We all know that sharing is caring (apparently) and it sounds like that might be the premise of the PlayStation 5 if its recently-approved patent is anything to go by. According to a report from LetsGoDigital, the PS5’s controller will be able to be used simultaneously by up to three people…for some reason.
According to the publication, a patent filed with USPTO during 2018 saw Sony seek approval for “bifurcation of shared controls and passing controls in a video game.” The patent, which just recently got approved, seemingly shows Sony is looking for the PS5 controller to be shared and used by a number of gamers at once. This will apparently work by having different buttons assigned to different players.
Dubbed “split controller gameplay,” it seems like the controller would work in a similar way to a good ol’ fashioned game of Bop It!, with one player taking over the analogue stick while another takes the triggers and another the face buttons etc. etc.
Of course, we all know that the next generation of console gaming is going to have a pretty big focus on cloud gaming. The patent seems to show that turn-based play would also be shareable via the cloud, where different PlayStation Network users can take turns playing the same game. It’s also suggested that the next PlayStaton VR headset will also take shared play into account.
We’re still waiting to see just what the PS5 and its controllers will look like, but we’ve already seen what Microsoft’s next offering will be.
Unveiled earlier this month during The Game Awards 2019, the Xbox Series X looks more like a subwoofer than a traditional console.
Not only did we get to see the console for the first time (and learn its name), but we also got to see some footage captured with one of these beasts. Excitingly, it’s a game from none other than Ninja Theory. Yup. It’s Hellblade 2.
In case you missed it, check out the reveal trailer below!
Next-gen consoles will be landing on store shelves Holiday 2020.
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