The rumble-equipped successor to the lightweight SIXAXIS is almost ready for release. According to the latest issue of Japan's Dengeki PlayStation magazine (quoted over at NeoGAF), the Dual Shock 3 will be compatible with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

And looking at the image above, taken from Sony's official Japanese GT5 site, it seems clear that the new controller will become available in Japan at the same time as GT5 Prologue itself: this October. Which is little over two months away.

If the Dual Shock 3 becomes the PS3's standard controller, which it almost certainly will, just imagine the flood of second-hand SIXAXIS pads that will appear. Although there's no official confirmation of the Dual Shock 3's UK release just yet, it might be an idea to hold off from buying spare SIXAXIS controllers...

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