Dualshock 3 hitting North America in early 2008

  • Posted December 10th, 2007 at 09:26 EDT by
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Apparently the new Dualshock 3 controller will become available to purchase in the U.S. some time in early 2008.

According to Engadget, the PlayStation 3 firmware 2.01 update released on November 20 contained a hidden message under the asterisked notation for "Vibration Function", stating, "[Dualshock 3 will be] Available for purchase in early 2008."

The new controller allows for both SIXAXIS functionality as well as adding enhanced vibration ability. Games such as Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, and Haze will all be using the technology when it becomes available next year.

Stay tuned for more info.

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  1. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 9:33am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 1

    Cool,i hope it releases in January.Please let it be January.

  2. stennex | stennex

    • 9:45am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 2

    I might just wait instead of importing it.

  3. Xdeth | Xdeth

    • 9:50am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 3

    Im happy to hear we are getting it back. My question is, will it support PS2 games for when we want to play our old games in HD on PS3? Either way I will be sure to pick up a couple of them. More then likey Game Stop will swarm all over this. "Trade in your old PS3 controlers + $15 for a Dualshock3"

  4. DeadOnArrival06 | DeadOnArrival06

    • 9:53am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 4

    Already have one. It's worth Importing, it's not that much and it makes playing Uncharted and R:FOM so much better.

  5. Ezcobar411

    • 10:08am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 5

    If it is released in Janjuary I will be sure to get one. I need to buy another controller anyway.

  6. -Jad- | jadjohnny

    • 10:09am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 6

    Well, I guess it worth the waiting adter all. Hope for Amazon to add it soon just to pre-order one ASAP

  7. princevegeta1980

    • 10:56am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 7

    the sooner it comes out, the better, can't wait to feel the vibrations whilst playing resitance fom

  8. iplayonlysony

    • 11:28am GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 8

    @ Xdeth, yes PS2 games do rumble with the Dualshock3 controller.  And it does make Uncharted a whole lot better.

  9. iToke

    • 12:06pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 9

    Good deal there.....wait....didn't we know about this once it was first announced!?   Let us have some "new" news dudes, seriously, I was at least hoping there was going to be a street date listed once I saw this - but then I just figured it was PSU trying to hit us with more late news.  Thanks?

  10. Clarky_psu | clarky-132

    • 12:09pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 10

    When is it out in Europe I wan tto know :(

  11. blachaze | blachaze213

    • 12:19pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 11

    why do these yanks always get stuff first?? we all know europeans are the real gamers. release it in europe too u dikeds!

  12. GordLacey

    • 12:25pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 12

    By "why do these yanks always get stuff first??," do you mean "why do these yanks always get stuff first, after Japan??"? Most of the places in the world call that second ;)

  13. iToke

    • 12:30pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 13

    yeah blachaze - we have to wait for it to make its rounds in Japan before we get it - and dude, we have more gamers over here so we get some notification for dat! lol

  14. The Mask | JSack20

    • 12:32pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 14

    @Gordlacey lol. Yahoo can't wait to get one of these although it might mean ye old SIXAXIS gets neglected.... oh well

  15. killers72888 | killers72888

    • 12:40pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 15

    i already got mine the first week release in japan :) and boy do i love it and its white and yes you can use it on your ps2 and ps1 games :) and it does have a good battery life and i think the battery life is a little better than the sixaxis.

  16. kcgreatfox | El_Senor

    • 1:14pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 16

    I'm definitely psyched for the dual shock 3! it's just a shame that i'll have two controllers that dont vibrate once the dual shock 3 becomes standard.

  17. gingo | gingo

    • 2:09pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 17

    psn id: gingo... hopefully this means europe wont have long to wait after it heres to a jan/feb release

  18. Dathrill2398 | Dathrill23

    • 2:26pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 18

    I have one and they need to hurry up and add the functionality to CoD4. Resistance has it and Cod4 doesn't WTF?  I imported the first one and will wait till it gets here for the second. keepin my 2 sixaxis for company lol

  19. H2Auer | Auer

    • 2:54pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 19

    So it would be awesome if sony offered a trade in promotion where you could trade in a sixaxis controller plus like 15$ for a Dualshock 3.....

  20. RagingStorm | RagingStormX

    • 2:54pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 20

    My co-worker is going to Japan for the Christmas and I am sending for two white DS3 controllers....heck, I might send for four and sell off two to three of them and make a killing. Here in the Bahamas games and accessories tend to go for double the USA price and the dollar value is the same here as in the US.

  21. ypaotroicn

    • 4:54pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 21

    do you think Call of Duty will have vibrational functionality as well?

  22. Dathrill2398 | Dathrill23

    • 7:19pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 22

    it will eventually, read it somewhere, it's coming in an update.

  23. Alpha2

    • 7:32pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 23

    Old news, we knew we were getting it in '08 already,

  24. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 7:56pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 24

    Hopefully it comes soon along with the PS Store prepaid cards.

  25. LazyJ69 | LatinPride

    • 8:11pm GMT - December 10th, 2007
    • 25

    I'm hoping to get one of those

  26. CONFLICT__01 | conflict01

    • 11:03am GMT - December 11th, 2007
    • 26

    Sorry but dont realy caer to be quite honest. Still screwing over fact that my six axis' left analogue is stickin and squeekin, i wouldnt mind if it was my fault, but i look after my ps3 and all acc's includin pad, so why is it already nackered ?!?!?! not good !!!

  27. nastanley

    • 4:28pm GMT - December 11th, 2007
    • 27

    What about the other countries????

  28. Lithgow

    • 5:41pm GMT - December 11th, 2007
    • 28

    Awesome, it's just that I don't want to pay 59 dollars for another controller when I just bought 2 perfectly fine Sixaxis's. But still, I might buy one of these some where down the line.

  29. GreyFox666 | GreyFox666

    • 9:03am GMT - December 17th, 2007
    • 29

    the sooner the better... plz... i need rumble asap...

  30. Dark_Halo34 | Dark_Halo34

    • 3:36pm GMT - January 6th, 2008
    • 30

    sweet i hope it comes out soon

  31. xdavidplaguex | omegaweapon1987

    • 7:53pm GMT - January 8th, 2008
    • 31

    hmm how much are these going to be though

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