Sony patent suggests a move towards new PlayStation VR controllers

By Emma Boyle

PlayStation VR has a lot going for it – it’s the highest selling virtual reality headset, it has a solid library of games, it’s very accessible – but its controllers let it down a little.

After all, the PlayStation Move controllers were originally released for the PS3 to act as competitors to the Nintendo WiiMote and were never originally intended for the kind of super-precise tracking required by VR controllers.

As a result they feel very inaccurate, especially when compared to the controllers from competitors Oculus and HTC Vive.

Now that the headset has been on the market for more than a year and its controllers have been available for even longer, the time seems right for an update. And a new patent from Sony suggests that may be in the works.

Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment in Japan in July 2016 and published in early January, the patent features a new controller design which looks very much like it’s intended to be used with the PlayStation VR.

A new look

While the PlayStation VR’s current controllers are more of a wand design, the …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming