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News Sony Patents Bizarre Move Controller Holder
Reinventing the wheel
Sony hasn't released quite as many plastic add-ons for the Move controller as some may have expected, but according to a patent found by PlayStation Lifestyle it could yet release a very versatile-looking plastic shell. The patent shows a plastic housing into which the Move controller would slot, but with handles and face...
News Sony Patents Kinect-like PlayStation Eye Technology
You are the controller
We suspected that the next version of the PlayStation Eye camera would come with Kinect-like depth tracking abilities, and it looks like we might have been right. A patent filed by Eye Toy and PlayStation Move visionary Dr. Richard Marks has hinted that Sony is toying with controller less techno
News Sony Patented a Wii U Style Controller Too
Great minds think alike
It turns out Nintendo isn’t the only company intent on merging handheld devices with home console experiences. A patent uncovered by Games Beat, shows Sony had a similar concept in mind way back in 2010. The patent – aw
News Sony Patents Biometric DualShock Controller
Our first glimpse of the PlayStation 4, perhaps? Probably not, Sony tends to patent a lot of stuff
But this one is genuinely cool. The patent pertains to a biometric DualShock controller, able to read: galvanic skin resistance, electrocardio data, and electro-muscular data. In English, that's: moisture, heart rhythm and muscle movements. The...
News Sony And LG Are No Longer At Loggerheads Over Patents
Cast your minds back to March and you might remember that Sony and LG were not getting along
In fact, LG even halted a shipment of PlayStation 3 consoles, claiming a patent dispute in Sony's Blu-ray technology. According to a report on Reuters, the two companies have now kissed and made up, signing a cross-licensing deal. Hopefully this puts a stop...
News Sony Patents Interactive Toy For PlayStation 3 & PSP
Look, we don't want to frighten you ok? We're just reporting the news
And this seems kind of relevant, seeing as Sony actively patented the monstrosity being projected onto the back of your eyeballs above. What you're actually seeing is a patent filed by Sony. The patent is for an interactive doll, that has various features such as articulated limbs...
News Sony Patent Could Bring Move Support to Portable Consoles
NGP or PSP support rumoured
If you've got a PSP 3000 or PSP Go you can already use your DualShock controller to control the games, but for games where you need to get a bit more physical, this newly unearthed patent might interest you. Filed by Sony back in 2009, the patent clearly shows two motion controllers used to orchestrate the action on a...
News Patent Reveals PlayStation Move Could Come to NGP
Motion gaming in your hand
NGP already contains some pretty impressive motion-sensing technology, but a new Sony patent suggests the new portable could receive PlayStation Move support in future. Filed by Sony in 2009, the patent reveals a special stand would be used to house the portable console, letting it communicate with the Move controller. A...
News Sony Patents Reveal the Fascinating Moves That Never Were
Analogue sticks and more
Move's a simple beast, really: glowing sphere, gyrometers, accelerometers and that's about it. But what if it could be more? Recently revealed patents filed by Sony show the different avenues the controller could have taken in its route to market, including analogue sticks, twistable balls and a pressure-sensitive sphere...
News Sony Patents Add Further Fuel To The PSP2 Fire
Patents registered by SCEA last month have added more evidence to the never-ending stream of PSP2 rumours
According to Akihabara News (via EDGE) the patent mentions a handheld device with two-finger touch triggered selection". Comprising: a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a...
News Sony Patent Last-Gen Console Adapter
For some reason people want to play PlayStation 2 games on their PlayStation 3
Now don't get us wrong, we get the convenience of being able to play all those old games on your PS3; we just don't get why it's such a necessity for some people. At the end of the day, if you need to play PS2 games, they still sell the last Sony console in most shops...
News Sony Patent Suggests Degradable Demos
A patent filed by Sony has revealed that the company may have plans to release some form of degradable demo functionality
It essentially details a taster for a full game, in which elements are taken away depending on how far you've progressed or how long you've been playing. Those elements can then be restored, should the user decide to purchase the...
News Qriouser & Qriouser: Sony Trademark "Qriocity" Network Brand
Sony has caused interest among the Web today by filing a trademark for the very Sony sounding "Qriocity" - a proposed network
The company that brought us "Qore" and "Xross Media Bar" have been looking to introduce a Sony-wide network for a while, and it looks like that product may finally have its brand. The trademark (that comes...
News Playstation Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Mad
It's been a while since we heard about the Playstation Motion Controller (there's no way it's releasing in Spring, right?), so it's perhaps good timing to see some new patents filed by Sony Computer Entertainment
The patent for "Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment" deals with a series of control options. The patent seems to...
News Patent Looks Like A Playstation Nunchuck But Has No Analogue Stick
It was not long ago that our very own columnist, Twiggy, was ranting about the lack of analogue sticks on the Playstation Motion Controller
Looks like Sony kind of listened, as they've just filed a patent for a "Nunchuck" like controller for the PS3. Interestingly though, while looking like a nunchuck, the controller has no analogue stick...
