A recent patent filing has surfaced, suggesting that Sony is working on a wireless charging adapter for the DualShock controller. The patent documentation shows the adapter working with the DualShock 4 controller, but suggest it could work with a multitude of devices.
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The DualShock 5 controller design has been revealed by a patent filed in Japan, which has since been taken down. The DualShock 5 will be the new controller launching alongside the PS5 later next year, neither of which have been officially revealed yet.
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Sony are experimenting with new techniques to add trophy support to games lacking the feature, according to a new patent filing. The new technique could allow Sony to add trophy support to legacy games, without modifying the game code, but instead by detecting disk access to parts of the game.
A new Sony patent has been discovered, dating back to 2011, which covers the detection of pirated games based on its loading times. The patent describes methods that can be used to detect if a game is pirated by measuring it’s average load time and comparing it to a central database. If the load times fall outside of the acceptable range, the game is blocked.
Publishers and console manufactures have been battling with the second hand games market for a while now, but a recent patent filing by Sony could soon change the fight in favor of publishers. The patent, filed by Sony on December 9th 2012, uses NFC technology to recognise if the inserted game has been played by another user, using a different account.
A patent filing suggests that Sony are working on a new controller that combines the DualShock 3 controller and PlayStation Move into a snap-together / break-apart hybrid controller, combining the best of both. The patent was published yesterday and calls it a “hybrid separable motion controller” and is assigned to SCEA.
