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Sony has patented an updated DualSense controller design that will provide players with «predictive AI assistance features».

A recent Sony Interactive Entertainment patent has been spotted online which, if implemented, would allow gamers to replay games via streaming from selectable 'trigger points' in their campaigns. For example, if you wanted to revisit a specific section (such as a boss fight) without replaying everything else up to that point, you'd be able to jump in without playing the preamble.

Sony has submitted a patent application for the ability to stream games from a certain point.

Like most other companies in the games industry, Sony frequently files patents for potential tech and technology-related ideas, from a controller that could emulate changes in temperature to players receiving real-time in-game assistance from “experts”, and the most recent patent filed by the company to be discovered might be of particular interest to many.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has denied it briefed developers on plans for a Nintendo Switch successor, calling recent media reports “untrue”.

Is this the first look at the successor to the Switch console?

As spotted by GameRant, a Nintendo patent application published last week details a new handheld reminiscent of the company's DS and 3DS systems, but with a third screen and the ability to physically separate the unit into two devices.

Nintendo filed a patent for a device that looks like it would bring back the 3DS/DS line, but in a really strange way.

Nintendo has never shied away from putting its strange and experimental ideas into practice with its hardware, as consoles like the Wii, the DS, and the Switch (to name a few) have shown over the years, and unsurprisingly, the company is continuing to concoct more ideas that are as far away from “ordinary” as they possibly could be.

The torturous wait for an official announcement of Grand Theft Auto 6, and it’s anyone’s guess just how much longer it’ll drag on, and with Rockstar seemingly being in no mood to share details on the long-awaited open world title just yet, fans are continuing to look at alternative sources that might give an indication of what to expect from the game.

The Nintendo Switch 2 could feature dual, detachable screens, a recently filed patent suggests.

A newly discovered patent application could hint at what the next iteration of the DualSense controller may look like.

Patents are filed all the time, and it provides an outlook on some ideas a company is considering. It’s not something confirmed to be in the works or anything that will ever come to fruition. However, that at least gives us a look into what might be considered a possibility for a future release. For instance, today, we’re finding out about a patent filed under Sony, which would see a new DualSense controller. Interestingly enough, it’s aimed to deliver a DualSense controller that would see itself being doubled as a charger for your earbuds. 

Patents are filed all the time, and it provides an outlook on some ideas a company is considering. It’s not something confirmed to be in the works or anything that will ever come to fruition. However, that at least gives us a look into what might be considered a possibility for a future release. For instance, today, we’re finding out about a patent filed under Sony, which would see a new DualSense controller. Interestingly enough, it’s aimed to deliver a DualSense controller that would see itself being doubled as a charger for your earbuds. 

Dataminers have uncovered a new patent from Nintendo, that could be giving us an early look at the Nintendo Switch 2.

Lian Li is suing a rival PC component manufacturer, Phanteks, for patent infringement, claiming that its new fans infringe on one of its patents involving daisy-chaining technology for RGB fans.

A new patent filed by Nintendo indicates that the country will feature new technology in its successor to the Nintendo Switch that will eliminate the much-maligned issue of joystick drifting that was present in every joycon.

The Kids in the Hall Effect.

A recent patent from Nintendo suggests its upcoming Nintendo Switch successor will avoid analog stick drift with its controllers. Though the patent was filed in May, it was just revealed on September 7, and comes not long after it was reported Nintendo showed off said Switch successor to external developers at Gamescom.

Nintendo has filed a patent for a new controller which would include a ‘smart fluid’ in its joysticks, in a change that may help stop stick drift — a problem which has affected Nintendo Switch owners since the release of the console in 2017.

Nintendo has allegedly filed a new patent for their own hall effect joysticks.

Nintendo has filed a patent for a magnetic joystick that uses a ‘smart fluid’, in what could be an attempt to avoid stick drift in the future.

Apple is no stranger to weird patents. Time and again, the Cupertino-based tech giant has filed patent applications for strange yet fascinating devices. Some of them include a MacBook-integrated iPhone, a windowless car, vibrating VR socks, and even self-adjusting bands for the Apple Watch. While most of these devices do not even get a concept release, the patents themselves shed light on the creativity of Apple engineers as well as the exciting future of technology.

Sony may be exploring a way it can bring co-op experiences to the masses in cinema-sized sessions for potentially hundreds of players. While the platform holder posts a lot of patents that rarely ever come to fruition, this massively multiplayer solution is interesting enough to warrant reporting on – even if it’s unlikely to ever become a reality.

We’re approaching the three-month anniversary of The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, and fans are still thinking and talking about the game to this day. It’s not hard to see why, as the game was yet another home run by Nintendo and is up for Game of the Year. What really amazed people was that the game didn’t try to overhaul the story or do certain other things to make it “feel bigger,” like other sequels have done. Instead, they built upon what the game’s predecessor did and added new mechanics to give players more options for handling things.

There’s no shortage of ways video game industry leaders have incorporated means to provide a better immersive experience. As technology improves, so does the means to incorporate new ideas. For instance, VR is just one area that blew up and provided a new means of enjoying video games while feeling like you’re in action. But one area that has never taken off is bringing aromas into video games or other entertainment media mediums. That might change if Sony could help it, as we have a new patent discovery.