Ironman273 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Rumor: Sony is Developing a Universal Gaming Controller For Use With Xbox and Nintendo Consoles Sony. Working on a PlayStation controller that can also be used with Xbox 360s. And Nintendo consoles. Has hell iced over? Did the last 30 years never happen? Has Linus Torvalds replaced Kazuo Hirai at SCEI? I know Sony's been working through its propriety issues of late, using the ePub format for ereaders and?heaven forbid!?launching its first range of SD cards. But opening the PlayStation up so the controller can be used with rival game consoles? Well I never. GoRumors has dug up a patent suggesting Sony's working on a controller with a touchscreen LCD panel that would display commands for other consoles or players that have been set up to work with it. The patent spells it out: "A game console controller includes a hand-holdable housing and a touch sensitive liquid crystal display (LCD) on the housing. The LCD is caused to present, depending on what type of game console a user has selected, a controller key layout for a first type of game console or a controller key layout for a second type of game console. A key layout includes plural keys selectable by a user to input commands to a game console." By the looks of the diagram, the controller wouldn't just be a remote control that would let you turn on the different consoles?it would be an actual gaming peripheral, with the X/Y A/B buttons displayed on the LCD. It certainly wouldn't replace the use of an Xbox 360 or Wii controller, as I can't imagine mashing my thumbs on a touchscreen display for too long, but could be handy when you've got extra friends around and not enough pads to go around. Or as I mentioned before, turning the consoles on to access media. I'm just in a state of shock that Sony of all companies is proposing this idea. I need to go lie down for a while. Source: Gizmodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 why would I want to use the LCD touch screen over a physical controller? Not just the same. But I guess this is just one of those patents to save themselves from trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 why would I want to use the LCD touch screen over a physical controller? Not just the same. But I guess this is just one of those patents to save themselves from trolls. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted February 19, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 19, 2010 Or as I mentioned before, turning the consoles on to access media. This is what it would be for. Don't Sony already make those two-handed touchscreen media controllers? This seems like a logical progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted February 19, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 19, 2010 I'm not sure that Microsoft or Nintendo will want to license their wireless protocol to a competitor. Besides, you can already use a controller with an LCD screen on the Wii: the DS. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornz0 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 See, this is whats wrong with our system. I've seen suggestions like this for years...years. It's not new, they did not create it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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