Posted Apr 20, 2008 11:39 pm GMT

muzza93, exactly.

The prime example - Silent Hill series. Without eumble you are unalerted of the option to die :/
If rumble is available, your controller will vibrate as a heartbeats, thus alerting the player, that medications should be applied. And quick.

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Posted Apr 20, 2008 6:00 am GMT

I reckon Sony did this on purpose, they are smart, give us a no rumble controller then come out with the good one a year later for MORE bloody money, and i'm still gonna have to buy one, the games are $120 get stuffed for a second and give us this cheap, im working my ass off just to buy every good game. ive got 16 games thats umm whats 16x$120??? Oh and stormtrooper88 what are you a baby? Waah the dualshock 3 is too heavy for my tiny little girl arms, Harden the Fu** up! And with no rumble sometimes you dont know if your getting shot at

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Posted Apr 19, 2008 11:36 am GMT

Another Sony RIP OFF!!! Why double the price for Australia? It's utilises the same parts South of the Equator as it does North!

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Posted Apr 19, 2008 6:51 am GMT

thanks Big_Ted

i forgot about the ps3 wasnt region locked, ill keep that in mind if i get around to getting a ps3 later this year

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Posted Apr 19, 2008 3:29 am GMT

boys and girls There is no need to cry over the control being delayed or expensive in aus. Serious we're australian and everyone know's how relaxed and also cunning we are. There are also ways to get games over here to the aus even if it is banned. So your milk isn't spilt its just a matter of how much you want it. If i could leave a suggestion for all the aussie people like myself a little bit cheesed off that so many good if not great potential games get banned here try to order from hong kong. It works there are dual shock 3's for $65.04 AUD well $59.99 USD its for a japanese version but all you do is plug and play it's easy. Just look up yesasia on any search engine and you shall have results. Also PS3's are multi region so you can play maybe a banned game or two if you really care that much. But check it out if you want to save some dosh (money) enjoy!!!

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 8:02 am GMT

my thoughts exactly ichtus

PAL gamers seem to get the leftovers of what NTSC gamers get. we get all the games delayed for example we are still waiting on super smash bros brawl, and it has no set date on release here, we sometimes dont even get games NTSC gamers do, we pay more for most games, and here in Australia we have a lot of games banned since we dont have the R18+ rating for games

i currently dont have a ps3, but probably plan to get one soon, so i wont be able to fully tell the difference between controllers

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 6:55 am GMT

Sad, but true, monkeyd_93.

But still - I pay those double sized prices and I prefer originals. But, NTSC gamers are getting exactly the same, but much cheaper.

This sucks.

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 5:54 am GMT

$99.95 AUD= $93.12 USD
$109.95NZD=$86.72 USD
USD= $54.99


why do PAL gamers must pay a whole lot extra? it isnt very much difference between them except the regions. no wonder so many people get illegal modification chips for their consoles because in the long run, they save money

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 3:59 am GMT

stormtrooper88, there are just to many cases like this one:

In US something is released with price tag 30USD. In Latvia (my country in Europe, bordering with Russia) the price often is the same in terms of digits, but not the value. So, often we here in Latvia have this random item with price tag 30LVL (Latvian Lats), which is 67.8USD (1 USD = 0.4425 LVL)

So, people in Latvia often have to pay twice the price, set in US, if they are not ordering the goods from US or elsewhere.

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 3:41 am GMT

let me tell u this i live in the US and im not even willing to spend what they charge here for it. and quite frankly i dont need it. i like the controllers as they are since they're practically weightless and ive heard that the rumble addon makes them quite heavier. plus i havent really missed the vibrate function from that of the PS2.

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 1:56 am GMT

Sony hates Europe and Australia, and non-america in general. In US the goodies are almost allways released with lower price tag. But the non-americans and non-japanese people are getting gangbanged with every release from Sony - game or peripheral, whatever - the same gangbanging politics.

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 1:17 am GMT

cos of the exchange rate. it seems cheaper in america, but thats cos they have a stronger currency

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 11:31 pm GMT

Why do people in Australia and New Zealand need to pay almost double than Americans. we always get ripped off and I'm getting sick of it.

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 9:44 pm GMT

how much are those in the UK and europe having to pay ? becuase sony seem to hate them as well as us from Australia, and if you think about it only people who read this site (or similar) would actually know they are getting ripped of

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 9:16 pm GMT

You can order Dualshock 3's online easily enough.

Picked mine up for about $65AU including shipping from the below site.

Sony just likes ripping off aussies and zealanders.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-93gs-71-zl-77-2-49-en-15-dualshock+3-84-j-70-2nx4.html

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 8:29 pm GMT

Whether it's due to our higher tax or Sony treating us like crap, I don't know. What I do know is that I'll be picking mine up from Japan.

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 5:31 pm GMT

HELL YES ABOUT TIME also benboz i think you got your controllers mixed up buddy PS controller is actually shaped to keep your arms apart & to your sides lol notice the W or shape to it..........lol cramped i think you get cramped hand from doing the wrong thing bud...

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 5:02 am GMT

Wow, sony hate Australia and New Zealand.

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Posted Apr 17, 2008 2:32 am GMT

I bought a white DS3 for NZ$70 about 2 months ago. It amazes me that private individuals importing these things in relatively small quantities are able to sell them for so much less than what Sony is asking us to pay.

