Sony has patented a PlayStation controller with a dedicated rewind button

• A PlayStation patent for a controller pinch a rewind fastener has been spotted
• It could let players to quickly undo mistakes in-game and effort again
• It besides seems to person multimedia applications

A patent submitted by Sony for a PlayStation controller pinch a dedicated rewind fastener has precocious been published.

Available for nationalist viewing astatine PatentScope - and discovered by Tech4Gamers - nan patent shows that nan rewind fastener would beryllium situated wherever nan Share fastener is connected a DualSense Wireless Controller (that's conscionable to nan correct of nan d-pad). The characteristic would seemingly let players to rewind their gameplay successful bid to spell backmost connected a correction aliases effort a conception of a level again, for example.

The standout quote from nan patent is: "The personification is capable to participate nan rewind mode from nan unrecorded crippled play utilizing 1 aliases much controller inputs to position caller crippled play (e.g. rewinding, fast-forwarding, playing, etc.), and returning to unrecorded crippled play afterwards."

The fastener would not conscionable beryllium for rewinding, then; it seems for illustration it whitethorn besides let for fast-forwarding - useful if you're dying to get done those unskippable cutscenes. The patent besides described that nan fastener could show "a database of features for nan user, specified arsenic nan rewind mode, a sharing mode for generating a record including a information of crippled play that nan personification would for illustration to stock pinch others, a item reel mode that is utilized to make a item reel of crippled play, etc."

The conception itself is thing new; emulators connected PC and mobile person had features for illustration prevention states and fast-forward options since what feels for illustration nan dawn of time. Even Nintendo Switch Online's retro libraries connection a elemental rewinding strategy during gameplay. However, this would apt beryllium nan first clip specified a characteristic has been implemented straight into a portion of hardware from a awesome console manufacturer.

And of course, it's worthy noting that patents aren't sacrosanct. While a neat idea, it would request to beryllium reserved for early iterations of PlayStation hardware - perchance PS6 and its charismatic controller - and moreover past there's nary guarantee. Beyond that, nan rewind characteristic will request to beryllium abnormal for online multiplayer games for evident reasons.

You mightiness besides like...

• Best PS5 controllers: apical gamepads for PlayStation 5
• PS5 Pro review: a high-performing enthusiast console pinch a pricey sting successful nan tail
• Sony confirms much than 50 games will beryllium PS5 Pro enhanced astatine launch