Far as i am concerned they should give them away and or trade them in for the cheap Sixaxis.

Good But this is Wal*Mart were talking about. I get to save $5 and contribute to Wal*Mart's EVIL doing, sweet! Yeah right I'd rather burn my money than give them a penny of it. I'll spend the extra $5 elsewhere and keep my dignity, thanks.

why dont you guys just return then sixaxis after you buy the dual shock3

I've been waiting for something like this. MSRP should have been reduced to $49 anyways. They're selling some cheap at Amazon too, but from other amazon sellers.

But when get there and ask for one, the 65 year old working the electronics section doesn't know what you are talking about.

Walmart is good for one thing, late night boredom

so what if wal-mart sells less than MSRP? everything is cheaper at walmart, maybe by a couple of cents, or by a few dollars...dont complain about it, if you dont like it, then go to gamestop, and buy it and give sony its full support, sony is already rich, and dont you think it will do well with their exclusives/console?

You still gots to pay some tax though...but this is cheaper than the amazon.com deal. which is $54.79

but the walmart price is still the cheapest on the whole internet...They also sale the cheap sixaxis for $39.99

Also you got to remember everybody in the sun who has a PS3 or is going to get one will get a Dualshock 3 for GTAIV....

i will not be buyin into the Dualshock 3 for GTA IV or any of my games, That is untill i need a 2nd controller haha

Sony says you don't need rumble but since I need a second controller, I'll buy one. My 360 from 2006 came with rumble though.

Now everybody wants rumble ha ha ha.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.