If you're extra cool (or just extra impatient), you've probably been rocking an imported DualShock 3 on your PS3 for a few months now, at least. But if you decided to do the sane thing and wait it out, the wait is going to be over sooner than previously thought. Sony just posted up on its official blog to let the world know we'll be seeing the $55 controller in stores as early as next week.
As far as I'm concerned, this is the controller Sony should have shipped with in the first place. It's a little heavier, which gives it a substantial "this won't disintegrate in your hands" feel, which is something I always feel worried about when handing a standard Sixaxis.
MTV's king of the east coast game coverage, Stephen Totilo, did a little follow-up work and discovered that the Sixaxis, unsurprisingly, has been discontinued. Once the existing stock of old controllers has been sold out, they're gone for good.
Sony's also put together a logo that'll live on the back of rumble-ready games, but I bet that logo goes away pretty fast, because now that it's the standard, you can safely expect just about every game coming out to support it. Here's the list of currently-available games that already have (or, if you see an asterisk, will have as soon as it's patched) shakin' support.
SCEA - Formula One Championship Edition* (PS3)
SCEA - MotorStorm* (PS3)
SCEA - PAIN (PSN)
SCEA - High Velocity Bowling (PSN)
SCEA - MLB 08: The Show (PS3)
SCEA - Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)
SCEA - Resistance: Fall of Man* (PS3)
SCEA - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
SCEA - Go! Sports Ski* (PSN)
SCEA - Folklore* (PS3)
SCEA - Heavenly Sword* (PS3)
SCEA - Warhawk* (PSN / PS3)
SCEA - Super Stardust HD* (PSN)
SCEA - Snakeball (PSN)
SCEA - Toy Home (PSN)
SCEA - PSOne Emulation (PSN)
SCEA - Piyotama (PSN)
SCEA - PixelJunk Monsters (PSN)
SCEA - Blast Factor* (PSN)
Sega - Condemned 2: Bloodshot (PS3)
Ubisoft - Lost: Via Domus (PS3)
Ubisoft - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2* (PS3)
EA - Burnout Paradise (PS3)
KOEI - Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3)
Capcom - Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
Atari - Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (PS3)
Disney Interactive - Turok (PS3)
Yes, friends, Piyotama has rumble support! The world is officially a better place. Hug someone you see on the street today.