silentassassin Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Kinda like how third-party peripheral companies went gaga over the Wii's waggle wand, it seems Sony has patented an large number of possible attachments for their upcoming motion controller. From something that looks like dual maracas to a possible solution to the "wand in one hand, DualShock in another" conundrum we saw during TGS '09, Sony's "Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment" covers them. One patent is for a thumb reader that can be "used to validate the identity of the person holding the controller by analyzing the biometric data provided by the attachment." Thumbprint scanner versus vitality sensor, anyone? Another one is for a swappable d-pad that lets players decide whether the motion controller has buttons, a d-pad, or even a dial. pics in da link blow http://www.qj.net/qjnet/playstation-3/sony...controller.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I think After having yo pay millions of dollars for patent infringement issue involving dualshock controllers earlier, sony now does not want to take risk and patent any form of idea it comes to their minds . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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