Playstation 'DualShock Vortex' Concept is Twisty and Crazy

[wraggster]

This may be an interesting concept for a controller, but I can't figure out what the point of it is. What's the benefit of being about to twist the two sides of your controller around?

http://i.gizmodo.com/5160805/playsta...isty-and-crazy

[Ultima Chocochu]

What's the point of a retarded cheap looking controller XD
I mean, sure you could like use the twist effect for reloading a gun or some other feature you can think of but....Who cares?
It's pretty useless if you ask me.
And there is no PS Button XD

[rokobungi]

come on, everyone knows what we really need isn't a twistable controller we need an elongating controller for playing noby noby boy

[WilDThraxter]

What!?!?!?! This isn't a new concept!!
The NAMCO neGcon did this on the playstation one. I don't mean this in a flame war starting way, but have Sony ran out of controller features to steal from current gen controllers? There now using ideas from OLD 3rd party controllers?!?!?
Crazy!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon

[silverstein101]

where's the ps, start, and select button?

double post: wildthraxter: i thought i had seen that before, thanks for the link

[wind_mill]

Could this be the "breakapart" controller that was rumoured a few months back?

http://www.i4u.com/article18117.html

(One of the few articles that mentioned it)


I hope they release it in black

[staticshade]

don't see the point really, move on sony

[Eyedunno]

I kinda like the look of it. Still, sadly, the regular DualShock 3 (and SIXAXIS) has the best design of current console controllers.

The Xbox 360 controller is better ergonomically, but the horrible d-pad and its awkward positioning in combination with the two analog thumbsticks kills it.

Funny that no "modern" controller can come close to matching the SNES controller though. :P

[jamotto]

Would be great for racing games, just like the original controller it is based off.