Moral of the story: check those online auction sites, people!

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 4:53 pm GMT

Whats the difference? Dual Shock 2 and 3 kinda arethe asme except this rumble thing. I'm sticking with the xbox 360 controller. More roomy with your fingers than the PS3 controller which is to cramp.

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 11:58 am GMT

Got a friend thats in HK now to pick me up some white ones worked out about £21 each as no date for UK or EU has been given i think ?

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 6:55 am GMT

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The controller replaces the sixaxis. Is should carry the same price. An absolute rippoff. $70 is over priced, considering I bought my dualshock3 in japan, australian dollars to yen, for $46AU. It wouldn't cost more than 10-15 to ship each individually, and because they ship in bulk it costs even less.

So, it's criminal.

Quoted for truth. It's f-ing BS. So it's our problem that they made a blunder on strategy to make something so next-gen it wasn't even used. Bl**dy SixAxis. I've got two of them, and none had ever been used for motion sensing. And now we can't trade in our SixAxis remotes because production has been discontinued and Sony has practically overnight made them worth $0. Great...thanks Sony. Looks like my MGS4 is gonna cost me $210 instead.

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 3:46 am GMT

lol im in NZ and i bought mine for NZ$70 a bargain really. seeing as its 2 weeks early

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 2:42 am GMT

only europe to go !!

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 2:13 am GMT

The controller replaces the sixaxis. Is should carry the same price. An absolute rippoff. $70 is over priced, considering I bought my dualshock3 in japan, australian dollars to yen, for $46AU. It wouldn't cost more than 10-15 to ship each individually, and because they ship in bulk it costs even less.

So, it's criminal. And sony are idiots.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 9:33 pm GMT

screw that! Im gonna buy another SIXAXIS before this ridiculously priced controller comes out.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 8:47 pm GMT

100$ for a controller? Whoa. If I buy a U.S DS3 would it work on an Australian version?

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 8:25 pm GMT

ouch.. i gotta pay $99.95 for a controller.. that kinda sucks :\

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 6:59 pm GMT

The Americans get them for $55 and we Australians cop almost double when the exchange shows that it shouldn't happen at all. Why do we always cop the cheap end of the freaking stick?

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 6:57 pm GMT

bah! who'd pay $99!!!
i've already bought 2 off ebay for $50....

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 1:30 pm GMT

WHAT AB OUT THE U.K YOU ............. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH god why are we always last

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 12:17 pm GMT

Sony then: "Rumble is old gen technology"
Sony now: "Oh wait....."

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 10:48 am GMT

i didn't know it had motion sensing that's awesome

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 10:29 am GMT

Great!

Japan has it, the U.S has it and now Austrailia have it!

WHEN IS THE U.K GETTING DS3????????

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 8:40 am GMT

I am pretty sure that all controllers in the 3rd Gen release of the PS3 would be changed to the Dualshock 3.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 8:25 am GMT

Yeah, that's more than a little pricey. Thankfully there's always E-bay.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 6:05 am GMT

Wow... twice as much as what it costs in the U.S.! That's harsh!

But, I can say that I didn't realize what I was missing until I got mine. It just seems natural to have the rumble in games.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 5:43 am GMT

100 bucks i got mine on ebay for 65

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 4:50 am GMT

Rumble has never really bothered me at all.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 4:46 am GMT

lmao sif 100
i imported mine for 70, i so knew it would cost heaps here

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 4:16 am GMT

O wow the "all new" Dualshock 3. A Dualshock 2 with some irellevant motion controls inside. Its a nice touch sony is still bundling the sixaxis in Aus and UK to clear remaining stock.

Well at least the system isnt completely gimped now, Sixaxis is complete crap, they feel light and cheap. Im so glad sony was eventually able to break the laws of engineering and physics to do what "couldnt be done" and put rumble in a sixaxis. Something that should of been there at the start, nice work marketing it like jesus's second coming

$100? you can get one of these sexy things for $80.

www.xbox.com/en-AU/hardware/x/xbox360wirelesscontroller/default.htm

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 4:00 am GMT

?? Yea its expensive but am i really the only one whom expected it to cost around a $100 here ? The Sixaxis is $80 and 360 controllers are around $70 - $80 i believe ... Wiimote+Nuncuck is $100 ... Yea were getting ripped off compared to the US but you can always import and besides just be glad SONY made PS3 region free so you can easily import stuff ...

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 3:38 am GMT

But is it WAYYYY tooo expensive

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 3:34 am GMT

Awesome news....it has always felt weird playing without rumble

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 3:27 am GMT

And they said it couldn't be done because of motion sensors. It would have been awesome if these were out when I bought my PS3. I already have 4 controllers. Thanks much Sony.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 3:27 am GMT

typcial over priced console hardware. one day sony and ms might reduce the price to what they are in usa. cpus are only about 15% more expencive os why should we pay 40% more for console hardware?

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 3:18 am GMT

i swear gaming in aus is BS prices are just too #%$@#% high
ffs

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 3:00 am GMT

No Way. These prices are stupid. Glad when FFXIII comes out I only need 1 controller.

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Posted Apr 15, 2008 2:48 am GMT

and if there isnt a limited edition version of metal gear solid 4 coming to australia, i am just gonna snap.

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