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PS3 Has No Achievements, Replaceable Controllers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the quite-friendly-of-them dept.

So, there is bad news and good news. The bad news is, despite the popularity of the Gamerscore and Achivements on Xbox Live, the PS3 won't offer that. Despite earlier rumours on the subject, developers will have to pick and choose if they want to have a system like that. Sony says first party titles will offer 'entitlements' ... but none of the launch titles will have it. There is good news for PS3 fans, though, as Sony says it will replace controllers if the batteries wear out. The lithium batteries the company is shipping the controllers with should last 'for many years'.

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  1. Changing bateries in controllers by jackharrer · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's no vibration in pads. Because of new batteries. They're better - when you get hit - they explode!

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    "an experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often, quite often, picturesque liar" - Mark Twain
  2. Be Cautious People by matt74441 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we're lucky, Sony will put some of those non-exploding batteries into the controllers. Who knows, it could be a selling point for them.

  3. Re:Oh good! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    It's worse than that. In order to get a new controller, you first have to get an RMA (Return Material Authorization) from Sony. The only way of doing that is by phoning Sony and dealing with their automated call-handling system, which does EVERYTHING by voice recognition, no touch-tone allowed. Of course, there is just one problem with this -- the voice recognition DOES NOT WORK!!! After about a dozen tries, each of which results in "Im sorry, I do not recognize your ", you then hang up and BUY a new controller. But hey... they did provide you with a system for exchanging your controller!


    (Actually, I dealt with this system when trying to get warranty work done on my Sony DVD player. Giving up on the automated call handling system was followed by taking the unit to a repair shop, which then shipped the unit back to Sony for me. Sony then held on to the unit for a couple months (just long enough for the warranty to expire -- what a coincidence!) and shipped the unit back to the repair shop -- still not working, but now it's cheaper to buy a new one than have the old one repaired...