PS3 Owners Get the DUALSHOCK 3 This Week

04/02/08

PlayStation 3 owners are going to be rumbling later this week, as Sony today announced that the DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller will soon ship to stores. The controllers will retail for $54.99 each.

The DUALSHOCK 3 will essentially replace the PS3's current Sixaxis controller, which offers motion-sensitivity but no rumble feature. The DUALSHOCK 3 offers both features.

The DUALSHOCK 3 will be compatible with all future PS3 titles, including Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, which launches in two weeks in North America. DUALSHOCK 3 will also bring the rumble feature to a lineup of 27 existing PS3 titles (list below) as well as compatible PS1 classics already available.

Some titles may require a software update, and users will be prompted to download any updates upon starting the specific games.

In June, a limited-edition PS3 bundle including Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, an 80GB PS3 system and one DUALSHOCK 3 controller will be available for $499.99.

Here is the complete list of current titles compatible with DUALSHOCK 3:

  • Formula One Championship Edition*
  • MotorStorm*
  • PAIN
  • High Velocity Bowling
  • MLB 08: The Show
  • Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
  • Resistance: Fall of Man*
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
  • Go! Sports Ski*
  • Folklore*
  • Heavenly Sword*
  • Warhawk*
  • Super Stardust HD*
  • Snakeball
  • Toy Home
  • PSOne Emulation
  • Piyotama
  • PixelJunk Monsters
  • Blast Factor*
  • Condemned 2: Bloodshot
  • Lost: Via Domus
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2*
  • Burnout Paradise
  • Dynasty Warriors6
  • Devil May Cry 4
  • DragonBall Z Burst Limit
  • Turok
*These titles will require a downloadable software update.

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