Sony Files Patent for Universal Game Controller
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mmm I wonder if the US court ruling on generic garage remote controls would apply here? IIRC there was a case about a decade ago where the manufacture of automatic garage doors sued a company that made universal controls and lost decidedly. So it could be applicable here, making it legal.
On the tech front I'm not so sure how well a touchpad controller would work, I like the idea of being able to configure it to suit older consoles and such, mobile phones with that tech annoy the ever loving shit out of me, then again it's only a controller, which would be bigger then a normal mobile, so it could work much better.
On the tech front I'm not so sure how well a touchpad controller would work, I like the idea of being able to configure it to suit older consoles and such, mobile phones with that tech annoy the ever loving shit out of me, then again it's only a controller, which would be bigger then a normal mobile, so it could work much better.
Great idea. I see most comments are concerned about the touch screen since we all know you can't feel buttons on a screen, but tactile feedback on touch screens is already here and will only get better in the near future.
Overall good idea though, even if it is from Sony. The only problem is no analogue sticks, but I guess you might be able to pull it off with a touch screen.
Overall good idea though, even if it is from Sony. The only problem is no analogue sticks, but I guess you might be able to pull it off with a touch screen.
Actually had an adapter to do that. hated the GC layout so always took my PS2 controller for Smash Bros etc. funny that I now much prefer the 360 controller to play with!Andy Chalk said:
I'm curious how it will possibly work for the 3 consoles as they are right now.
playstation and 360 are similar, but one has 6 axis, the other has rumble. And Sony made it clear while first pitching the idea of 6-axis to the consumers that these two technologies were fundamentally incompatible.
the Wii controller is completely incompatible with the other 2 though. It uses a Infared Camera, and 2 seperate (3 if you count Wii Motion Plus) motion sensitivities, and also has a speaker on the controller itself, and the games controls are designed to make intuitive (lol) use of the nunchuck control scheme.
playstation and 360 are similar, but one has 6 axis, the other has rumble. And Sony made it clear while first pitching the idea of 6-axis to the consumers that these two technologies were fundamentally incompatible.
the Wii controller is completely incompatible with the other 2 though. It uses a Infared Camera, and 2 seperate (3 if you count Wii Motion Plus) motion sensitivities, and also has a speaker on the controller itself, and the games controls are designed to make intuitive (lol) use of the nunchuck control scheme.
I have to go with the consensus here. I will more than 90% buy this product. IF and thats a BIIIIIIG IF, the price is right.
An LCD touch-screen in stead of actual buttons? No thanks.
I need to feel what I'm pressing without having to look down at the controller to see if my thumb is still in the right position for whatever button-image appears on screen. I wouldn't be able to play games with this thing.
I need to feel what I'm pressing without having to look down at the controller to see if my thumb is still in the right position for whatever button-image appears on screen. I wouldn't be able to play games with this thing.
And is it just me, or the schemas don't show trigger and bumper buttons? Just a thought. I realize it's a pretty basic schema that's shown here, so maybe they really thought about it.
Right.. I foresee Microsoft and Nintendo redesigning their interface ports for the next generation, patenting everything, and then suing Sony if they make an adaptor to interface with said ports. Game controllers are a profitable commodity to these companies. A universal controller only benefits the consumer, and that doesn't interest the companies at all unless they're the one's making it.
Not sure how well it would work with the wii... I guess there is always classic controller but still, it seems less universal.
Ugh. This thing sounds awful. Thanks to the iphone, everyone's jumping on the touch screen bandwagon. Yes, it has it's uses, but it'd be awful for a console gamepad. I need that tactile feel on the controller when I play. When I press a button, I like to know just by touch that's pressed it properly, and that it's the right button, just by feel. This will most likely be vapourware, or a huge flop.
The concept is great. The touchscreen, not so much. I take great care with my DS screen, and I still go through screen covers fairly quickly. Controllers have to be even more rugged. Touch screens are known for many things, but durability isn't one of them.
Plus, I prefer tactile feedback. I don't want to look down to see what I'm pressing.
Plus, I prefer tactile feedback. I don't want to look down to see what I'm pressing.
it definitely sounds cool, but that touch screen better be up to snuff or i guarantee it will fly across my living and smash at high speed into the wall.