Sony Warns of Fake, Exploding PS3 Controllers

[fgghjjkll]

What if we buy genuine controllers and Sony makes them explode too?

 

[Dangy]

I want one of those for my Wii.

"Hey bro, you can play my Wii for once."

 

[Bladexdsl]

sony are just greedy c***s there has always been third party controllers for every console dating way back to the atari days blocking these from being used is not only selfish, greedy it's also a really bad move for sony. it's pretty much saying we don't want devs on our ps3 so gtfo!

 

[Anakir]

This is an extremely stupid move. Especially for the tournament scenes. For example, if someone plays SSF4 at a tournament using PS3, people can't use their arcade sticks?

 

[DarkShadow96]

"Sony issued a consumer alert earlier this week advising all PlayStation 3 owners to only use first-party, genuine PS3 wireless controllers. The company says counterfeit controllers, which look identical in appearance, have been introduced into the market and could explode"

Talk about bricking the owner

This is an extremely stupid move. Especially for the tournament scenes. For example, if someone plays SSF4 at a tournament using PS3, people can't use their arcade sticks?

Arcade sticks are powered by USB though. It refers to wireless sticks only I guess.
There is arcade sticks that are wireless also, I've seen a few so I guess people would have to use the wired one if they don't want the controller to explode

 

[DSGamer64]

They probably don't want people buying those cheap knock offs, not 3rd party made controllers.

 

[TheYummyKenshin]

Just going to leave this here.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-...hird-party-pads

 

[prowler]

Just going to leave this here.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-...hird-party-padsLolQUOTEHowever, there have been a number of complaints that some above-board MadCatz pads and Guitar Hero accessories no longer work either.

 

[RupeeClock]

Remember how Sony got Lik-sang shut down simply for selling imports? Because they were worried that customers might not understand that foreign electronics need power adapters and converters?

Fucking hell Sony.

 

[Joe88]

Just going to leave this here.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-...hird-party-padsLolQUOTEHowever, there have been a number of complaints that some above-board MadCatz pads and Guitar Hero accessories no longer work either.

I think thats a little excessive

reading the comments, alot of stuff still works fine
even madcatz stuff is still working and gh / rb controllers, and sf arcade sticks
even the ps2 to usb adapter works fine

they only went after the knockoff controllers that are common at places like DX

 

[muckers]

Remember how Sony got Lik-sang shut down simply for selling imports? Because they were worried that customers might not understand that foreign electronics need power adapters and converters?

Fucking hell Sony.

The day Lik-Sang announced it was closing because of that fucking ridiculous lawsuit was a sad, sad day. Lik-Sang was a great little alternative to Play-Asia and was better in quite a lot of ways. Remember the points you could collect every time you bought something, and then trade in for freebies? I've still got my Lik-Sang t-shirt and mug, as well as a horror film (name escapes me..) on DVD.

And you're right - greed all done under the guise of 'ohshit consumer safety lol'. The PSP's power supply had a 110-240v transformer - all you needed was the right plug on the end (which was detachable) or a plug adapter (which most import places bundled in anyway) and you were fine.

Same thing. First I'm hearing of 'exploding controllers'. Suddenly a-ok and cheaper 3rd party stuff doesn't work with the 'LIVESAVINGFIX'.

Well done Sony.

 

[TheYummyKenshin]

Just going to leave this here.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-...hird-party-padsLolQUOTEHowever, there have been a number of complaints that some above-board MadCatz pads and Guitar Hero accessories no longer work either.

I think thats a little excessive

reading the comments, alot of stuff still works fine
even madcatz stuff is still working and gh / rb controllers, and sf arcade sticks
even the ps2 to usb adapter works fine

they only went after the knockoff controllers that are common at places like DX

While there isn't an excessive amount of disabled controllers currently, the number will most likely rise.
Apprently people on the playstation forums wants to put up a list of items. I wonder what will retailers who stock these items have to do?

 

[SifJar]

The PSP's power supply had a 110-240v transformer - all you needed was the right plug on the end (which was detachable) or a plug adapter (which most import places bundled in anyway) and you were fine.

US PSP power supplies had a detachable plug, but UK ones do NOT. I have an imported US PSP, and my brother has a UK one. (Mine's a 2000, his is a 1000, dunno if they changed the power supply between them?) Mine has a detachable plug which I replaced and it now works perfectly, but his was all connected in one piece.

 

[muckers]

US PSP power supplies had a detachable plug, but UK ones do NOT. I have an imported US PSP, and my brother has a UK one. (Mine's a 2000, his is a 1000, dunno if they changed the power supply between them?) Mine has a detachable plug which I replaced and it now works perfectly, but his was all connected in one piece.

Ah my bad. I only ever had a US PSP - mine was as 1000 as well, got it not long after launch.

Point still stands though. There was no danger, unless people were stupid enough to try and ram an American flat-pin plug into a UK socket in which case an electric shock might do them some good.

Just swap the plug lead for a UK one (not sure if they were generic leads, but if I remember rightly the one from the PS2 worked) and you were good to go. Or use the travel adapter that places like Lik-Sang often threw in the package.

They ruined one of the best online stores every just because they totally could.

 

[Joe88]

They ruined one of the best online stores every just because they totally could.

they sent a cease a desist order to them about exporting/importing psp systems
they ignored it, and thats when the trouble stared

 

[Hop2089]

I always preferred Play Asia over Lik-Sang, I always got things faster from Play Asia but that lawsuit was unjustified just for a few voltage converters and PSPs. Guitar Hero fans won't be able to play Guitar Hero anymore and that's the serious part of this, don't care too much about the other 3rd party controllers, I never had good experiences with Mad Catz controllers.

 

[SifJar]

Most MadCatz controllers and ALL RB/GH controllers are working according to here: http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlaySta...t/td-p/46207147

 

[Warrior522]

This is the reason I refuse to buy non-Nintendo consoles; they either break because they are horribly built (coughxbox360cough) or they have profit hungry buffoons running and ruining things with proprietary (friggin' special memory cards) shit up the arse...