PS5: Sony patent for strange controller feature surfaced

Another Sony patent has surfaced. Everything revolves around a controller where you can fold in the sticks. The future of controllers could hold completely new possibilities.

PlayStation: Sony is working on a whole new kind of controller?

Sony employees come up with many practical ideas, and the company often files a patent. It doesn’t always translate into reality, but it gives us an idea of ​​what the future might hold. A new patent from Sony addresses the idea of ​​being able to fold sticks. One wonders what good this is for. Better transportation? Durability? Under the point “Background of the invention” the company writes:

“The thumbstick protrusion protrudes from the surface of the controller and can easily catch on clothing or other thin materials, making the thumbstick prone to breakage.”

How is this supposed to work?

According to the patent, the corresponding controller has a so-called thumbstick shaft with a coupled thumbstick body. The stem is configured to retract into the body. This should form a center of rotation within the controller that can be rotated freely.

Perhaps controllers with larger and flatter surfaces should become more comfortable in the future and, thanks to the foldable sticks, be easier to transport and more durable – but unfortunately not much can be gleaned from the patent. Whether the previous plans will actually be implemented is still in the stars.

The DualSense still has normal sticks, but it’s great fun:

DualSense Wireless Controller Midnight Black [PlayStation 5]

The price may be higher now. Price as of 1/18/2022 6:53 p.m

(Source: Patentscope)

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