14 DAY TRIAL // Usefulness = 0%; Radicalness = 100%. This is the new PS3 SIXAXIS - Dual Shock 360 controller mod, accomplished by Benjamin Heckendorn, who also made the "Xbox 360 laptop," the "Wii Laptop," and the "one handed 360 controller." This time, he thought to make a better controller for the PS3, in terms of looks and control, by taking out "the guts" of the PS3's controller and placing them inside the 360's Dual Shock controller which is far more sexy and you may have noticed that it provides better grip.
Just like everyone else, Benjamin Heckendorn also thinks that Sony kind of messed up on the SIXAXIS, not with its controls, but with its shape: "On the original Sixaxis / Dual Shock most of the trigger buttons are on a plastic sheet set against a separate plastic frame, much like a keyboard is inside. Again I say, why didn't they update the controller this time? I mean, a REAL change? It's getting pretty pathetic?"
The job was quite tricky and pricey at the same time, "... hundreds of dollars at least," were spent, but the man didn't back down and showed once again that there's nothing he couldn't do. I mean, just think about how difficult it must have been to convert the SIXAXIS' left analog stick to fit the Dual Shock's D-pad (you know the controls are asymmetrical with the 360's Dual Shock). What surprised even Heckendorn was that the main PCB of the SIXAXIS was almost the same shape and size as the Dual Shock board:
"An early test of the guts. I've rewired many a Sony controller in the past, but it's always good to check if things are working. Of course this time I'll have to deal with the "analog" L2 and R2 buttons of the Sixaxis? A better view of the main PCB in the SIXAXIS. Amazingly, it's exactly the same shape and size as a Dual Shock board. The actual "tilt" device is a little IC at the end of a cord, not much too look at."
The rest of the story is about how the PlayStation/Xbox middle button got a PS color logo (the SIXAXIS has a black and white PS sign), how the battery and USB cable fit and...that's it. Check out the photos to see what the poor controllers had to go through during the process and then check out the video to see one freaky dude called Benjamin Heckendorn, taking his own invention for a spin.
