SCEA Says 'Redesigned' PS3 Controller Leak is Fake

A new picture of a PS3 controller that oddly swaps the digital pad location with the left analog stick has been making the rounds on the Internet since yesterday. The image comes from a Yahoo Games page for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Dave Karraker, Sr. Director, Corporate Communications at Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed to GameDaily BIZ that publisher LucasArts said it was simply a "bad artist rendering" and that they are in the process of fixing it now.

[Antan]

Well whaddya know!!!

[risk]

i think it was obvious.

[clownfacemcgee]

You can still see the d-pad outline where the d-pad was and the analog stick is.

[MikeJonesOK]

WOW BEST REDESIGN EVER!!!!!!!! ME LIKES! SEXY

[MikeJonesOK]

j/k

[Lord Anubis]

we all knew it was fake, the alleged "redesign" is older than the dinosaurs.... really.

[Blankman]

lol dat last 1 looks disgusting. I do hope the controller goes thru a slight redesign especially in durability. The current ones look far too breakable

[timmyp53]

smell the sarcasm

[tonsoffun]

I for one would love for the left control stick to replace the direction buttons on the pad. But that is just me.

[Anything but Cute]

While, I no longer believe even official sony news, ever since they have plain out denied Price drops when it was true. I don't think this control thing is real.

[kspraydad]

Was rejected at least 2 times last friday as it was a picture for 2+ years ago...but once again N4G mods with an agenda pushed it through. Congrats on your contribution to the site.

[ER1X]

N4G mods with an agenda? You do know that anyone on here that has posted 3 articles can approve a story? And that it takes just 5 approvals to make a story public don't you?

[Bigmac573]

Well duh!

[Rhezin]

With playstation 3 achievements to this, jeeze sony can't you come up with your own ideas?

[BubbleBandit]

Someone in the marketing department probably told the artists to modify the controller a bit so game news sites would start looking for a conspiracy, give the game extra exposure and push few more copies of the game.

[supnub5]

that da last one looks unreasonable and 2 one two .

[socomnick]

That new design would be more comfortable for fps games I would love it.

[xTCx Death]

i thought it looked ok it would have been good for shooters. i cant stand playing shooters with a dualshock/six axis

[artman]

I wouldn't change the standard design to be different like those xbox & 360 has rite now. the worst dpad ever I've used.

I guess MS guy trying to fool people around with their no one's idol (360)

well that's my opinion. but face it... PS controller is the best since super nintendo/famicom

[Adamalicious]

I totally agree - the 360 D-pad is useless. Trying to use it to quick select in Oblivion = frustration.

[Adamalicious]

They showed this on AOTS today - which was lame - and I was like "hey it's that lame old photoshopped controller".

If Sony did that to their controller I wouldn't buy it. Even with TouchSense. Good thing they aren't so stupid that they'd change it like that. Symmetrical analog sticks FTW.

[xTCx Death]

i never had issues selecting things with the D-pad only time i had trouble was when Street Fighter 2 came out so i shaved it down and now it works flawlessly

[Blabbermouth]

I laughed wehn i saw that pic :)

[level 360]

But truly a total overhaul for the sixaxis should really be done, it's been that way since the original PS1 days.

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*laugh* looking one again over the pic *laugh*
*laugh* Take a little deep breath, but can't resist *laugh*
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The most ugly thing ever.....

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