PlayStation 3 Getting Wireless Keypad in November, Features Mouse-like Touch Pad

by Chris Faylor, Aug 20, 2008 10:33am PDT

Related Topics – PlayStation 3, Hardware, PlayStation 2, GC 2008

A wireless keypad with a touch-sensitive pad will be released for the PlayStation 3 in November, Sony announced today.

As it utilizes Bluetooth technology, the pad can be used with any other Bluetooth-compatible device, such as a smart phone or a laptop, and charges its battery via a USB connection.

With a toggle switch, the "entire surface of the keypad" can be used as a mouse-like touch pad, according to Sony.

"In this mode, you can slide your finger on this area to move the cursor on the screen and tap to enter," SCEA hardware marketing director John Koller wrote on the official PlayStation Blog. "There will be two short cut buttons on the Keypad that will enable users to jump directly to the XMB's 'Friends' icon and the 'Message Box' during gameplay."

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By: lectR x Show Full Post

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Cool that they did this, definitely a help. They better watch out, the day they start introducing all-out keyboards and optical mice for the consoles, is the day that consoles officially die [which isn't a bad thing imo]

Aug 21, 2008 5:42pm PDT

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Cool that they did this, definitely a help. They better watch out, the day they start introducing all-out... : lectR
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- You mean the day PC Gaming will die. : Fieno

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By: -=kodiak=- x Show Full Post

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i love the keypad on the 360, even though it's strictly for messages. It's comfortable to use, fits into the controller nicely and dont get in your way when you play a game.

that keypad, looks like a clusterfuck on an already uncomfortable controller

Aug 20, 2008 10:38am PDT

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i love the keypad on the 360, even though it's strictly for messages. It's comfortable to use, fits into ... : -=kodiak=-
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By: ElArabDeMagnifico x Show Full Post

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Meh, nothing beats that FragFX controller and a Keyboard with a USB extension.

Aug 20, 2008 11:56pm PDT

Meh, nothing beats that FragFX controller and a Keyboard with a USB extension. : ElArabDeMagnifico

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It's crazy thick and wraps around the controller??? I'll pass...

Aug 20, 2008 7:46pm PDT

It's crazy thick and wraps around the controller??? I'll pass... : Ghillie

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Seems like an awkward place to put a keypad. I would think you would want it closer to your thumbs.

Aug 20, 2008 10:37am PDT

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Seems like an awkward place to put a keypad. I would think you would want it closer to your thumbs. : FatBaby
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I don't understand the whole touchpad thing.. Where exactly are you supposed to slide your finger? Between the keys?..

Aug 20, 2008 2:20pm PDT

I don't understand the whole touchpad thing.. Where exactly are you supposed to slide your finger? Betwee... : pillzer

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No more retarded analog sticks for fps games weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Aug 20, 2008 10:39am PDT

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No more retarded analog sticks for fps games weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee : stewballz123
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- I lol'd this post because I really don't see that happening at all. : FormerHPB
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  Have you ever played an FPS with a touch pad? : Chris Faylor
  - exactly...I'd rather play with the n64's stupid "c" buttons than use that : Bumpmapped
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    yes nintendo ds cod 4 : stewballz123
    - That doesn't really count. You played that with a stylus and it was designed around that control scheme. ... : Chris Faylor
- how exactly? You still need a mouse and games that support it. : skinlab133
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  wait so you dont get to use it for the video games its only for the playstation network online stuff? ... : stewballz123
  - did you even look at the picture before posting? how would that thing be comfortable for playing games? : OrkO
- For first person shooters: Mouse > Analog Stick > Touchpad > Laptop clit-mouse : ecclesio
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  WASD is going to be a little tricky to pull off with this one. : dangerdoggie
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    This device uses the WTF control scheme rather than WASD. : nudel
    - I LOL'd : pillzer

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I actually like this idea. Call me crazy. I think it'll be most useful for typing in stuff, not controlling anything... maybe if games let us bind hotkeys using the keyboard it would be more useful. Besides, I like anything that makes it more secure to use the playstation network- now I can just type my password in every time instead of having it be remembered.

Aug 20, 2008 12:15pm PDT

I actually like this idea. Call me crazy. I think it'll be most useful for typing in stuff, not controlli... : silentw

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ROFL who thought of that design?

Aug 20, 2008 11:27am PDT

ROFL who thought of that design? : Demond4231

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By: nudel x Show Full Post

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Maybe it's just an illusion but the keys look raised in those pictures, like they're physical keys instead of it being a flat, touch-sensitive surface... So how is that going to work as a mousepad?

And how are you going to get a finger up there in the first place???

Along with it being an utterly stupid place to put the keys (as many others have already said), this makes me wonder if those photos have anything to do with the finished product.

Aug 20, 2008 10:58am PDT

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Maybe it's just an illusion but the keys look raised in those pictures, like they're physical keys instea... : nudel
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- Hmm, the official blog seems to confirm everything, with the photos and saying it will snap on to the top... : nudel

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Ugh, just buy a computer already.

Aug 20, 2008 10:55am PDT

Ugh, just buy a computer already. : ebok007

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