PCWorld takes a look inside the new DualShock 3, along with the DualShock 2, and the SIXAXIS controllers.

The PS2 DualShock 2:

The original SIXAXIS for the PS3:

The PS3 DualShock 3, which is out in Japan and is officially coming to North America in April:

Seems like the Blu-ray floodgates are starting to open. Plenty to pick from this week and a lot more coming in the next couple months. Anything for you this week?

* Alvin and the Chipmunks (20th Century Fox)
* Unbreakable (Disney / Buena Vista)
* Hidalgo (Disney / Buena Vista)
* Coyote Ugly: The Double-Shot Edition (Disney / Buena Vista)
* Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow Live from Madison Square Garden (Sony Music)
* Category 7: The End of the World (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
* The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
* Beer League (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
* 10.5: Apocalypse (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
* The Last Sentinel (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
* Blackbeard (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
* Behind the Yellow Line (Celestial Pictures)

Blu-ray.com

[Update: Tosh sent me these rumoured screenshots of new store.]

SCEE says that the PLAYSTATION®Store is going to go through a revamp very soon, and that there will be no new content for two weeks! Yay and boo at the same time I guess.

Salient part of the press release:

Customer feedback drives new design, interface and navigation
Updates on hold for two weeks; new-look Store launches mid-April

This April, PLAYSTATION®Store, the online content store on PLAYSTATION®Network, is getting a whole new look and feel – and it’s in response to feedback from the millions of PSN registrants in the PAL region.

The revamp comes in response to a survey last year which showed that many PLAYSTATION Store users wanted a better interface and easier navigation. The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface.

Content will be suspended for two weeks while the improvements are carried out but users can look forward to a special update in mid-April.

There will be no weekly content updates between now and the re-launch, although users can still download content from the back catalogue, such as Warhawk™ and Gran Turismo™ 5 Prologue.

The PLAYSTATION Store revamp will not affect PLAYSTATION Network accounts or the virtual wallet system.

PLAYSTATION®Store to undergo April revamp

These videos are good for a nice laugh.

100 Reasons Why Fanboys Hate PlayStation

100 Reasons Why Fanboys Hate Xbox

Of interest to PlayStation fans are previews of:

Resistance 2
Just Cause 2
Alone in the Dark
Brutal Legend

Plus reviews of:

God of War: Chains of Olympus
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Army of Two
Patapon

There’s more but you’re going to have to download it to see for yourself. Leave any feedback in the comments please.

Download D+Pad Issue 6 in PDF or ZIP Here

Finally, a real but expensive solution for the lack of infrared support in the PS3. This little device will translate infrared commands to BlueTooth for the PS3 to understand. Including the Power On and Off buttons! Only problem is, this thing costs $55. If anybody buys this thing, please post your comments.

InfraRed to BlueTooth Converter for the PS3

Check out the final trailer of what will surely be the biggest selling game of 2008 (that’s GTA IV in case you were wondering):

*watches in HD*

It’s not the best trailer, not by a long way, but it still has me excited about playing GTA IV come April 29th!

Final GTA IV Trailer

I just picked mine up at my local Gamecrazy store. It has the online beta key inside, I haven’t tried it yet (stupid work). But this is what it looks like. Word is Gamestop will get it April 3rd or 4th. I’ll see you online in the Metal Gear Universe!

Other Pics I took, sorry for the quality.
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Metal Gear Online Site

[Update]

If you listen to the latest Hideo Blog podcast (Session 085) and go to 7:10. It will explain how the beta work. Basically you download the Metal Gear Online Beta from the PlayStation Store and enter the code. Also they’ll be 2 maps in the MGO Beta.

The MGO Beta download will be available from April 17th to May 5th.
The MGO Gamplay is available from April 21st - May 5th.

SOCOM Confrontation is coming out on September 16th. I heard that it only has seven maps, so it better be a half price title!
1UP had this to say about the game:
To celebrate this news, tomorrow Sony will be launching SOCOM.com, an online community site devoted to the game. Pre-release, the site will provide regular news […]

VideoGamer.com got their slimy little hands on Wipeout HD and got to fly some tracks with it. And they like what they see!
There are a couple interesting aspects to the game you might not be familiar with if you haven’t been keeping up with the series on the PSP.
For example, the game contains magstrips. These […]