Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.moat.net!feedme.ziplink.net!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-09!sn-xit-08!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: Doug Jacobs Newsgroups: alt.games.video.nintendo.gamecube,alt.games.video.sony-playstation2,alt.games.video.xbox,japan.videogames.playstation,microsoft.public.xbox,rec.games.video.nintendo,rec.games.video.sega,rec.games.video.sony,uk.games.video.playstation Subject: Re: Playstation3 Controller Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 00:55:04 -0000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <118l4j89p0mel53@corp.supernews.com> References: User-Agent: tin/1.6.2-20030910 ("Pabbay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.10-STABLE (i386)) X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 28 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.videogames.playstation:34 In alt.games.video.xbox Vitani wrote: > Ok, so from what I've read you can hook up 7 of these to your PS3. > Firstly, it's nice to see Sony finally supporting more than 2 > controllers out of the box, but my real question is "7?". Addresses 0 through 7 - 0 is the PS3 itself, and 1-7 are the controllers. ;) > Why 7? How can you split a screen 7 ways? 2, 4, 6, and possibly even 8 > is quite logical divisions for a TV screen, wonder why Sony chose 7? > Anyone know/have an idea? Sports games? Have your entire gang play as the opposing sports team against the computer? You could even tag players in/out with that many. If Sony were smart, I wonder if they could allow the PS3s to talk to each other, over this connection, allowing for you to have 2 or more teams of friends huddled around their own TV playing the same game? Or maybe you could use multiple controllers together - like my idea of using a gun controller and DDR mat to create a shooter in which you would literally walk around and shoot things. Maybe throw in the Eye Toy so you can duck & roll as well. Now think if you and a friend could do this. 1 camera, 2 guns, 2 DDR mats. There you go - that's 5 "controllers" right there.