page_title: PlayStation 3 accessories
section_title: DualShock 3
hierarchical_section_title: PlayStation 3 accessories / Game controllers / DualShock 3
caption_attribution_description: English: A Sony PlayStation 3 DualShock 3 wireless controller. Українська: Бездротовий контролер DualShock 3 для гральної консолі Sony PlayStation 3.
context_page_description: Various accessories for the PlayStation 3 video game console have been produced by Sony. These include controllers, audio and video input devices like microphones, video cameras, and cables for better sound and picture quality.
  The controllers include the DualShock 3, a keypad that connects to the aforementioned controller, a controller similar to those for the Xbox Kinect that allows for motion controls, and miscellaneous others used for a specific use.
  Headsets are the major A/V devices, followed by cameras and other input devices. Finally, a composite video cable set, USB cable sets, and memory adaptors complete the accessories.
context_section_description: Replacing the Sixaxis as the standard PlayStation 3 controller, the DualShock 3 (SCPH-98050/CECHZC2, trademarked "DUALSHOCK 3") features the same functions and design (including "Sixaxis" motion sensing), but with vibration feedback capability.
  Cosmetically, the DualShock 3 is nearly identical to the Sixaxis, with the only differences being that "DUALSHOCK 3" is printed on the top (with the original "SIXAXIS" label moved down) and that the body is made of opaque plastic rather than the slightly translucent plastic used on the Sixaxis. The vibration function does not interfere with the motion sensing function, and both functions can be used at once. Like the Sixaxis, it is a wireless controller with a mini-USB port on the rear that is used for charging, as well as playing while charging.
  Released alongside new PlayStation 3 models in Japan on January 11, 2008, the DualShock 3 was initially available in Black and Ceramic White colors, matching the color options for the new console models. On March 6, a Satin Silver DualShock 3 was released in Japan, again alongside a new console color. The black DualShock 3 was released in the United States on April 2 and in Europe on July 2. On October 30, 2008, the DualShock 3 became the standard controller packaged with PlayStation 3 consoles, starting with the (non-PS2-backwards compatible) 80 GB models.
  Both controllers can also be used on the PSP Go via Bluetooth (requires a PlayStation 3 system for initial connection).
caption: A DualShock 3 controller
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