Remember that break-apart DualShock 3 idea for motion control Sony had five years ago?

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Now, the Sixaxis control is being replaced with DualShock 3 in all its rumbling, motion-sensing glory.

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Otherwise, it looks an awful lot like a DualShock 3 with some new bells and whistles.

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Whatever the PS4 looks like in the end, we know it won't support the DualShock 3.

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The controller looks an awful lot like a PlayStation 3 DualShock 3, albeit with an HD screen attached.

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The DualShock 3-esque placement of those analog sticks isn't helping either, but sadly that doesn't look like it's changing -- the sticks are where they are for function's sake.

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The controller, which is likely not the final product, includes a touchpad in between the d-pad and the traditional buttons, while the thumbsticks remain largely in the same place as the DualShock 3.

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Shallow, squishy shoulder buttons akin to those on Sony's DualShock 3 compare poorly to those found on the current Xbox 360 controller as well as competent third-party equivalents (the Razer Onza, for instance).

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While its motion sensing capability was pretty state of the art when it came out, Sony contended that the rumble (vibration) feature from previous console controls would interfere with it, so it was done away with -- until the DualShock 3 was developed.

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