ben heck’s ps360 sixaxis controller

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April 14th, 2007 post a comment (23) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob

Console modder extraordinaire Ben Heck is at it again. This time, he’s carefully taken the guts of the Playstation 3’s SIXAXIS controller and sandwiched them inside of an Xbox 360’s wireless controller.

PS3 Xbox 360 Controller Hack by Ben Heck

There’s something that’s oh-so-wrong but oh-so-right about the strange bedfellows coming together to form a single mutant controller. He’s even modded the “Ring of Light” with PS3 red LEDs.

You can check out all the gory details on how Ben did this mod here.

April 14th, 2007 post a comment (23) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob

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23 comments post a comment

1. Bill Gates | April 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm

Wow now the PS3 has a controller that doesn’t feel like sh*t to hold
2. DIY: PS360 Sixaxis Contro&hellip | April 15th, 2007 at 1:05 am

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3. Bilbo | April 15th, 2007 at 5:17 am

Why in the hell did you not use the ps3 dpad? The x360 controller sucks donkey nuts. Boo!
4. technabob | April 15th, 2007 at 7:57 am

Really? I far prefer my 360’s controller to the SIXAXIS. The PS3 controller is too lightweight for my preference, and the symmetry of the controls isn’t as ergonomically well thought out as the 360 controller.

I do agree that the SIXAXIS D-Pad is a little more intuitive, though.
5. tenoX | April 15th, 2007 at 10:27 am

does motion sense work with it too?.. nice mod though was it hard to do or just some basic skills ?
6. technabob | April 15th, 2007 at 11:40 am

I think Ben preserved the motion sensors. However, from the looks of the detailed pics on his blog, I’d say it’s a project suited to an advanced modder (or at least someone who’s handy with an xacto and a soldering iron.)
7. Alex | April 15th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

freaking awesome!
8. jigsaw55 | April 15th, 2007 at 3:27 pm

rlly cool
9. mikes | April 15th, 2007 at 4:17 pm

that’s a freakin’ abomination. two thumbs down for ps3.
10. Ben Heckendorn | April 15th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

Well my site crashed, but glad you all liked this mod so much! I put the photos up on http://www.benheckpodcast.com so you can check them out there.

And tomorrow there’s yet another Benheck hack coming! See Engadget….
11. » Blog Archive &raq&hellip | April 15th, 2007 at 6:40 pm

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12. Aaron | April 15th, 2007 at 6:51 pm

Thats pretty cool. Haven’ t seen someone do that before. I think it would be more comfortable. I normally like Playstations controllers best but the ps3 controller was a disappointment.
13. brad | April 15th, 2007 at 7:21 pm

All this trouble and he didn’t paint it black!
14. MomKicker | April 16th, 2007 at 12:05 am

Yeah, you right. It should have been black
15. Gaming News » ben h&hellip | April 17th, 2007 at 6:32 am

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16. uncontrolableboy | April 28th, 2007 at 9:27 am

Playstations controllers better than ps3 controller that is what I think but I just like the red LED in ps3 controller. I have designed LED controller for my holiday trees project with http://www.lunaraccents.com/technology-programmable-LED-controller.html
and put a multiple colors on it. It is awesome!!!!!
17. Jonathan | November 18th, 2007 at 3:54 am

I hope this isn’t a dead forum. I would love to play ps3 games with an xbox controller. Could I purchase one of these bad boys from you Ben?
18. technabob | November 18th, 2007 at 8:51 am

Nope, not dead here, but if you want to reach Ben, you should go to his website (http://www.benheck.com) and click the “Contact Me via E-mail ” link.
19. andy | November 20th, 2007 at 1:15 pm

for all the people who would like to use a xbox360 controller on there ps3 like ben hecks ps360 pad
first get a ps-890 controller made by generic for the ps2 it has the same layout as the xbox pad
then buy a ps2 to ps3 adapter
there you go an xbox pad that works on your ps3
happy gaming
20. xbox360 rules | November 24th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

the ps3 sucks ass… xbox360 is waywaywayway better than the psshit……………….. gears +halo beats all…nuff said!!!!!!
21. technabob | November 24th, 2007 at 1:18 pm

well that was an intelligent, insightful comment.
22. XL2k5 | December 16th, 2007 at 2:58 pm

The problem with the PS-890 controller is that it’s near impossible to find, I couldn’t find any online.
And is it any good? Like, does it break easily or buttons don’t function correctly or something?
23. Randall Hamaker | April 25th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

I know you’ve probably been bombarded with emails requesting the ps360 controller and I hate to add to that but I have to know if you are still doing this mod and if so how much would it cost?
I have a 360 and ps3 controller just waiting to be dismantled and would send them to you in a heartbeat if you are willing to do this.
Let me know. Thanks!