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Sixaxis gets an overhaul

But rumble isn’t part of the bargain, Sony America claims

Following Sony’s settlement with rumble firm Immersion, many see it as a given that the PS3’s Sixaxis joypad will soon receive rumble functionality – but SCEA’s Dave Karraker claims that reports which stated that rumble-enabled pads are already in the hands of developers are incorrect.

GamePro reports that whilst rumble remains nothing more than a rumour, the PS3 pad has received a couple of revisions – namely a pair of refined analogue sticks and an updated motion-sensor.

“We have not added rumble to PS3, and have no announcements regarding this feature,” Karraker stated.

“From time to time, we make minor enhancements to the controllers for our platforms. We recently sent out to the development community some new prototypes that have a slightly enhanced sensitivity for the analogue sticks and the motion sensing within the Sixaxis controller.

“This is not a new controller, but is part of the normal development and evolution of controllers.”

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Contradiction

posted by Aug 06, 2007 at 3:41 pm
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But Kaz Hirai himself already confirmed rumble on Kikizo (repdoduced on MCV), and said there would be another feature too. Whether you want to call it a new controller or an evolution of the same controller since PS1 is simply a spin issue.

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Re: Contradiction

posted by Ian Aug 06, 2007 at 4:26 pm
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But he isn't denying they are adding rumble, he's denying that controllers with rumble have already been sent out to developers.

I am positive they have mind you as the dev that mentioned it has no reason to lie about it, but they obviously want to make a big deal about it at the Liepzig show

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Re: Contradiction

posted by Aug 07, 2007 at 1:08 pm
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we all no its going to happen - but sony wont admit it until the last minute

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