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Sony patents a transforming modular controller

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It wasn’t all great hardware and games that arrived with the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 generation of gaming. There were a few misfires along the way, such as Sony trying so hard to get some of that Wii pie that their Move controller was just one step away from being known as the Sony Pii. But their next bit of potential hardware looks far more original.

Sony has submitted a new patent, that shows off a controller with a massive modular spin to it. According to the patent, the controller can assume various forms and shapes and may be a Decepticon ready to baysplode.

The components of this controller can be separated and rearranged, to form anything from a faux knife, through to a knife or Batman. It’ll also feature some of that augmented reality that the gaming industry has a hard-on for right now, with the various shapes being used as peripherals for future games.

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Sony has patented an interesting new kind of controller made of connecting components, which can be rearranged and attached in various configurations at the user’s whim.

According to NeoGAF, this modular tool will be packing plenty of uses. As interesting as the tech looks though, there’s no word on whether we’ll ever see such a controller in this lifetime. Sony has a habit of patenting technology and keeping it hidden away, but I do like the concept behind this.

Although I can just imagine how many extra bucks it would cost to get a specific module for a certain game if Sony ever went all in with this idea.

Last Updated: January 20, 2014

15 Comments

  1. Gaming console meets Lego?

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    • Kensei Seraph

      January 20, 2014 at 11:33

      Now if they can somehow incorporate the joy of Lego building with gaming at a vastly cheaper price then it could work.

      Imagine playing Dead Rising and you can create a new weapon by reconfiguring your controller.

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      • iAmWeasel

        January 20, 2014 at 11:37

        What would be sick is if you could build something with real Lego and then import it into a game world. Imagine a racing game based on this concept.

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        • Kensei Seraph

          January 20, 2014 at 11:50

          Finally a use for the Kinect.

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  2. Hammersteyn

    January 20, 2014 at 11:20

    They should patent a transforming modular console, you know, for backwards compatibility.

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    • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

      January 20, 2014 at 11:25

      Yea seriously. I am hoping I get to experience Last of Us on PS4. Heard so much about that.

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  3. Sageville

    January 20, 2014 at 11:22

    There is a move ball on that controller, so naturally I hate it with my entire being.

    Once burnt, twice shy…..

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  4. Admiral Chief in Vegas

    January 20, 2014 at 11:27

    DLC to transform

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  5. TiMsTeR1033

    January 20, 2014 at 11:30

    I somehow don’t see this ever seeing the light of day..

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    • Hammersteyn

      January 20, 2014 at 11:34

      Costs money to research and patent something. Money is a bit tight as well with Sony last I heard.

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    • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

      January 20, 2014 at 11:48

      Yea, the little kids of today can’t use Lego, imagine the kids of tomorrow

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  6. Eric

    January 20, 2014 at 11:54

    I thought the official name for the PS Move was the PS-kinda-looks-like-a-sex-toy

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    • Weanerdog

      January 20, 2014 at 13:21

      So the new one is the PS shocker.

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  7. Weanerdog

    January 20, 2014 at 13:21

    Awesome Idea until you realize that it can only work with the move.

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  8. Brian Murphy

    January 21, 2014 at 01:30

    Doesn’t really mean much of anything until we see actual hardware based off of it, Sony’s one of the largest patent holders in the world for a reason…every time they come up with an idea that could every possibly be put into production (by them, or anyone else), they patent it.

    More often than not, I’d say, Sony just patents it to lock the idea down, rather than actually use it.

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