HORI to release RUMBLE PACK for SIXAXIS?

[Mentok]

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/20...ng-rumble-back-to-ps3-sixaxis-controllers.htm

The latest issue of Famitsu PS2 has a short Q&A session with Hori, maker of some of the finest officially-licensed PlayStation 2 peripherals. They also talk about the missing rumble from Sony’s new Sixaxis controller. IGN translated the part where Famitsu asked if Hori was considering a PS3 rumble peripheral, the representative said: “We have some ideas. However, we’d need cooperation from software makers.”

Let’s hope some third parties are willing to make their games compatible with a non-standard rumble accessory. Hori has three PS3 related items due for release at the Japanese launch. A multi card reader/writer, a set of SD cards, etc. Hori is a big player in the peripheral business, so expect true peripherals to show up soon. Hopefully, some of them will bring rumble back to PlayStation gaming.

 

[Avalanche]

I saw this somewhere the other day. Can't remember where. IGN maybe?

I thought rumble wasn't included because it would effect the sensors?

 

[Ice-man]

^ They only said that so people wouldn't be as pissed off.


I read on some site, might have been ign or gamespot, well some company said its very possible to add both in the controller.

 

[Mr. Credible]

it must be possible to habe both in a controller, because nintendo's doing it with the wii-mote, so...

anyways, that sucks that you'll have to pay extra for the rumble feature, if they even make the peripheral, but it'll be nice to have both the rumble and the tilt feature.

 

[Havok83]

Wasnt the whole reason that rumble wasnt included in the PS3 controller bc Sony was getting sued. Isnt this still an issue for the 3rd party companies if they offer the feature?

 

[kytrigger]

The big question though is whether or not the game makers will include rumble in their games though. A rumbles feature is useless if it isn't properly utilized.

 

[Mentok]

I saw this somewhere the other day. Can't remember where. IGN maybe?

I thought rumble wasn't included because it would effect the sensors?

Thats SONY bull****. The truth is they didnt use the existing rumble because of the problems with IMMERTION (and because SONY is too cheap to pay them to use the tech) and they either didnt have the time or money to develop another rumble method.

Probably time constraints is my guess.

I would bet a million dollars that SONY release an updated SIXAXIS with rumble within a year of the PS3 launching.

 

[Avalanche]

^

There seems to be a lot of discontent about the lack of rumble amongst the critics. I think you're probably right. We'll see an official rumble controller before too long. Hopefully it will counter some of the weight issues too.

Rumble is one of those things that I don't really notice when I'm playing, but will probably miss when it's not there.