GTA3Freak-2001 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that it has been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system’s SIXAXISÔ wireless controller. SCEA will receive this distinguished honor at an awards presentation being held tonight at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas. The SIXAXIS wireless controller comes standard with PS3 and enables gamers to harness the potential of the world's most powerful computer entertainment system. Developed by refining the popular original PlayStation® controller, the de facto standard in gaming with several hundred millions units shipped worldwide, the SIXAXIS wireless controller features motion-sensing technology to detect natural and intuitive movements for real-time and high precision interactive play, acting as a natural extension of the user’s body. Further illustrating its industry leadership, SCEA will be honored with several other awards at CES for the powerful technology and innovative engineering behind PS3 including the CES Best of Innovations Award for 2007, PC World’s 20 Most Innovative Products Award, Sound & Vision’s Editor’s Choice Award and Digital Entertainment Group’s (DEG) Emiel N. Petrone Digital Innovation Award. “The overwhelming consumer demand and critical acclaim for PS3 is a testament of the platform’s strength and the industry’s desire for a true next-generation entertainment system,” said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. “The full potential of this powerful machine has yet to be realized – what you’ve seen so far is just a taste of what will be on the table for 2007 and years to come.” PS3 will be on display during the 2007 International CES tradeshow, January 8-11, in the Sony Electronics Booth #14200 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Right so a controller that hasn't been redesigned since the mid 90's which has had its rumble feature removed for a half-arsed attempt at motion-sensing wins an Emmy(which is a award for TV related things) yet the Nintendo Wii which lets face it has brought something way more innovative then the Sixaxis gets shafted? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFF Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Congrats to Sony and the PS3! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 the ps3 still has the best controller design in my eyes cause it is the most comfy and why would you cahnge something that aint broke??? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMaster Smith Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I used to find the PS2 controller more comfy than the Xbox1. But now after using the 360 controller, I would muuch rather use that than the Ps2/Sixaxis. Now when I go back to the PS2, it just feels too small. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star-Lord Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yea! The Wii Controllers should of got this award it's a unique concept that has never been seen before in a gaming console. So yea! the Wii got the wrong end of the deal. But anyway it's just a stupid award it really dosen't mean anything. Sony can keep their award while the Wii keeps saying cha chin, cha chin as another sale comes in. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Congrats to Sony and the PS3! It won an Emmy, you know the award for TV Not Gaming Accessory of the Decade! @The general2 - That's all well and true, sticking to what isn't broke can't be considered revolutionary though. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 That's nice and all, but I'm still going for a 360. Wow, you still have the same controller that you had in the 90's with some motion sencer, that'll most likely sh*t out in about five years. Hurray for you. I'd still rather use the money it takes to buy a PS3 to feed all the starving kids in Africa. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 @The general2 - That's all well and true, sticking to what isn't broke can't be considered revolutionary though. no it can't be revolutionary but still i like better then the 360's controller and the same goes for the wii and the ps3 controller did add some new stuff that arent on the ps2 or ps1 controllers like monsions seysors and now it is wireless right out of the box insted of going toa story and buying a wirless controller Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 @The general2 - That's all well and true, sticking to what isn't broke can't be considered revolutionary though. no it can't be revolutionary but still i like better then the 360's controller and the same goes for the wii and the ps3 controller did add some new stuff that arent on the ps2 or ps1 controllers like monsions seysors and now it is wireless right out of the box insted of going toa story and buying a wirless controller The 360 has a wireless controller straight out of the box, well the Premium does anyway which is what most people bought. Another thing which makes this award laughable are the reports of the wireless control system having problems with keeping a connection. And that when said connection gets lost the console doesn't pause the game for you so you end up with the game continuing with your character doing 360's and shooting into the air as you get killed. I am not sure if this is entirely true having not had any experience with a PS3. I just know that my 360 controller has kept its connection since I bought it and has only disconnected when it ran out of power. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodfella. Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 The 360 controller is now my favourite of all time, previous favourite being the n64 controller. The Playstation controller is too small imo, and the analogue is sh*te. It really doesn't make sense that this got the award instead of the Wii. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trows Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Nintendo didn't submit the design into the competition or whatever, so they didn't win. The Wii controller isn't that innovative, the hardware has been around in years in arcade machines and what not. Nintendo just bought it down for mass home use. