Editing DualShock (section)

===Variations===
The DualShock 3 has been produced in various colors: charcoal black, satin silver, ceramic white, classic white,<ref name=EngadgetClassicWhite>{{cite web|last1=Hollister|first1=Sean|title='Classic White' DualShock 3 appears at e-tail, dreaming of an alabaster console|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/05/classic-white-dualshock-3-appears-at-e-tail-dreaming-of-an-al/|website=Engadget|access-date=March 21, 2015|date=September 5, 2010|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129020420/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/05/classic-white-dualshock-3-appears-at-e-tail-dreaming-of-an-al/|url-status=live}}</ref> metallic blue, deep red,<ref name=EngadgetRedAndBlue>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Paul|title=Sony's red and blue DualShock 3 controllers land in October, love this country|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/sonys-new-red-and-blue-dualshock-3-controllers-bleed-american/|website=Engadget|access-date=March 21, 2015|date=July 28, 2009|archive-date=January 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130015919/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/sonys-new-red-and-blue-dualshock-3-controllers-bleed-american/|url-status=live}}</ref> pink,<ref name=EngadgetPink>{{cite web|last1=McElroy|first1=Griffin|title=Pink DualShock 3 controller coming September 21|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/pink-dualshock-3-controller-coming-september-21/|website=Engadget|access-date=March 21, 2015|date=September 10, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113525/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/pink-dualshock-3-controller-coming-september-21/|url-status=live}}</ref> "jungle green" (olive), "candy blue" (light blue),<ref>{{cite web|date=March 1, 2011|title=Japan: New PS3 controller colour, peripherals announced|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291395/news/japan-new-ps3-controller-colour-peripherals-announced/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304144017/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291395/news/japan-new-ps3-controller-colour-peripherals-announced/|archive-date=March 4, 2011|access-date=March 1, 2011|publisher=[[Computer and Video Games|CVG]]}}</ref> "urban camouflage" (three-color [[Desert digital camouflage|digital camouflage]]), "crimson red" (transparent red), and "cosmic blue" (transparent blue). Not all colors have been made available in all markets or at all times.

Additional colors have been released alongside limited edition consoles, including gun-metal grey<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52164|title=Gunmetal Grey PS3 Coming to North America|date=2008-04-10|access-date=September 10, 2010|publisher=[[Shacknews]]|archive-date=2008-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920141712/http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52164|url-status=live}}</ref> and "cloud black" (dark grey).<ref name="FFVIIBundle">{{cite web|last1=North|first1=Dale|date=January 19, 2009|title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children PS3 bundle is real|url=http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-ps3-bundle-is-real-118513.phtml|access-date=March 21, 2015|website=[[Destructoid]]|archive-date=November 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121034746/http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-ps3-bundle-is-real-118513.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

A limited edition baseball themed DualShock 3 controller was released on March 8, 2011, to coincide with the release of ''[[MLB 11: The Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GN8VGM|title=Amazon.com: PS3 DualShock 3 Wireless Controller - MLB 11 The Show Edition: Video Games|website=Amazon|access-date=December 26, 2010|archive-date=October 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016095526/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GN8VGM|url-status=live}}</ref> Another color, "Metallic Gold", became available in June 2012 as a limited edition in Europe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/06/05/on-your-marks-get-set-go/|title=On Your Marks, Get Set, Go…! – PlayStation.Blog.Europe|date=June 5, 2009|access-date=July 20, 2012|publisher=PlayStation.Blog.Europe|archive-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709041252/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/06/05/on-your-marks-get-set-go/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in North America it is sold exclusively in GameStop from October 2012.<ref name="MetallicGoldDualShock3">{{cite web|title=DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller - Metallic Gold - GameStop Exclusive|url=http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/accessories/dualshock-3-wireless-controller-metallic-gold-gamestop-exculsive/102832|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702101959/http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/accessories/dualshock-3-wireless-controller-metallic-gold-gamestop-exculsive/102832|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name="EngadgetGold">{{cite web|last1=Fletcher|first1=JC|title=PS3 controller goes 'metallic gold' at GameStop|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/ps3-controller-goes-metallic-gold-at-gamestop/|website=Engadget|access-date=March 21, 2015|date=June 15, 2012|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132011/http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/ps3-controller-goes-metallic-gold-at-gamestop/|url-status=live}}</ref> A limited edition ''[[God of War: Ascension]]'' controller is available in the UK as part of a console bundle to coincide with the launch of the game<ref name="GoWEuroWhite">{{cite web|date=2012-02-06|title=God of War: Ascension white PS3 bundle unveiled for UK|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/god-of-war-ascension-white-ps3-bundle-unveiled-for-uk/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209063054/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/god-of-war-ascension-white-ps3-bundle-unveiled-for-uk|archive-date=2013-02-09|access-date=2013-02-08|work=[[Joystiq]]|publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> and in the Americas as a game and controller bundle. On November 1, 2013, Sony announced a new transparent Crystal model of the DualShock 3 controller in Japan.<ref name="PolygonCrystal">{{cite web|last1=Corriea|first1=Alexa|title=Crystal see-through DualShock 3 hitting Japan next month|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/1/5054382/crystal-see-through-dualshock-3-hitting-japan-next-month|website=Polygon|access-date=March 21, 2015|date=November 1, 2013|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162747/http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/1/5054382/crystal-see-through-dualshock-3-hitting-japan-next-month|url-status=live}}</ref>{{clear}}