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DualShock 3

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The '''DualShock 3''' is the standard controller for the [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]. It was originally intended to launch with the console, but [[wikipedia:Immersion v. Sony|a lawsuit by Immersion in 2002]] meant they were unable to include the controller's namesake feature, force feedback, until the case was over. As a stopgap measure, Sony announced the '''Sixaxis''' instead, and made the excuse claiming at E3 2006 that force feedback would've have interfered with the gyro sensors. With the eventual release of the DualShock 3 in 2008, due to Sony's loss in court and eventual deal for the patent, we now know that this was a blatant lie. Gyro support aside, the Sixaxis and DualShock 3 don't just offer the same old DualShock 2 functionalityincorrect. It has:
Aside from gyro support, the Sixaxis and DualShock 3 offer the following features over DualShock 2:
*A very good D-pad
*10-bit precision analog sticks, and pressure sensitive buttons
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