Wal-Mart sells DualShock 3 for bargain pricing

  • Posted April 10th, 2008 at 13:40 EDT by
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With retailers nationwide selling the DualShock 3 for the suggested retail price of $54.99, it came as a surprise to watch Wal-Mart go against the grain and release the controller for the cellar price of $49.88 USD.  On top of this low price also comes the low shipping cost of just .97-cents.  

Currently this offer is only available to online shoppers and is not available in-store.  There is no indication to whether or not the deal will make its way into their nationwide stores, but it wouldn't surprise us if it didn't.  As many of you may recall, Amazon.com had sold the DualShock 3 as a preorder for $49.99 USD plus free shipping, but they didn't continue the trend after the item was released.

The release of the DS3 will quickly lead to the discontinuation of the Sixaxis as more games become rumble-compatible.  Sony surprised its console owners by releasing the controller a week in advance in the United States. 

If this deal happens to change or show up in any retail stores, we'll keep you up to date with that information.

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  1. Neameto | Neameto

    • 1:42pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 1

    When will it be release in Europe? Anyone knows?

  2. -Raven

    • 1:44pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 2

    When my control rumble, my testicles fumble!

  3. fallen

    • 1:52pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 3

    I purchased mine for $9.99

  4. DarkJ3JB | DarkJ3JB

    • 1:53pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 4

    SWEET! To bad I don't like rumble feature.   So I wont be buying one.

     

    PSN: DarkJ3JB

  5. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 2:01pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 5

    i love the rumble for the MGS games and bought one from gamestop. walmart sux. i use to work for those idiots

  6. kidkotic2001 | hotshot2001

    • 2:12pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 6

    I got mine long time ago

  7. Alti | Alti

    • 2:14pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 7

    oh my god, i can get one!! Sweet!

  8. FantasyStar | Tirin

    • 2:49pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 8

    Shoot I might buy another one, but I gotta pony up some money first. after tax $55 bones is hard.

  9. edward_moffet | edd

    • 3:11pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 9

    cool

     

  10. cerote | cer0ez

    • 3:18pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 10

    I bought one last night and thought the price looked different than said price coming.

  11. sleepyzombie

    • 3:24pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 11

    I'm gonna wait on the DS3. Even $50 is too steep for me.

  12. thereal_Aevia | Aevia

    • 3:33pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 12

    i got mine a long time ago but i just bought one from walmart for only a 2bucks cheaper!! than Playasia.com ( well i used coupon that lowed it to $56...)

    so i am going to have a white DS3 and black DS3!!

    WOOOOO!!!

  13. zombieking36

    • 3:41pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 13

    gonna get 1 asap, i like me rumble!

  14. Bardock | WNDRTWN1

    • 4:12pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 14

    Well I just got 2 of them two days ago for $49.92 apiece in store. PSU facts aren't completely true. so i advise everyone who doesn't have one yet to pick one up at your local Walmart, ASAP. Hopefully you can get them for the same price.

  15. Mattchewie | Mattchewie

    • 5:04pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 15

    I got one, I dig it. 55 bucks isn't that bad considerig the cost of a sixaxsis is 50,

     

    so for 5 bucks I rumble and some weight. No problem!

  16. KJD007

    • 5:29pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 16

    Extremely worth it to have one and Burnout: Paradise is a whole new game.  PS3, it's in the box!!!

  17. RobertM | Robert_M

    • 6:00pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 17

    I got mine threw Amazon when they had them on sale but that price might get another one.

  18. RagingStorm | RagingStormX

    • 7:27pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 18

    Got all 4 of mines from a gaming stop in Japan....for $45 US (worth of yen lol) a piece......the white one is my favorite!

  19. I95SOUTH | I95SOUTH

    • 8:58pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 19

    @sleepyzombie

    Im with ya, thats to much money for a damn controller. Thats about the same for a used game which is still high at a avg. of 54.99

    psn id: I95SOUTH <-- King of all kings

  20. gingo | gingo

    • 9:31pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 20

    psn id: gingo.... cant wait till this comes out in europe will defo be buying one

  21. VesNL | Ves

    • 11:11pm BST - April 10th, 2008
    • 21

    @Neameto

    If i'm correct europe gets it in may

  22. DaveW | Ves

    • 12:02am BST - April 11th, 2008
    • 22

    Bardock, I called three local Wal-Marts in the DFW area before publishing this article to check and see if they were doing it in-store as well.  Each told me their pricing was 54.99.  I can't say for sure if your area has a specialty deal going on, or maybe your Wal-Mart always price matches their online inventory.  But I can say for a fact that local Wal-Marts here are still selling them for MSRP.  

  23. Ddun

    • 1:11am BST - April 11th, 2008
    • 23

    I bought mine at a Wal-Mart this past Sunday in-store for $49.88

  24. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 1:41am BST - April 11th, 2008
    • 24

    I'm more worried about getting games right now.  If I somehow run across $50, I'll pick one up though.

  25. artson1966 | artson

    • 2:08am BST - April 11th, 2008
    • 25

    im set up with 4 of these bad boys, better have have some spare with all the great games coming over the next few months. may need to keep a couple charged and get lots of caffine for the long hours of gta and mgs. i feel sleep wont be in my near future when these games come out....

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