Haze to rumble!

[deded999]

Haze is one of the titles announced to be compatible with the new Sixaxis-rumble controller Sony have announced at TGS. Not much of a surprise, although a relief. However, Sony won't be releasing the controller in the US/Europe until Spring... for crying out loud... http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

I wonder if you can import them from Japan? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[deded999]

Haze is one of the titles announced to be compatible with the new Sixaxis-rumble controller Sony have announced at TGS. Not much of a surprise, although a relief. However, Sony won't be releasing the controller in the US/Europe until Spring... for crying out loud... http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

I wonder if you can import them from Japan? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[Toad17]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by deded999:
Haze is one of the titles announced to be compatible with the new Sixaxis-rumble controller Sony have announced at TGS. Not much of a surprise, although a relief. However, Sony won't be releasing the controller in the US/Europe until Spring... for crying out loud... http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

I wonder if you can import them from Japan? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Now let's think about this rationally man. Let the Japanese find out what all can go wrong and we'll wait for our revised model around fall of 2008. Not that I expect problems but it's better to be safe than sorry.

[MauserMilitary]

It's great to hear Haze will be supporting the good old rumble ability, but having to wait until Spring to experience it is definitely a letdown. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif

Better late than never, I guess. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[deded999]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Toad17:
Now let's think about this rationally man. Let the Japanese find out what all can go wrong and we'll wait for our revised model around fall of 2008. Not that I expect problems but it's better to be safe than sorry. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's Sony not Microsoft. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Seriously though, I wouldn't expect to see any problems with a pad. The real question is will Haze have the ability to use rumble without a patch, and will the patch appear before rumble is released in the west? Now that's more likely to nobble importing for me. Haze I could maybe skip for the moment, but don't try to give me Metal Gear 4 without rumble Sony, I mean just don't even try it...

[cob_shaw]

Awesome news!

[Mutton-Chops]

Check out the TGS coverage at Gamespot (http://tgs.gamespot.com/?tag=event_nav%253bindex). They got 90 minutes hands-on with MGS4, with the Dualshock 3.

Also from Gamespot's TGS coverage:
PLAYSTATION 3 TITLES COMPATIBLE WITH DUALSHOCK 3 IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE (as of 9/20/07)

Assassin's Creed / Ubisoft
Beowulf / Ubisoft
BlackSite: Area 51 / Midway
Blast Factor * / Sony Computer Entertainment
Burnout Paradise / Electronic Arts
Chronicles of Rid****: Assault on Dark Athena / Vivendi Games
Club / Sega
Condemned 2 / Sega
Cops (Codename, Title Name TBD) Pyro
Crucible / Sega
Dark Sector / D3Publisher
Darkness / 2K Games
Destroy All Humans 3 THQ
Devil May Cry 4 / Capcom
Dynasty Warriors 6 / Koei
Echochrome / Sony Computer Entertainment
Elefunk / Sony Computer Entertainment
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars / Activision
Fatal Inertia / Koei
FIFA Franchise (Title Name TBD) / Electronic Arts
Folklore* / Sony Computer Entertainment
Formula One Championship Edition* / Sony Computer Entertainment
Girpshift / Sony Online Entertainment
Go! Sports Ski* / Sony Computer Entertainment
Haze / Ubisoft
Heavenly Sword* / Sony Computer Entertainment
Heroes Over Europe / Red Mile Entertainment
High Velocity Bowling / Sony Computer Entertainment
Highlander / Eidos
Incredible Hulk / Sega
Iron Man / Sega
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men / Eidos
Legendary: The Box / Gamecock
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots / Konami
MLB 08: The Show / Sony Computer Entertainment
Motorstorm* / Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA 08* / Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA 2K8 / Take Two Sports
N-Cube / Creat Studios
PAIN / Sony Computer Entertainment
Planet One (Codename, Title Name TBD) Pyro
Prototype / Vivendi Games
RAGE / Id Software
Rat Race / Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction / Sony Computer Entertainment
Resident Evil 5 / Capcom
Resistance: Fall of Man* / Sony Computer Entertainment
Snakeball / Sony Computer Entertainment
SOCOM: Confrontation / Sony Computer Entertainment
Soldier of Fortune / Activision
Stuntman Ignition / THQ
Super Stardust HD* / Sony Computer Entertainment
TNA Wrestling / Midway
To End All Wars / Ghostlight
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2* / Ubisoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas* / Ubisoft
Toy Home / Sony Computer Entertainment
Turok / Disney Interactive
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune / Sony Computer Entertainment
Unreal Tournament 3 / Midway
Warbit / Creat Studios
Wardevil: Unleash the Beast Within / Ignition Entertainment
Warhawk* / Sony Computer Entertainment
Wheelman / Midway
Wipeout HD / Sony Computer Entertainment

Personally I've never really cared about rumble one way or the other. It was hardly utilized in any of the titles I owned. It was neat when it was used, say in a racing game when your wheels went off the asphault, or when it mimmicked a heartbeat in Resident Evil Outbreak when your health was critically low. But all in all I can't say that I've missed it in the next gen.

[deded999]

True, but it depends how it's used, and if Sony have implemented the full capabilities of Immmersions' tech then it should be a lot better than the previous rumble... if I only have it for MGS4 then it will be worth it for me.

I've also seen on 1UP's lists that games requiring software updates for rumble support are noted and Haze isn't one of them. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[Gypsy816]

I would love to import a new rumble controller from Japan but alas, I need to get a PS3 first. Thanks for the info Dede!! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[deded999]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25771.html

Curiouser and curiouser...

So could this mean that the DS3 could be available as a Haze/DS3 bundle only in the West? It doesn't seem that likely, but then why combine both the DS3 and Haze in this way, and why produce this ad mentioning Christmas if we won't be able to get a DS3 before Christmas, (except by importing?). We know FRD have been working with the rumble controller for months now, (after seeing it blanked out in the dev video) - could this perhaps be a reason why Ubi have gone PS3 exclusive on Haze, by having it bundled with the DS3 which would mean a big bump in sales?

I've got to say that would be a big deal for Haze and Free Radical, but I don't think it's that likely. More likely to me is that Ubisoft are using the fact of the DS3 functionality to help push Haze in front of gamer's eyeballs.

On the other hand, if you bring out the DS3 then you need to sell it with software of some kind. I thought that would have been with GT5 Prologue, but as that's dropped back to 08 in the West, perhaps Haze is that controller-seller... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif