For those of us who more used to seeing controllers which are ever more technologically advanced and promising to be both more functional and immersive, the new Sony patent spotted by our colleagues at GamesIndustry.biz is somewhat surprising. Unlike the PS5's DualSense with its immersive haptic feedback, its dynamic adaptive triggers and its built-in microphone, the future of Playstation’s controllers could be much simpler.
The patent, filed in July 2020 and published in February 2021, is presented under the working name of "System and Method for Generating User Input Methods in a Video Game". Its goal is to use everyday objects as input devices. Sony uses bananas as an example, to move the camera or to act as a joystick, and oranges that can, in duo, simulate holding a steering wheel, but it could be anything else, as long as it is not bright.
A camera – which could be integrated into the helmet – connected by cable to the console would identify the contours of the object, its pixels, and even its colors. This would make it possible to visualize the movements, but also to project buttons to create a virtual joystick.
This solution will of course not be intended to replace the real controllers of the PSVR 2 of the PS5 which, like the DualSense controllers, will have adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, to which are added a small LED panel replacing the white ball of the PS Move and a force sensor comparable to what the Valve Index offers.
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