Sony DualSense Controller Upgrade Might Feature Temperature-Changing Technology

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The Sony PlayStation 5 comes packed with an impressive new controller. Sony has transitioned away from the DualShock lineup and delivered a new standard controller with the DualSense. We’re sure you’re all very familiar with the controller by now, as it strives to make a thrilling gameplay experience from the adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. But it might soon become even more immersive as Sony’s latest patent may show their interest in offering a controller that can feature different temperatures.

This patent offers just an idea of what the future of the DualSense could provide for players. According to the patent, there will be a new sensor that will be able to adjust the temperature from the data it receives. So essentially, it looks like it would provide players with a new sensation when interacting with a game scene or object. The controller could potentially get a bit warmer to replicate something that is hot within the game or scene, along with cooling down to reflect more frigid temperatures in-game. That should add a completely new element when gaming, but it might also not be as thrilling for players.

It might boil down to players that wouldn’t mind playing sections of a game with a controller that is a bit warmer to the touch. Likewise, this is just a patent, so it doesn’t mean that the controller is being tweaked or brought out into the marketplace. With that said, looking at patents does give us a slight inside look into what the thought process is within the company. So while there is some interest in making a more immersive DualSense controller, that doesn’t mean we’ll ever see this temperature sensor come to fruition.

At any rate, with the PlayStation 5 DualSense being a few years old now, it would