{"id":95811,"date":"2016-06-20T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95811"},"modified":"2016-06-20T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:51:31","slug":"sony-is-making-a-new-elite-controller-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/95811-sony-is-making-a-new-elite-controller-report","title":{"rendered":"Sony is making a new Elite controller: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Japanese <a href=\"http:\/\/api.viglink.com\/api\/click?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_146642304690210&amp;key=de2ccb8ca8943c06669720e0a267a9f6&amp;libId=ipny63100100ag8y000DAmte7icsn&amp;loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neogaf.com%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1236329&amp;v=1&amp;out=http%3A%2F%2Fipforce.jp%2Fpatent-jp-A-2016-106297&amp;ref=http%3A%2F%2Fsagamer.co.za%2F2016%2F06%2F20%2Frumour-sony-working-on-their-own-elite-ps4-controller&amp;title=New%20DualShock%204%20Controller%20Patented%20By%20Sony%20-%20NeoGAF&amp;txt=http%3A%2F%2Fipforce.jp%2Fpatent-jp-A-2016-106297\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>patent<\/strong> <\/a>could point to the existence of an unannounced PlayStation 4 &#8220;Elite&#8221; controller.<\/p>\n<p>Images posted on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neogaf.com\/forum\/showthread.php?t=1236329\" target=\"_blank\">NeoGaf <\/a><\/strong>of the patent actually point to two new controller designs, one a pure upgrade to the DualShock 4, and the other boasting a modular design.<\/p>\n<p>The controllers appear to feature grips on the buttons for easy pressing, which could indicate that this will act as a direct competitor to Xbox One&#8217;s Elite controller which\u00a0uses\u00a0a similar feature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can check out what the new controllers will supposedly look like below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95817\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-01.jpg\" alt=\"DS4 01\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-01-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-01-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95819\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-02.jpg\" alt=\"DS4 02\" width=\"640\" height=\"578\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95821\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DS4-03.jpg\" alt=\"DS4 03\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>What do you think of this new controller&#8217;s design? 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