DualShock not ready to give up the ghost
DualShock
With more and more new gaming consoles in stores or in production, it has grown more and more difficult for old school gamers on many levels. Many retro players find it hard to relate to the newer controllers, with multiple buttons, directionals and other functions. Moreover, it is growing harder to find old controllers in working order, turning many classic gamers into retro mechs and techs.
Dr. Richard Marks of Sony offered up some good news in a recent interview with Gamasutra. While he admits that many of the newer games just cleave to newer controllers and game pads, some just seem to work out with the good old DualShock. There is no immediate plan to make the DualShock obsolete, and Sony plans to continue offering it as an input device.
The DualShock was first introduced in the late nineties and can be used with any of the PlayStation consoles from PS1 to PS3. The controller provided vibration feedback to the user according to the on screen action. It has since sold around 30 million units, not counting bundled packs.
Since Sony plans to keep it in the line-up, at least for now, PS1 and PS2 owners need not worry about an outlet for replacing their used up controllers. Read more about controlling futures here.
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