Sony Patents Universal Game Controller

[JMcEntegart]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week made public a patent application from Sony. Dated August 2008, the application details a universal controller with a twist.

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[FlorinR]

Another "great" Sony product !

 

[sliem]

Um universal game controller = our hands. Duh! (jk)

 

[sliem]

No good, where is "Z" trigger for Nintendo 64?

 

[rantoc]

Maby i should patent underwear, especialy t-shirt and bikini and make sure no one could ever use them...

Gosh the patent system is so silly at times when you can patent ANYTHING and then patent troll it for years to come!

 

[gamerfu]

Where is L1, L2, R1, R2? On top of the controller?

How will L3 and R3 analog sticks work?

Why didn't they patent the 6-button controller? That would of been useful.

 

[theuerkorn]

Not sure this will catch on. Is likely to look very cool, and it works on phones as most of the time it's the same screen as where your GUI is. For console games, however, I would think the tactile feedback is vital when playing games on a different screen without eyes on the controller.

 

[RooD]

ill pass for the price im sure i can just buy 1 of each controller... and hard buttons are king for games... you need to feel the buttons to know where they are... i have a feeling alot of people will lose their buttons lol

 

[megamanx00]

Seriously? They got a patent for this? WTF!!

 

[JohnnyLucky]

No! I would not like a controller like that.

 

[Guest]

Kick ass ergonomics on that thing.

 

[random_yggdrasil]

I just don't think a touch screen could allow for the pressure sensitivity both what the controller receives and what the user feels and force feed back?
I think the Touch screen controller will be a toy for gaming market much like the DS not a "controller" people will control their consoles and what not with.
Maybe prefect the original controller some more. I don' want to learn a new controller layout every new console I play let alone if game company'can make what every layout on a controller they like with a touchscreen.

 

[warezme]

No PC, how is it universal?

 

[Guest]

The day the controller breaks due to pressure hints back to the days of the joystick breaking whilst hammering the orange button (atari).

 

[omnimodis78]

Good concept but no real buttons = crap! How will they address the analog joysticks/buttons?

 

[milktea]

Never liked touch screen things. So useless controller for me. Maybe Sony is trying to go for the most patents competition.

 

[kin3000]

[citation][nom]milktea[/nom]... Maybe Sony is trying to go for the most patents competition.[/citation]

I'm pretty sure Microsoft is miles ahead of Sony in that competition.

 

[mlopinto2k1]

[citation][nom]andboomer[/nom]Kick ass ergonomics on that thing.[/citation]lol

 

[rhino13]

Negative on that.
This would be the end of all fighting games. You can't rest your fingers on the buttons any longer.

 

[anershay]

I don't see someone buying a device like this because the cost will be too much for something that performs less favorably than standard console controllers. However if they were to find a way to turn people's touchscreen phones into a universal touch controller, then I could see this being successful.