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Just in case you need to find it in a hurry later today, here’s a link to the quote where Sony Europe’s top man Phil Harrison said rumble was a “last generation” feature.

Here’s our favourite photo of Phil, along with the no-rumble quote in full:

Rumbling PS3 controller lie watch preparation

“We have no plans to do so in the standard controller that ships with PlayStation 3. I believe that the Sixaxis controller offers game designers and developers far more opportunity for future innovation than rumble ever did. Now, rumble I think was the last generation feature; it’s not the next-generation feature. I think motion sensitivity is. And we don’t see the need to do that.” – Phil Harrison, Sony, February 2007.

Rumbling PS3 controller lie watch preparation

Here’s a photo of Kaz Hirai, as he’s the one who drew the short straw of having to find a way of making the re-introduction of a “last generation feature” sound like something new and exciting.

Rumbling PS3 controller lie watch preparation

Here’s one you can use to be getting on with.