PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[Reaveros]

Well, I imported a Dualshock 3 about 2 or 3 weeks ago and as I was playing MGS4 today I noticed that it felt kind of hard to remove the camo pattern from snake (which is done by shaking the controller in case you don't know), it just didn't feel right, so i tried doing it with the normal Sixaxis and it worked alot smoother.

So, I just happen to have fl0w which comes in handy in these situations, and guess what? My Dualshock 3's accelerometer (or whatever the hell that thing's called) is apparently screwed. I don't know if it came faulty from factory, or if got screwed during the shipment (postmen can be really cruel to hardware) or if it got screwed after I got it. I never really tried any motion sensing games with it before so I really don't know when or how it happened.

So, is there anyone else unfortunate enough to have had this problem as well? Is there any doable way to fix it at home? Thanks in advance.

Message Edited by Reaveros on 18-06-2008 02:56 AM

[SnyperMonkey]

My DS3 is fine, you could try resetting the controller by pressing the button in on the back (although I doubt it will do anything)

[lfcrule1972]

Sorry but the two DS3's I imported both work perfectly.....

You could try opening it (if you know what you're doing - you have to watch out for various springs etc) and see if it's jammed and fixable.

Message Edited by lfcrule1972 on 18-06-2008 09:29 AM

[waderulz]

mine is fine. Maybe contact the shop/seller you bought it from see if you can exchange it?

[TwilightWolf]

This happened to me on MGS4 with my DS3. Try shaking it in a rotary movement? Like it's a steering wheel.

Message Edited by TwilightWolf on 18-06-2008 10:23 AM

[Certinfy]

Where do u do it in MGS4?

[Plugpin]

I've got to say, i dont think i've even used that feature since i've bought my Dualshock 3. And i've had this since.... well when Army of Two was released i got it a few days before cause that was the first game i tried with the rumble.

Its a really underused feature i have to say. That said, when i have used it, its not been very good lol. (I'm thinking warhawk and Flow wasn't even that good with it, was more luck than judgement in moving the little bugger lol) 

[Reaveros]

Ok, I tested it further and all I can say is: weird bull*****.

I tried it on Locoroco and on Super Rub-a-Dub and it seems to work fine on those two, so I tried again on fl0w and it's buggy compared to the sixaxis, like when you tilt it to the left the thing on the screen goes left but then slows down and starts turning in whichever direction it feels like, but when I press any button (which makes the thing go faster) it works fine. On the sixaxis it works fine regardless of whether you press a button or not. It still feels less smooth than the sixaxis on MGS4 though, maybe because of the weight.

Certinfy: In MGS4 you use it to return the OctoCamo suit back to it's normal texture, it also works during cutscenes which is where I mainly use it. You can also shake it while talking to Rose on the Codec, her boobs shake.

Plugpin: Ever played Folklore? It's so far the best (and probably the only good) use of the sixaxis I've experienced.

[Certinfy]

HAHA cool, im gna try this out, thanks

[KABOOTS]

The controller could be a fake did you buy from a reputable retailer?

If you have acees to another DS3 compare them both