Sony wants to turn bananas into Playstation controllers
Sony system could soon turn bananas into Playstation controllers. (Image: USPTO / Sony)
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Sony is currently having some issues with the PS5 controllers. Now a patent from the Japanese company has emerged, thanks to which the Playstation can be controlled with a banana.
In the past few weeks, many PS-5 players have complained about defects in the new console’s Dualsense controllers. In the USA, a class action lawsuit is already pending against Sony because of the drifting criticized by the players. The handicraft professionals at iFixit had recently identified the reason for the controller problems, which apparently also occur with the controllers of Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and the PS4. Sony now wants to turn bananas into controllers.
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Everyday objects as a PS controller
According to a patent that has just surfaced, the banana is just one example of the objects designed by Sony to control the Playstation in the future. According to the description is about a system for generating input for video games. Passive and non-luminous objects should be used. At another point you can read that it should (also) be about simple, cheap and non-electronic devices, like Gamesindustry writes.
In addition to fruit, this could be a cup or a pen, maybe also a pillow or a wooden spoon. These are recognized and scanned by the patented system via a camera. An artificial intelligence then calculates possible areas for the Playstation buttons in the background and assigns the corresponding functions to these positions.
In addition to being used as a controller, the input system should also be able to be used for other purposes, for example when special objects are to be explored in a certain game. The aim is to make the game experience even more immersive. It should also be possible to use two objects, such as bananas, together. A steering wheel is given here as an example.
Sony is keeping an eye on Playstation VR users
With the system described in the patent, Sony could primarily target users of its virtual reality headsets. The Japanese concern works at the moment – despite statements made by the head of the video game division initially to the contrary – on a new version of the Playstation VR launched four years ago. The current Playstation VR, which was actually developed for the PS4, can also be used on the PS5 via an adapter.
Whether and when the above-described Sony patent will be implemented and bananas can become PS controllers is in the stars.