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Who gives a sh*t. The emmies, grammies, oscars, they have no credibility anymore. When sh*t like Kelly Clarkson wins Grammies, Desperate Housewives wins tv awards, and hip-hop trash wins Oscars(same Oscar Scorcese hasn't won) , I think it's safe to say their word doesnt matter. And I must say Sony seems desperate for attention with this ploy. Emmy's: stick to not knowing sh*t about shows, stay away from electroncs, k? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFF Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 How is it desperate? It is a good way to advertise. Reach out into other worlds besides just the gaming world. Get people's attention that you normally wouldn't have. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4008967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Madman Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) The 360 has the best controller in years, at least conventional controller (you can't fairly pit it against the Wii, since the Wii is all about the motion sensor stuff). previous favourite being the n64 controller. Do you remember the N64 controller? Sure, the system itself was pretty great, but the controller sucked ball. There was no effective way to use the L button unless you used the D Pad (in contrast to using the joystick, which I preferred), then if you used the D Pad, you couldn't use the Z button without moving your hand. Gamecube controller wasn't too great, either. And since the Wii doesn't have a conventional controller (classic controller aside, which is freakin' awesome looking, but I don't think you can use it on Wii games) then the greatest conventional Nintendo controller would have to be the SNES controller. I'm wandering off topic. Anyway, Dualshock+Odd R2 and L2-Rumble+Crappy Wii motion control knockoff=A failed attempt at a controller. EDIT: Did some research, and it turns out Sony's full of sh*t again: Oops, Sony declares Sixaxis Emmy, Emmys say uh-uh After Sony blasted out a press release proudly proclaiming the honor -- and after the internet rubbed its collective eyes raw -- we've learned that Sony wasn't alone in receiving an honor from the Academy. The list of Emmy Award winners for "Peripheral Development and Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers" include Sony Computer Entertainment of America and ... Nintendo! So Wii did get the honor (too). After "All I Want for Christmas is a PSP", Sony's PR guys are starting to look pretty bad. +1 for Nintendo, on the other hand, who had a WAY more innovative controller and didn't brag about the award. Edited January 10, 2007 by Sly_Madman Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) SONY IS FULL OF SH*T THEY LIED LIED LIED http://www.destructoid.com/sony-did-not-wi...xis-29164.phtml (just echoing Sly_Madman) Sony is full of sh*t and I will NOT be buying a PS3 for GTA IV. Anyone that does needs to take a fanboy test. Microsoft, I'll be getting a 360 this summer. Edited January 10, 2007 by Jordan Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny_Tightlips Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 FRAUD! Sony is a douche+Live Nude! (just keepin the echo going)Seriously, how could you sink that low? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3niX Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Well... Whats so funny about this is that the technology and the idea is actually as old as PS1. A while back (1999) an independent company released a controller whitch had motion sensing and rumble feature. http://youtube.com/watch?v=SdMCVAkQM0o Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFF Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hmm. I think I will wait to hear both sides of the story before I go saying anything. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayo Puño Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Faking it sounds like something EA would do. Maybe the whole reason the PS3 is sh*t is because EA bought it out, and wants to keep it a secret. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 EA bought it out. Sanctuary, sanctuary, sanctuary! EA is taking over the electronic world as we know it! We're all gonna DIE! Anyway, I can see Sony faking something like this. They've only got one good game, the price is.. Yeah.., so they need a good way to promote it. Way to go Sony, you should've known we'd find out it was faked soon enough. Moral of the story: Don't lie. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4009575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kippers Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Damn, Sony as just plain desperate now to get the limelight away from the 360 and the Wii aren't they. I mean, lying about getting an award? That's low. wii controller all the way! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4011531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Madman Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Moral of the story: Don't lie. This is the company that brought us All I Want For Christmas is a PSP, put spyware on it's own CDs, and created a fake movie reviewer to rave their own movies. I think dignity went out the window already... Also, just found out the Emmy is for the Dualshock controller, not the Sixaxis! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4011536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
All this Crap Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Damn, Sony as just plain desperate now to get the limelight away from the 360 and the Wii aren't they. I mean, lying about getting an award? That's low. wii controller all the way! It wasn't exactly a lie.....Sony probably thought they won it for the SIXAXIS....but even if they won one for Dualshock, it's the same type of controller as the SIXAXIS minus the rumble. They didn't win it for the rumble technology included in the Dualshock, because if it was the case, Microsoft's controller would have won too. Dualshock or SIXAXIS, Sony did win the award. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4013771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFF Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Damn, Sony as just plain desperate now to get the limelight away from the 360 and the Wii aren't they. I mean, lying about getting an award? That's low. wii controller all the way! It wasn't exactly a lie.....Sony probably thought they won it for the SIXAXIS....but even if they won one for Dualshock, it's the same type of controller as the SIXAXIS minus the rumble. They didn't win it for the rumble technology included in the Dualshock, because if it was the case, Microsoft's controller would have won too. Dualshock or SIXAXIS, Sony did win the award. Well said! I am sure it was a mistake. It's not like Sony would believe they would get away with it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4013795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
