Sony patents new controller

21 October 2009

Regular patent watchers Siliconera have spotted an interesting patent for a new handhold controller design from Sony.

The patent was filed in the US by Sony Computer Entertainment, and is simply refered to as a “hand held game controller”.

The curious design has many people guessing as to the nature of the device. Sony is planning to release a motion controller early in 2010, but it would seem that this new design is something different altogether.

 

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Image taken from patent files

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