Posted on Saturday, February 20 2010 @ 13:10 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
A new patent application suggests Sony is thinking about a universal gaming controller that can not only be used with the PlayStation 3, but also with other consoles like the Xbox 360 and Wii.
By the looks of the diagram, the controller wouldn't just be a remote control that would let you turn on the different consoles—it would be an actual gaming peripheral, with the X/Y A/B buttons displayed on the LCD. It certainly wouldn't replace the use of an Xbox 360 or Wii controller, as I can't imagine mashing my thumbs on a touchscreen display for too long, but could be handy when you've got extra friends around and not enough pads to go around. Or as I mentioned before, turning the consoles on to access media.
More info
at Gizmodo.