All this Crap Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) @The general2 - That's all well and true, sticking to what isn't broke can't be considered revolutionary though. no it can't be revolutionary but still i like better then the 360's controller and the same goes for the wii and the ps3 controller did add some new stuff that arent on the ps2 or ps1 controllers like monsions seysors and now it is wireless right out of the box insted of going toa story and buying a wirless controller The 360 has a wireless controller straight out of the box, well the Premium does anyway which is what most people bought. Another thing which makes this award laughable are the reports of the wireless control system having problems with keeping a connection. And that when said connection gets lost the console doesn't pause the game for you so you end up with the game continuing with your character doing 360's and shooting into the air as you get killed. I am not sure if this is entirely true having not had any experience with a PS3. I just know that my 360 controller has kept its connection since I bought it and has only disconnected when it ran out of power. I have the PS3 and I can tell you from experience....the syncing problems isn't as bad as you have been hearing online but I guess that doesn't help your cause....according to you if it doesn't make Sony look bad, it's not true. If it's negative, it must be true! I have had my PS3 since December 3rd, 2006. I got one of the original shipments because I received Talladega Nights. My controller hasn't lost a connection. So Wii did get the honor (too). After "All I Want for Christmas is a PSP", Sony's PR guys are starting to look pretty bad. +1 for Nintendo, on the other hand, who had a WAY more innovative controller and didn't brag about the award. Why would you expect Sony to announce that Nintendo got an award? Three systems by Sony (counting the PS3) have used the same controller design, which is reason enough for the Playstation controller to win an award. Sony is the only company that hasn't had to change the design of their controller. The response to the boomerang design wasn't good, I read at many places that people wanted the old design back....they got it. That just goes to show what a good job Sony did the first time they designed it. Edited January 13, 2007 by All this Crap Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4013835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star-Lord Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Moral of the story: Don't lie. This is the company that brought us All I Want For Christmas is a PSP, put spyware on it's own CDs, and created a fake movie reviewer to rave their own movies. I think dignity went out the window already... Also, just found out the Emmy is for the Dualshock controller, not the Sixaxis! Something can't be right? It's got to be for the Sixaxis as Gtafreak posted, because if the award was indeed for for the Dualshock controller then the award would go to Immersion the company who actually invented the game controller and sued Sony for not given them credit and a cut of the pile of money. Which explains why Sony has ditch the Dualshock controller. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4016045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIP YEK NOD Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I have the PS3 and I can tell you from experience....the syncing problems isn't as bad as you have been hearing online but I guess that doesn't help your cause....according to you if it doesn't make Sony look bad, it's not true. If it's negative, it must be true! I have had my PS3 since December 3rd, 2006. I got one of the original shipments because I received Talladega Nights. My controller hasn't lost a connection. mine hasn't lost the connection either. it has kinda hiccuped a few times throughout resistance, but nothing game-breaking. the problems were blown way out of proportion by the few that experienced it. Three systems by Sony (counting the PS3) have used the same controller design, which is reason enough for the Playstation controller to win an award. Sony is the only company that hasn't had to change the design of their controller. you say that like its a good thing. the dual-analogue sticks were put in to not interfere with the classic d-pad games on the ps1, and to assist the games that wanted it. for dual-analogue games, its kinda a pain in the ass to use. and the fact remains that in large hands, its still uncomfortable its not that the controllers are very different in size, but the 360s is better designed for human hands. look where the thumbs naturally fall. on the 360, its on the stick you always have to use. on the ps3 is the select button. i am just hopeing some larger bluetooth third party controllers come out for it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4016067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouveia Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 @Sip: I think it's because the PS1 was my first console, but it's controller fits perfectly on my hands... It's so cool to play. I went to play a little XBOX and then I couldn't play SA because of the controller. Hope sony don't change the controller format! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4021790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_-playero-_ Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) Whatever happened to the boomerang Anyone that does needs to take a fanboy test Nah, I'll still buy a ps3, it'll look good next to my Wii. Edited January 19, 2007 by _-playero-_ Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/264927-sixaxis-wins-an-emmy/#findComment-4022033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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