SONY CONFIRMS DUAL SHOCK 3 CONTROLLER

Confirming the rumors that have been spreading across the ‘net for the last few days, at their press briefing for the Tokyo Game Show, Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai confirmed that that vibration feedback would be coming to the PlayStation 3 in the form of the Dual Shock 3 controller.

The new controller looks identical to the current Sixaxis controller and will be hitting retail in Japan this November with the United States and Europe following in the Spring of 2008. No price has been quoted at this time.

This is great news for PlayStation 3 owners who have been sorely missing the feature – though I’m sure some who purchased multiple controllers may feel a little burned by the move. Even better news was that in addition to future PS3 games supporting vibration feedback, Hirai noted that some games in the existing PlayStation 3 catalog could have the feature added via downloadable updates.

• Sony Confirms, Details SIXAXIS Rumble- Kotaku
• TGS ‘07: Sony announces Dual Shock 3, Home delay – Gamespot
• Sony Confirms DualShock Controller For PlayStation 3 – Gamasutra
• TGS 2007: Sony confirms PS3 rumble, sidesteps any admission of failure – Destructoid

XBOX 360 NBA 2K8 DEMO NOW AVAILABLE

A demo of 2K Sports NBA 2K8 for the Xbox 360 is now available for download in all regions via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Approximate file size is 325.23MB.

• NBA 2K8 – Official website