{"id":84558,"date":"2026-06-16T12:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=84558"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:41:19","slug":"sony-files-patent-application-for-controller-with-buttons-that-harden-around-your-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=84558","title":{"rendered":"Sony Files Patent Application For Controller With Buttons That Harden Around Your Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we creep closer to another generation of PlayStation consoles, Sony is exploring potential additions to its controllers that could set it apart in a similar way to the DualSense with the PlayStation 5. According to a new patent, that could include buttons that harden, or soften, according to what is happening on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patent application, which was filed in November 2024 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/patentscope.wipo.int\/search\/en\/detail.jsf?docId=WO2026110304&amp;_cid=P12-MPXZ4A-31241-1\">World Intellectual Property Organization<\/a> (WIPO) and published in May earlier this year (and found by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheathappens.com\/sony_patents_playStation_controller_buttons.asp\">Cheat Happens<\/a>), details several different ways that buttons on a controller can have their physical properties changed. In one, the controller makes use a magneto-viscoelastic elastomer that alters how much force is required to push a button based on surrounding magnets. Another approach includes utilising fluid-filled membranes for the same effect, but you can probably imagine why this might not be a great idea for a controller&#8217;s longevity.<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1793349\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"1024\" width=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VOQc7KlCksiG-j3DjHpyT155uKJvaX_7-o-_TsOxNXjlTXHBngUTIYqc5Q_fHs77.png?w=724\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1793349\" \/>One design showing a button harden around a player&#8217;s finger. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patent goes on to describe an alternative button effect where a player&#8217;s finger can sink into it, before it hardens up around the finger afterwards. This is probably<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we creep closer to another generation of PlayStation consoles, Sony is exploring potential additions to its controllers that could set it apart in a similar way to the DualSense with the PlayStation 5. According to a new patent, that could include buttons that harden, or soften, according to what is happening on screen. The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":84560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84558"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84561,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84558\/revisions\/84561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}