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Archduke Final Boss, 5th Form
Stature : 109 U.S.A. Playing : Nioh and Nier: Automata Watching : 日本のアニメ
| Subject: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:39 am | |
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- Way back in May 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a United States patent application for the “Hybrid Separable Motion Controller,” which in layman’s terms is a DualShock and PlayStation Move in one. Yesterday, the patent was approved.
The eagle eyes over at thesixthaxis spotted the patent and posted the PDF, but the general idea is that you’re getting a DualShock with a PlayStation Move orb on each side. From there, the controller breaks in half via magnets so that you can wave your arms for your favorite PlayStation Move-enabled game. Each half of the controller has its own speaker, accelerometer, vibration option and so on.
No word on what device the controller is intended for – PS3 or the ever-rumored PS4/Orbis – but CVG.com points out that the patent “also shows a Cell/RSX configuration on one slide, suggesting that the device is likely to be related to a current platform, if it is in fact even planned for release.”
And there’s the important snippet – if it’s planned for release. Sony patents stuff all the time and doesn’t use it, so don’t run out to preorder the controller yet. When reached for comment, a Sony rep said "Unfortunately, we do not comment on patents."
Would you even buy this thing? Let us know in the comments below, and thanks to IGN reader Jordan Bird for tipping us off to this whole thing. | |
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Mecha Certified IGN Reposter
Stature : 194
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:45 am | |
| Looks like a regular PlayStation controller with two balls. | |
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Archduke Final Boss, 5th Form
Stature : 109 U.S.A. Playing : Nioh and Nier: Automata Watching : 日本のアニメ
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:46 am | |
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- Looks like a regular PlayStation controller with two balls.
That's exactly what it is. lol. | |
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| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:12 am | |
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The Enkindler Endgame Boss
Stature : 86 Greece Playing : Plenty of games, and I can't count them.
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:12 am | |
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Orion Final Boss, 5th Form
Stature : 298 UK Playing : Persona
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:16 am | |
| Because PS Move was such a success | |
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ArchAngel Sub-Boss
Stature : 20 Heaven Playing : Sarcasm
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:28 am | |
| So instead of turning the dualshock into something awesome like the Xbox controller, they add two balls to it?Makes perfect sense | |
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| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:02 am | |
| So instead of a dick without balls we get balls without a dick? |
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Hydell Boss Spawn
Stature : 179 From Hell Playing : Resistance 3, Deus Ex, Max Payne 3, Uncharted 3
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:58 am | |
| Never been interested in motion controls so I wouldn't be getting this. I'll play with my own balls instead. | |
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yonny616 Post-Game Enemy
Stature : 187 Earth Playing : The Last of Us. Watching : The Flash.
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:18 pm | |
| Finally! A controller with BALLZ! | |
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Bluenose Founding Father
Stature : 264 Playing : Tu madre
| Subject: Re: Playstation Move/Dualshock hybrid controller patent approved Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:19 pm | |
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