According to the patent, the controller would come with an optical sensor to register touch, press, swipe, and tap inputs.

Sony has registered a patent for an unusual gamepad without physical buttons. It features a fully touch-sensitive surface that supports gestures such as taps and swipes, and it will be able to adapt ...

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Sony has a new patent that imagines a PlayStation controller built around on-screen buttons you can rearrange. The concept ...

Sony's newly granted patent for a Touchscreen PlayStation controller gives a glimpse of how console input technology might evolve beyond the familiar DualSense. Unlike today's standard PS5 controller, ...

The idea of a PlayStation controller without any buttons might sound absurd. But that is exactly what might be next. Fresh leaks about a completely buttonless PlayStation controller are drawing ...

Set your controllers out by the window before going to bed. There are never any shortages when it comes to rumors and speculation in the video game industry. But we quite like finding patents. It’s a ...