Is Sony going to phase out the SIXAXIS?

ic1male · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:01

Not seen this mentioned anywhere but was wondering if Sony are going to discontinue the manufacture of the SIXAXIS now that the DualShock 3 is being prepped for release.

KNiVES · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:03

If you mean the removal of the tilt feature, it will stay - I would imagine that much like how Sony phased out the old plain controllers for dual-analogs and eventually rumble in the PS1 era, the plain SIXAXIS will be phased out with the rumble pad being the norm.

ic1male · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:04

No, I meant the controller itself. They can't really remove the tilt feature as it would break the games that have featured it so far.

KNiVES · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:06

I would imagine the controller will cease production. Just a gut feeling. (with the controllers from then on including tilt and rumble feature together)

mmj_uk · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:32

KNiVES said:
I would imagine the controller will cease production. Just a gut feeling. (with the controllers from then on including tilt and rumble feature together)

I also expect this will be the case.

Mana · 15 Oct 2007 at 02:57

cant u just have both together in one control pad?

Bengaboy · 15 Oct 2007 at 03:08

Mana said:
cant u just have both together in one control pad?

Id imagine so pal, this is what id expect them to do

ic1male · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:31

That's what DualShock 3 is - it combines rumble and tilt. I was just wondering if Sony were going to include SIXAXIS (tilt) in the box forever and a day and force people to purchase DualShock 3 (tilt+rumble) as an extra.

Abooie · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:43

They've already ceased production afaik but don't want to phase the new one in until everyones bought up the millions that they've sat in inventory.

ScarySquirrel · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:59

Will they change the triggers because the few times I have used a PS3 the L2 and R2 triggers I have found to be horrible to use. It was much better on the PS2 controllers.

ic1male · 15 Oct 2007 at 09:26

From the look of the DualShock 3 picture, no they won't change the triggers. Bummer.

Kreeeee · 15 Oct 2007 at 09:34

Lame, if they fixed the triggers and the horrendous dead zones on the analogue sticks the pads would be much better.

pumaz · 15 Oct 2007 at 09:36

Just bought my PS3 last wednesday and will be sticking to the one controller till dual shock 3 rolls out and i'll buy a couple of those

You guys are right about the triggers though they should have just kept the original PS2 pad and added the extra PS3 bits to that.

Streeteh · 15 Oct 2007 at 10:27

I've always wondered why they haven't just swapped the left stick with the Dpad, surely that would make access to the joystick much less of a pain?

ScarySquirrel · 15 Oct 2007 at 10:40

Streeteh said:
I've always wondered why they haven't just swapped the left stick with the Dpad, surely that would make access to the joystick much less of a pain?

Yeah this is definitely something that needs to be fixed. Having had a 360 for nearly a year now I find the change in analogue stick position on the PS3 really annoying.

Bengaboy · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:23

Streeteh said:
I've always wondered why they haven't just swapped the left stick with the Dpad, surely that would make access to the joystick much less of a pain?

Wouldnt that feel too bunched up together though? Remember the xbox 360 controller is a lot bigger then the ps3 one.

But if the ps3 pad was a big bigger, then it would be ok

NokkonWud · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:29

ic1male said:
Not seen this mentioned anywhere but was wondering if Sony are going to discontinue the manufacture of the SIXAXIS now that the DualShock 3 is being prepped for release.

No. The DS3 will have Six-Axis IN it, but also with rumble.

"andy" · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:32

Streeteh said:
I've always wondered why they haven't just swapped the left stick with the Dpad, surely that would make access to the joystick much less of a pain?

if they did this id hate it

i hate the unsymetricalness of my xbox pad

and the horrible dpad

adam cool dude · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:44

Streeteh said:
I've always wondered why they haven't just swapped the left stick with the Dpad, surely that would make access to the joystick much less of a pain?

Because the controller was designed ten years ago and is out of date yet sony do not realize this?

NokkonWud · 15 Oct 2007 at 13:14

adam cool dude said:
Because the controller was designed ten years ago and is out of date yet sony do not realize this?

It's not that, just Sony have always stuck by the motto "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", this has been the case with pretty much every one of their products in the companies history.