#ORIGINAL PS3 CONTROLLER PS3#
Minus the analog button to engage the analogs and some differentiations to the R2 buttons, the controller was pretty much the same.Īlong with the release of the PS3 controllers came a new stage of wireless controller gaming. As the Dual Shock 3 was, Dual Shock, it retained the rumble feature from the classic PlayStation 2 controller and also had a very similar look. In 2007 in Japan and the rest of the world in 2008, Sony Released the PS3 Dual Shock 3 controller, this controller took over the Six Axis and was now the standard controller users would receive when purchasing a Playstation 3 console.
The Sony PS3 Six Axis controller was available in just three basic colours, Black, White and Silver, there was no special editions available with this controller. As the controller was not a Dual Shock 3, it did not contain the rumble function, which for some gamers was a downside as it took away the experience of being part of the game.
Six Axis technology allowed users to play with the controller in the style of a steering wheel, for games such as Gran Turismo and the likes. It was much lighter, weighing around just 160 grams and came with Six Axis technology. This controller differed to it’s predecessor the Dual Shock 2.
The first model of the Playstation 3 controller was the Sony Six Axis controller. The Sony PS3 controller was first released, bundled with the Playstation 3 console in 2006. Baxtros offer a wide range of official Playstation 3 controllers for sale in various colours.