SplitFish FragFX PS3 Controller Reviewed (Verdict: Mouse on a Console Done Right)

Jason Chen — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:40:09 EDT

Those of you playing first person shooters on the PS3 but suck at using the SIXAXIS to aim were probably looking forward to the SplitFish FragFX, the half controller, half mouse contraption. How well does it work? Pretty darn well. And it's customizable too.

You can assign the mouse to control the camera view, the left stick, or even act as a mouse in the PS browser. Downloadable software also lets you reassign all the buttons in case games don't have good assignment options themselves.

There's even a "frag" button, which when pressed, slows down the mouse movement significantly so you can aim even more precisely. For $59 (wired) and $69 (wireless), you can't go wrong with this controller. We just wish they'd make one for the 360.

SplitFish FragFX PS3 Review [IGN]

SplitFish FragFX: Mouse Controller for PS3

Brian Lam — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:08:15 EDT

SplitFish's controller replaces the right hand side of the PS3's joypad with a mouse, complete with familiar buttons and a grotesquely large mousepad. It's a follow up to their EdgeFX, a PS2 controller that looks very similar. The difference? This has SIXAXIS control on the left hand side. PS3 could be developed to handle the variable mouse inputs — supposedly, this'll work well for navigating in Home. Their latest 1.6 update, due on Thursday, is getting Bluetooth mouse support, too. And this comes in both USB and Bluetooth flavors. Could be an unfair advantage in games, although I doubt widespread support will go very far.

–Brian Lam

SplitFish's Freakish FragFX Controller [Kotaku]

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SplitFish FragFX PS3 Controller Reviewed (Verdict: Mouse on a Console Done Right)

SplitFish FragFX: Mouse Controller for PS3