Sony mum on the alleged development of a rumble controller for the PS3

Rumors have been circulating the web regarding the development of a new rumble controller for the PlayStation 3. As of this article’s writing, Sony has decided not to confirm this issue, though they haven’t seen fit to deny it either.

Innerbits.com announced that they received word from two independent sources at Sony which confirmed that the company was working on rumble controller prototypes. In addition, they also said that development of the controller has been going on for a few months.

This implies that they have been planning this for some time now – despite the fact that Phil Harrison once addressed the gaming populace regarding the lack of a rumble feature. He said that the SIXAXIS controller’s features far outweighed the lack of rumble. Unfortunately, quite a few players took umbrage at this.

GamesIndustry.biz was able to contact both SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) and SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) regarding these rumors, and both organizations have declined to say anything about it.

That said, it looks to be very possible that a controller may be heading our way considering that Sony has signed an agreement with Immersion Corporation. If you’ll remember, the said company sued Sony some time back for copyright infringement regarding the rumble features of the PS2.

Kaz Hirai from SCE spoke about this new partnership saying that “We [Sony] are very excited about our new partnership with Immersion and the potential for new and innovative products incorporating their technologies.”

The future looks bright and rumbly for PS3 owners worldwide, keep checking back here for more updates on this as it develops.

Rumors have been circulating the web regarding the development of a new rumble controller for the PlayStation 3. As of this article’s writing, Sony has decided not to confirm this issue, though they haven’t seen fit to deny it either.

Innerbits.com announced that they received word from two independent sources at Sony which confirmed that the company was working on rumble controller prototypes. In addition, they also said that development of the controller has been going on for a few months.

This implies that they have been planning this for some time now – despite the fact that Phil Harrison once addressed the gaming populace regarding the lack of a rumble feature. He said that the SIXAXIS controller’s features far outweighed the lack of rumble. Unfortunately, quite a few players took umbrage at this.

GamesIndustry.biz was able to contact both SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) and SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) regarding these rumors, and both organizations have declined to say anything about it.

That said, it looks to be very possible that a controller may be heading our way considering that Sony has signed an agreement with Immersion Corporation. If you’ll remember, the said company sued Sony some time back for copyright infringement regarding the rumble features of the PS2.

Kaz Hirai from SCE spoke about this new partnership saying that “We [Sony] are very excited about our new partnership with Immersion and the potential for new and innovative products incorporating their technologies.”

The future looks bright and rumbly for PS3 owners worldwide, keep checking back here for more updates on this as it develops.