Tl:dr If you own a PS3, you get functionality. So what's Sony's loss? Many people are familiar and comfortable with the DualShock shape, so they could at least fill the yawning void currently occupied by third-party nasties. But I think most people - not necessarily members of a Bit-Tech forum, perhaps, but most people - own the PS3 for games and their PC couldn't play 'em if it tried. I mean, obviously, they know that if you're playing PC games with it, they might have lost the chance to sell you that game on PS3. So surely, anything that sells more of these expensive little things equals win? (I mean, c'mon, official Dualshock 2's are still £19.99 in HMV.) I think it's probably fair to say that the percentage Sony makes on have-to-buy-ours-peripherals is higher than the games, and certainly higher than the consoles (originally sold at a loss, remember). Of that, Sony might well rake in £10-15 in pure profit (I'm generalizing, of course, but hey). But here's the nub a DS3 is like £39.99 (RRP). Click to expand.Eh, I can't argue that's it's Sony's responsibility.
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