SCE Worldwide president Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that the PS4 will be compatibile with the PlayStation Move, as a tech demo by Media Molecule at the PlayStation Meeting suggested. However, Yoshida has also confirmed that the console won’t suport the current-gen DualShock 3 controller.
No. The PS4 is not backwards compatible with the DualShock 3 controllers, so you won’t be able to use your PS3 controllers with the system. The PS4 will make use of the updated DualShock 4 controller instead.
A patent filing suggests that Sony are working on a new controller that combines the DualShock 3 controller and PlayStation Move into a snap-together / break-apart hybrid controller, combining the best of both. The patent was published yesterday and calls it a “hybrid separable motion controller” and is assigned to SCEA.
Superbot have announced via their Facebook Page that PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will include controller configuration support for all popular arcade stick peripherals. Since most of the DualShock 3 buttons can be mapped directly arcade sticks will be natively supported.
PS3 fans can really go for gold this June with the arrival of the limited edition metallic gold DUALSHOCK 3 controller. Sony has announced a limited edition metallic gold Dualshock 3 controller in time for the London 2012 Olympics and Euro 2012 Football.
A new update for Sony’s Tablet S has introduced the ability to sync the PS3’s DualShock 3 controller to the device. The update, listed as Android version 3.2.1 Update 2, is 19MB is size and now available to download for your tablet.
A few months ago, images of two new DualShock 3 controllers first showed up on the net: “Metallic Blue” and “Deep Red.” Since it’s TGS, it’s announcement time. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan made the confirmation, and these two shiny new controllers will be adding some more personality to the PS3’s controller collection.
If you don’t like the DualShock feature on your controller, you can easily disable the vibration.
Simply hold down the button until the on-screen menu appears. Select [Controller Settings] and toggle the [Vibration Function] from there.
When charging a controller, the Red LED on the Controller will flash. Once charging is complete the LED will become solid. The controller can be changed even when it is not in use. To help keep the battery life longer, you should only charge your controller when the red LED is flashing, and fully charge where possible.
