Long after the introduction of the Xbox 360 Chatpad, Sony has finally unveiled its answer to Microsoft’s controller keyboard attachment. The Playstation Keypad, announced yesterday at Leipzig, is a full QWERTY keyboard that clips on to the top Playstation 3 Controller. The Keypad features a small touchpad as well, which can be used when surfing the web. There is also a possibility that the touchpad will be used in future games, but only time will tell. The keypad’s priority, however, is to make communication and navigation easier in Playstation Home.

The only downside that I see to this attachment so far is that it clips at the top of the controller, rather than the bottom. There is a possibility that this layout can make typing uncomfortable, but it is hard to tell without getting a hands-on trial.