If a recent patent filing is any indication, Sony's not stopping with a simple motion control "wand."
The patent for "Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment" points to various control schemes, including the option to join two devices together. The ability to add a second controller -- joining the DualShock with the motion controller, for instance -- is specifically hinted at.
Microphone attachments, as well as the ability to customize the controller with faceplates, are mentioned. Even crazier, check this: a "thumb reader used to validated the identity of the person holding the controller by analyzing the biometric data provided by the attachment."
While all of this sounds need, it sounds like it could get complicated and a bit messy. I already have controllers, wires, and other peripherals cluttering my entertainment center. One would have to hope that these additional devices would have uses attractive enough to warrant them finding a place in front of the television.
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12:20 PM on 12.08.2009
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Oh, and this?
"Microphone attachments, as well as the ability to customize the controller with faceplates, are mentioned. Even crazier, check this: a "thumb reader used to validated the identity of the person holding the controller by analyzing the biometric data provided by the attachment."
Might just be the worst implementation of a failed idea I've ever seen.
PS3mote?
PS3...chuck?
I got nothing.
But this isn't a huge surprise; one can't be expected to hold an entire six-axis in one hand and the remote in the other.
THIS
Hilarious pic.
Kind of sounds like there is only one. Sort of like an epic boss fight.
Hint-
It is at the end of a rainbow. And tastes like pee.
"While all of this sounds need"
Neat or needed?
This could swing either way so I won't hold my breath but I do hope that mainstream games don't try to incorporate waggle into their games like all the Wii titles did....I don't want to swing around like a mad man to reload a gun every damn time.
Nick Chester's articles never contain typos. Don't ever try to sully his journalistic integrity!
LOL please keep us updated with those numbers
Wait...WHAT.
Lol my bad!
I'm actually excited for this controller, though. I love what the Wii can do if a developer actually puts forth an effort, and having all that in HD with even more accurate controls sounds awesome to me.
It'd be nice if it could connect wirelessly with the wand though, rather than tethering them together like the Wii's control combo.