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Immersion Queries Lack Of PS3 Controller Rumble
simoniker writes "Following the announcement that the PS3 controller will lack a rumble feature, Gamasutra spoke to Victor Viegas of Immersion Corporation, which is currently suing Sony over the PS2 rumble functionality, about what he feels the company's reasoning truly is. He claims of the PS3 controller having both rumble and tilt: 'I don't believe it's a very difficult problem to solve', and also said that his employees thought the PS3 controller 'felt light, that it felt cheap and flimsy, and that it lacked weight or substance.'"
"Your controller sucks! Rumble would make it so much better! Quit trying to avoid paying us royalties or we'll keep telling people your console is a cheap piece of crap!"
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
(shoving the damn thing down your pants doesn't count as making it useful)
No, but it sure does increase the fun-factor for a whole lot of games...
This guy's the limit!
(shoving the damn thing down your pants doesn't count as making it useful)
It does for me, my friend. It does for me. Now if you will excuse me I'm gonna play some Grand Turismo and drive my car against a wall.
Abaddon: An Xbox 360 Indie game
Like when you're playing a two-player game, and you stick the second controller in your pants, and then ram Player 1's car into Player 2's car, and....
Wait. Nevermind.
I mean, I've done the following:
Driven a car; driven a truck; flown in a CH-47 helicopter; gone skiing; gone mountain biking; gone sailing; ridden a jet-ski; ridden a dirt bike; driven a 3-wheeler; fired guns; set off high explosives.
ahhh...Mr. Bond. I've been expecting you. *strokes white cat in a sinister manner*
I never apologise, I'm sorry but that's just the way I am - Homer