The weirdest part is I distinctly remember that being a released PC controller from 2-5 yrs prior. When I saw it Sony branded I was very confused both due to it's stupid design and extremely poor quality.
Imagine playing PS3 with this controller, with the window open. You get angry because you lose and throw the controller out the window, then it comes back to you because of the boomerang shape. Or if a friend of yours comes over you can use this controller as a boomerang
I worked at Sony when they changed their mind on this. The plan was to use motion controls for certain games that would treat the controller like a flight yolk or steering wheel. But the fan backlash changed their minds quick. Plus motion controls were pretty new and I’m sure it wasn’t testing well.
My life would legitimately look very different if the PS3 launched with this controller (and they never re-designed it at any point in the console's lifecycle).
Perfect for rage quitters who threw their controller, the Controllermerang™️ is designed to not hit the floor or wall, and instead come right back to the player!
Genuinely, the first Dual Analog Controller on PlayStation (not the DualShock) had the best sticks until the DualShock 4, I think, at least in terms of feel. I will not be sticking around to talk about stick drift.
I love this absolute unhinged beast it looks like what a controller would look like in a cartoon episode where the protagonist goes inside their console
does anybody else remember when every "PS4/5/6 concept" used this controller along with the most insane photoshopped PS3 they could come up with? Good times man, I miss the mid 2000s internet
I understand why they backpeddled. When gamers would throw their controllers in rage, it would fly around and hit them. They didn't want that liability.
They buried it so fast I thought I was going crazy when I talked about it with some friends, the only time I saw this controller was on one of those "call now/giveaway" ads. Many years of being gaslighted.
Idk if my memory is fucked or I had a fever dream once but I could swear that I've seen the boomerang displayed with the sliver ps3 at a local arcade when I was a kid.
ah yeah you're right. I saw a fin shape controller and immediately thought of the codename for the nintendo project. oops 🫣damn what a cool controller we could have had though
I find it so interesting that Sony wanted to do monochromatic face buttons back on the PS3, took another 14 years but whoever was pushing for that finally won with PS5 I guess
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*throws it away*
*gets hit in the back of my head*
Thanks for being so “nice” about it tho!
you know how many raging gamers would've had this fly back directly into their face 😭
Instead, you ended up with a janky controller that looked and felt cheap as PS had to cram all the wireless tech into an original controller.
It should have been improved rather than dumped in a panic!
FLOOORRRRRR!
xbox 720
funny ps4 controller
Hey, at least it would've boomeranged back if you chucked it at a TV or something.
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Tesla?
Sony see the future at that time
“I CAN’T IT KEEPS FLYING BACK”
either way it's legit mesmerizing
(Actually I think it was a prototype for the PS3 but I wanted to make a joke about shitty visions of then future consoles in the past)