Importer Warns Of DualShock 3 Import Price Gouging

New York-based importer National Console Support warns customers today that getting their hands on a Japanese version of the DualShock 3 might be tricky. It writes in its semi-daily news updates that offers from one overseas distributor has the following requirement: "In order to obtain 1 Dual Shock 3, we also have to buy 1 PlayStation 3 40GB console." That's a hefty tax.

NCSX urges caution to rumble-hungry games, warning them to wait until stock levels off or distributors offer more sane pricing schemes.

[Bonsai1214]

i'm still waiting for sony to announce a trade in system... though i doubt one will come though :-(

yeah, i can live without rumble too, but if they introduce the feature and phase out the sixaxis, eventually i'll want the new one, you know?

wow, what the heck is there to disagree with. do you NOT want a trade in system where you can swap a sixaxis for a DS3? would that not be a good thing? learn to read the f*cking post before you disagree with it.

[xhi4]

I highly doubt Sony would introduce a trad-in scheme to be honest, however some game shops may, such as EB Games and such. However, you'd still have to pay for a fair ammount.

I mean I'd want at least one of the super light controllers around for home media entertainment purposes.

[ATLRoAcH]

So surely I can wait till spring.I've got games to buy right now anyway.

[Primetimebt]

I preorder one off of ebay a week ago $69 with S/h. I just can't go another game "uncharted" without the feel of rumble.

[jackdoe]

I'll wait. $69 for a controller is extremely steep and that money would be better spent this winter on the large number of games coming out.

[PirateThom]

I ordered mine with shipping for a few pounds more than a regular SIXAXIS.

[Marceles]

Got a white one and black one from yesasia.com...come on Nov. 11th! Where's a time machine when I need one?

[unrealchris]

this is were im gonna buy mine
http://us.yesasia.com/en/Pr...

[lawman1108]

"It's soooooooo last Gen" I belive that is what Sony had to say but then they were faced with numbers like THESE... Xbox 360: hardware to software ratio: 6.59 (hardware total sold = 6.8 million; software total sold = 44.8 million)
PlayStation 3: hardware to software ratio: 3.58 (hardware total sold = 1.9 million; software total sold = 6.8 million)
Wii: hardware to software ratio: 3.44 (hardware total sold = 4.5 million; software total sold = 15.5 million)
Back to the future huh?

[PirateThom]

How completely irrelevant. What do hardware/software sales have to do with this entire topic?

That's right, nothing.

[kalistyles]

of course the ratio is gonna be better for the 360. Its been out longer and has more games you dummy. Get a clue and stay on topic retard.

[DJ]

the PS3 has a slightly higher attach rate since it's been on the market for only one year, compared to two years for the 360. What an idiot.

[DJ]

I don't want to risk spending money on Sixaxis controllers labeled as Dual Shock 3s... =/

[level 360]

It's good to hear "rumble" is finally coming back. Getting ready to finally get me a PS3 console probably mid-year next, when everything'll fall right for Sony with the arrival of all the "new" up-coming games.
They might even bring the price for the PS3 console a bit further down and offer a better bundle deal.
Can't wait to get Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, GranTurismo 5: Prologue in Blu-Ray disc plus the "real" GranTurismo 5 by Christmas or New Year 2008...