Game Informer: DualShock 3

[Null]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

I suppose that might be true...

But might I remind you that corded controllers are a general safety hazard. 40% of all tripping related accidents in homes that contain video games are caused by corded controllers. That figure was cut down to a mere 5% once Nintendo introduced the Wavebird.

I'm not here to publicly mock you, I'm just offering you some points to consider and think about tonight before you go to sleep.

While you are correct; The safety hazard does exist and is there. which is actually 43.2% of all tripping related accidents. This accidents are not caused by the cords themselves.

A world wide study at the Boston Senior University, (yes, BS-University) proves with a 98.5% accuracy that it was indeed not the fault of the wire, but that the wire was too short. The study shows that nearly 70% of all controller wires are too short. At the top of this list was Nintendo who provided a mere 1 foot of controller wire. Nintendo was asked about why they provide such a short wire but declined to comment.

Oddly enough, it was nintendo themselves who started the so called wireless revolution of controllers on consoles after the number of tripping accidents nearly doubled in 2001. Coincidence? You be the judge.

However, in strangly related news, the number of Lost controllers has risen 24% since the indroduction of wireless controllers. The number of reported injuries of batteries being droped on toes as risen a staggering 67%, 12% of these reported injuries, the toe had to be amputated.

Which leaves me with my final question, How many more 9 toed kids do we need to see before these wireless controllers are recalled about put away for good?

[MuGen]

1 foot? geeze....

[Null]

Originally Posted by Kyuzo

1 foot? geeze....

yes, is it any wonder so many kids these days have vision problems?

[MuGen]

my problem comes from viewing the monitor for long periods (design reasons)
but yeah.. 1 foot.... my goodness, and with 1 fott the wire goes up if stretched, 'ere go causing a tripping incident. I like my 6 foot Playstation 2 controller

I also recently gave Dark Samurai an Extension cable for his GC controller too...

[Jonbo298]

Have you used the Logitech MX700/MX1000 Wireless Mouse yet Null? *creams*

All my concern was the fact that you have to take time to figure out where each thing in a game will go to which motor which means more man hours. Its awesome and all to have 6 individual motors, I just fear that smaller studios are going to have a tough time getting good games out on time.

That was not a Sony bash even though it may sound that way Null. This is an overall feeling of the industry. The reason DS isnt getting as much support is because to use the Touch Screen, you have to spend the time programming the entire game to work with it and with the 2 screens, even more time spent.

[MuGen]

It's basically the same as programming vibration function into a game. Except this time, they choose from 6 pin point motors, to isolate the vibration. Unless the game gets complicated and it has to vibrate in more than 1 motor, for example in a shooting game when you get shot in the leg and the shoulder causing 2 motor vibrations.

But, other than those complex games, it shouldn't be a problem to program individual shock.

[Solid Snake]

Programing a game to rumble at six different motors is much much less complicated than programing a game to run on two different screens. I think it would probably be a very slight increase in the amount of development that goes into a game.

As for wireless I don't really care for, but the Nintendo Wavebird I prefer over my regular controllers. Wireless can be good if done right.

[Null]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Have you used the Logitech MX700/MX1000 Wireless Mouse yet Null? *creams*

i have a MX500 but the MX510 is by far the best mouse ever made. higher refresh rate then both the 700 and 1000. and no betteries needed.

All my concern was the fact that you have to take time to figure out where each thing in a game will go to which motor which means more man hours. Its awesome and all to have 6 individual motors, I just fear that smaller studios are going to have a tough time getting good games out on time.

That was not a Sony bash even though it may sound that way Null. This is an overall feeling of the industry. The reason DS isnt getting as much support is because to use the Touch Screen, you have to spend the time programming the entire game to work with it and with the 2 screens, even more time spent.

i really believe the console will do most that work. i see it as a surround sound system, the reciever is what devides the sound up and tells it where to go. the games i think will simply tell the 'reciever' in the console where contact was made, the console then sends the info to the controller. i dont see this taking much time at all for developers

[Jonbo298]

Originally Posted by Null

i have a MX500 but the MX510 is by far the best mouse ever made. higher refresh rate then both the 700 and 1000. and no betteries needed.

*checks my mouse* hmm, its still using the same RECHARGEABLE batteries from almost a year ago. And plus, 1000 can go I think 27 days without a charge.

But nullify my concern because I knew it was gonna happen. I wasnt sitting here bashing Sony but meh

[The Duggler]

Hey Kyuzo, what happened to your old sig?

Originally Posted by Kyuzo

I like your new sig.... i'm keeping my current one until PS3 is unveiled at E3, then I will put back a better one.

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by Null

Which leaves me with my final question, How many more 9 toed kids do we need to see before these wireless controllers are recalled about put away for good?