A head shot isn’t a head shot if you didn’t pull an actual trigger to deliver the bullet, right? (No!) Right! This fully-functioning controller that looks just like a real assault rifle will help legitimise your FPS blood lust.
The rifle, which connects wirelessly to the PS3 via USB dongle, has all the buttons found on a regular six-axis controller, including d-pad, start and select buttons, and clickable thumb sticks. If that kinda ruins the illusion for you, ignore all those and just jam on that trigger, which is mapped to the R1 button. The controller also has a speaker for getting in-game sound effects all up in your face.
The controller’s manufacturer, CTA, says the gun brings “never-before [seen]realism to first-person shooter games”, which makes you ponder just how real you want your first-person shooters to be. Better than a kid going out and buying a real gun, anyway! Shipping August 2 for $US65 at [Amazon]
Steve
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 11:33 AMWhat the hell is the point if you don’t use it to aim???
yenjaiken
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 3:14 PMExactly what i was thinking.
Elwyn
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 4:14 PMNot really impressed. They should have waited for Move integration and the stupid dongle still means one less USB port. Could really do with BlueTooth!
theturk
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 6:19 PMwell I definitly will be buying one of these – to go with the combat gear I always wear when playing COD / MW.
Does anyone have any advice on where to safely place my pot plants around the TV?
Zac F.
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 9:02 PMWait wait… wouldn’t R2 be the ‘fire’ button? I don’t remember, I play Xbox.