PS5 might be able to establish gamers by way of the ability of the DualSense controller, or at the least that is what a brand new Sony patent probably suggests. Back in February, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, nevertheless it’s solely lately that the patent was printed. As for the patent, it is stuffed with technical jargon, nevertheless it reveals that Sony is engaged on some new identification know-how.
More particularly, Sony has filed a patent for system that identifies the consumer of a controller by way of sensors on the controller that transmit telemetry knowledge based mostly on outputs. What sensible operate this might have, is unclear, nevertheless it could possibly be applied in some fascinating methods. For instance, gamers might activate their console just by choosing up the controller, although this characteristic could possibly be burdensome as effectively. Meanwhile, it is attainable this could possibly be used to robotically swap between customers holding the controller, however once more this characteristic seems like it might be extra inconvenient than handy.
On the floor degree, the characteristic sounds neat, nevertheless it’s arduous to think about the way it could possibly be applied. Further, it might actually elevate privateness points.
Below, you may learn an excerpt from the official description of the patent:
“A system for figuring out a consumer of a controller features a controller having a number of sensors configured to detect interplay with the controller by the consumer and a transmitter configured to transmit telemetry knowledge based mostly on outputs of a number of of the sensors… offering a technique and an equipment for figuring out an id of a consumer holding a handheld controller.
It’s vital to do not forget that an organization like Sony information for patents on a regular basis, a lot of which by no means evolve previous the conceptual stage. In different phrases, simply because Sony is experimenting with this know-how does not imply it would find yourself being a characteristic of the PS5 or any future PlayStation console.
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