You may miss the rumble, but Phil Harrison doesn't. The PLAYSTATION 3 SIXAXIS CONTROLLER IS FINE AS IS. (Caps locks stuck, sorry.) Says Sony's Phil Harrison:

I think that the next generation interfaces that can be created built on SIXAXIS motion sensitivity give tremendous gameplay benefits that far outweigh a reactive vibration function.

C'mon Phil, feedback is so important!

The vibration function is the game sending a single channel of feedback to the player—six axis of input puts the player in control in a much richer, deeper way. So, game design can go in much more interesting directions as a result of that than from receiving a single input from the game itself.

But, can you listen to reason and shoehorn vibe into the SIXAXIS?

I think the decision that we've made to build in the SIXAXIS functionality, and Bluetooth wireless, and great battery life, and all the other functionality that comes with it, far outweighs the chatter that we're getting on vibration. And, it's incredibly light! Just pick it up!

Yeah. Great. Because everyone just loves the incredibly light part. Brian Ashcraft

Phil Loves SIXAXIS [Eurogamer]

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