Sony's New Patent Shows New DualShock 5 Controller Design

Things are looking good for PlayStation fans. For the past couple of years, there have been swirls of rumors and concepts about the PlayStation 5 and clearly enough, these are just getting to heat up.

2020 brings in not only a New Year for gamers, but also new information on what the upcoming console might bring to the table. Through Dutch tech website LetsGoDigital, T3 gathered a new patent filed by Sony regarding its DualShock 5 controller, and it's looking like it's getting a makeover.

Among others, the front panel of the 5^th generation DualShock controller will feature a rather clean facade sans the PlayStation “home button.” These were immediately pointed when photos of the console's dev kit went viral. LetsGoDigital also said that the new controller will look a lot like its predecessor and can be used wired or wirelessly.

The juicy part about the latest patent will take us at the rear of the console. There are two buttons, which, according to the websites, mimics the Back Button Attachment of the PlayStation 4. It was, however, an accessory. This time around, the buttons are “integrated with the patented Sony controller.

There's no name for the buttons as of the moment, but its functionality can be more like additional trigger buttons at some point. T3 said that the buttons' housing might contain a tiny touchpad that can be accessed by the player's middle finger.

No one knows for sure what the buttons might do in terms of gameplay and other aspects. It's still exciting to know that Sony has made it a point to spice up the new DualShock controller. After all, they only filed a utility patent, meaning that the final design can differ to the prototypes.