Sony Patents Gaming Controller With a Touchscreen Display, Check Out the Image Explaining the Tech

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With Sony finally acknowledging the existence of the PS5, could we finally getting new bits and info regarding the new iteration of the DualShock 4 for the company’s upcoming console?

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Sony Interactive Entertainment America, which is the PlayStation brand of the company, has filed a patent for a gaming controller that has a touchscreen at the United States Patent Office.

A controller for interfacing wirelessly with a computing device is provided, including the following: a housing defined by a main body, a first extension extending from a first end of the main body, and a second extension extending from a second end of the main body, the first extension and the second extension for holding by a first hand and a second hand of a user, respectively; a touchscreen defined along the top surface of the main body between the first extension and the second extension; a first set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the first extension and on a first side of the touchscreen; and a second set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the second extension and on a second side of the touchscreen.

It could very well be a new version of the DualShock 4, but given how the current controller has a not-so-good battery life, adding a touchscreen to it might very well make it last for only a few hours at most.

Could this be the new controller for the PS5? Maybe the DualShock 5 if ever Sony decides to stick with the name? Then again, it could very well be a patent that we won’t ever see the actual product come to fruition.

Source: USPTO via Reddit

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cunter
cunter
5 years ago

I feel sorry for all the VR gamers. Just give me my controller, AAA games, lemme put my feet up and laze off and play my games like ive been playing for the last 25 years.

Barry Harden
Barry Harden
Reply to  cunter
5 years ago

Yes you’ll keep getting fat while VR users work off their calories and get entertained at the same time.

Daniel Ernesto
Daniel Ernesto
Reply to  Barry Harden
5 years ago

This was the most dumb thing I ever red.

Barry Harden
Barry Harden
Reply to  Daniel Ernesto
5 years ago

Your reply was the most idiotic I’ve ever read.

Marty8370
Marty8370
5 years ago

Too keep power low Sony could use a E ink touch screen. Smart watches are starting too use them screens too

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