS. The much belittled launch controller of the PS3 is no more. With the DualShock 3 being released next week in North America, Sony has confirmed they will no longer be producing the SIXAXIS. In a statement to Multiplayer, a representative of Sony had this to say:
Sixaxis will no longer be offered after it’s completely sold through at retail (likely by the summer timeframe).
Look for some fire sales this summer as retailers try to liquidate stock. If rumble isn’t your thing, you might be able to pick up a couple cheap controllers.
NBA 08 is the follow up to the PS3 first party launch title, NBA 07. The game looks to build upon what was started last year to take the game to the next level. But too many features were left out to bring it there. The game is pretty, but needs some depth to really compete in the basketball game market. Here is a breakdown of some of the facets of NBA 08 for the PS3:
Presentation and Graphics: NBA 08 runs at a blistering 60fps at full 1080p. Not many games can claim that honor, but Sony has made sure their NBA line looks top notch. There are, however, some clipping issues which prevent the graphics from being the best they can be. The details in the arenas and crowd this year are a huge step up, as are the player and uniform details. The game presents some really cool replays, but these seem vary sparse and only after a big dunk. I would have liked to have seem these occur more often, say with a big crossover to nice steal. The camera seems to stay too far away from the action, not giving you enough opportunity to find that tight passing line into the low post. 4 of 5
Kaz Hirai, master of the PlayStation World, let the cat out of the bag (finally). The rumble-enabled version of the SIXAXIS, now called the DualShock 3, will be making it’s way to a PS3 near you.
No pricing has been set as of yet, but expect the new controller to drop in Japan in November and hit the US and Europe in Spring 2008. Why the huge delay? Anyway, the controller is said to be slightly heavier, with no outward appearance changes other than the addition of the DualShock 3 logo on the controller.
I’m quite excited about this one. Going to have to replace my current SIXAXIS with a DualShock 3 to get my rumble back for PS3 games.
Ruh Roh Raggy. I don’t think Sony is going to be happy by this one. EA accidentally spilled the beans on a rumbling SIXAXIS for the PS3. Not being talking about it, but by allowing people to play Burnout Paradise with the new controller.
According to IGN, the new controller is heavier with a sticker on the bottom which says “RUMBLE”. No word on this being the final design.
Expect an official announcement from Sony tomorrow at their press event.
The wheels of vibration are again turning, which rumors resurfacing of a rumble-enabled PS3 controller being announced at the Tokyo Game Show.
According to the latest 1Up Yours podcast, Shane states that the DualShock 3 is “confirmed” for TGS, along with the release of firmware v2.0 which brings in-game XMB access.
While this rumor has been going on for a while, it does seem logical to release this new controller before the Holiday season and before Home is released to the public. I can only hope some of the recent and upcoming huge titles will support rumble if it is ultimately announced later this week.
That’s right folks. Prepare to frag the ever loving shit out of your friends on the PS3 with the precision of a mouse and keyboard. Or use the SIXAXIS if that’s what you prefer. But hey, having the choice is the best part.
Mark Rein confirmed on the official Epic forums that UT3 would see out of the box keyboard and mouse support on the PS3.
I checked with Steve Polge and he said that YES we are supporting keyboard and mouse in Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3. He is confident we are doing it in a way that will be balanced without feeling “gimped” for either side. We’ll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not.
Good idea giving people the choice for setting up the games. Takes away one reason for users to bitch about stuff. Now if only Microsoft would allow keyboard and mouse support on the Xbox 360…
The first thing that came to my mind after playing the Heavenly Sword demo was “where’s the rest”? More on that in a bit.
The game is beautiful, there’s no doubt about that. All those great screens and videos we’ve seen in the past definitely do the game justice. Animations were very crisp and the framerate is pretty stable as well, only dropping in a couple spots. I’m guessing it could be demo code that will be improved later on.
The controls feel very good, with similar button mappings to God of War. Oddly the game doesn’t have a jump button, which I would have thought would have made it easier to perform aerial combos. The use of the L1 and R1 buttons to change your fighting stance works very well. Aerial combos are very fun with the control scheme as are the Superstyle moves. The SIXAXIS control for aftertouch when throwing an object is fun, but I don’t think it will play that big a role in the game. I love the camera controls by using either the L2 and R2 buttons to pan left/right or by tilting the SIXAXIS in either direction.
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