Sony Files Patent Application For Controller With Buttons That Harden Around Your Finger (opens in new tab)

As we creep closer to another generation of PlayStation consoles, Sony is exploring potential additions to its controllers that could set it apart in a similar way to the DualSense with the PlayStation 5. According to a new patent, that could include buttons that harden, or soften, according to what is happening on screen. The patent application, which was filed in November 2024 with the (WIPO) and published in May earlier this year (and found by ), details several different ways that buttons...