Originally Posted by hail2dking (Post 9355570)

Valkyria Chronicles is part of Gamestop Gamedays sale beginning 4/5...don't know what the price will be, but likely $40 or less (GS "new")

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9355891)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a76...oller-300x.jpg

A friend of mine bought this at BB a few weeks ago. He brought it over for me to check out last night.

Thoughts? :up: :up:

This controller is super comfy, it's not as ergonomic as the 360 pad*, but it is leaps and bounds better than the DS layout. The analogs are placed just right, the 'handles' are just a bit 'off.' But again, it's still better than the Dual Shock design. The rubber texture covers the entire shell of the controller, not just the colored grips on the sides.

The face buttons do feel cheap, but I had no problems using them. The new 'triggers' for L2 & R2 are subtle but very effective. They are maybe slightly bigger than the stock DS buttons, but there was no slippage action with these since they have a slight concave shape to them.

The only true negative using this is the lack of motion control. I tried it out with Killzone and had to stop and swap controllers when I got to a motion section(separate topic, but why can't the goofy motion in that game be mapped to a button?). I think he said he got it for $40.

If I played more retail games on the PS3 I would definitely say this is worth it(assuming the game you are playing has zero motion), but personally I can't justify dropping $40-$45 on a third controller.

*if this was a first party design in terms of ergonomics I'd rank it: 360, Wavebird, Shadow Wireless, Xbox S-controller,... then way down the list, Dual Shock.

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9357247)

Did you like the Rogue Squadron series? Lair is basically a skin over those games. I enjoyed it well enough but it was a rental. I doubt I would have given it any serious replay time if I had bought it. I'm not sure if that answers your question though.

Originally Posted by Mordred (Post 9354103)

Seriously? That would be bad ass. I need to finish this game. Almost done with it, but had to stop due to KZ2 :)

Originally Posted by dsa_shea (Post 9359556)

I wonder what the big news supposedly coming out of the Sony camp today is going to be. If it is that they're cutting the PS2 down to 99 dollars = Who cares?

Originally Posted by RichC2 (Post 9359562)

I heard rumblings of a PS3 price drop from a mom/pop store owner, but even that I'm not caring a whole lot about.

Originally Posted by Bandit03 (Post 9359584)

Its looking more and more like the "big" announcement is the PS2 price cut. I'm glad I learned long ago not go build up too much excitement in anticipation for these announcements. But still, I was a little curious ;)

Originally Posted by Raul3 (Post 9359598)

It's been confirmed (Kotaku, joystiq, PS blog, etc.) PS2 for $99.

Originally Posted by dsa_shea (Post 9359655)

This is like focusing on an old girlfriend when you have someone new in front of you. Sony's marketing machine sucks but they sure love to take your repair money.

Originally Posted by Ocelot (Post 9359718)

Don't we all have one already?

Originally Posted by dsa_shea (Post 9359655)

This is like focusing on an old girlfriend when you have someone new in front of you. Sony's marketing machine sucks but they sure love to take your repair money.

Originally Posted by hail2dking (Post 9360021)

IMO Sony can't afford to cut the price of the PS3, they need to hold out until their production costs go down. Plus, in this economy, a $50 price cut won't be as effective as they need it to be.

The PS2 is pure profit for them. Right now Sony needs to make money and this will only help. A price cut on the PS3 would lose money. (i.e. selling for less than it costs to mfr).

Originally Posted by Walker Boh (Post 9360310)

Having the PS2 still out there doesn't make me worry about the future of the PS3; if anything, when a company continues to support previous versions it gives me more confidence in the current generation, because it gives the impression that it won't become instantly obsolete the moment they release a new one.

Originally Posted by dsa_shea (Post 9359556)

I wonder what the big news supposedly coming out of the Sony camp today is going to be. If it is that they're cutting the PS2 down to 99 dollars = Who cares?