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Rumor: Sony considering biometrics, touch screen for Orbis (PS4) controller
by Andrew Yoon, Jan 18, 2013 3:15pm PSTYet another Orbis rumor has surfaced, suggesting that the next PlayStation console will include biometric sensors and/or a touch screen. CVG claims a "senior games studio source working on an upcoming Sony game" says Sony has been experimenting with a number of controller designs. According to the report, the long-standard DualShock controller will not be a "primary controller" for the upcoming console, but "it is likely that the range of PS3 controllers will be compatible with the next-gen system."
While CVG initially posted the rumor, Eurogamer claims that a separate source has confirmed its validity.
Adding more weight to the rumor is Sony's 2011 patent for biometric controllers. One implementation of the controller (seen above) largely resembles a DualShock, but includes sensors built-in to read skin moisture, heart rhythm, and muscle movement. Another concept (seen below) looks more like a Wii U GamePad, with its large touch screen.
It's clear that Sony is experimenting with a number of possibilities for their next-gen console. However, the company has yet to officially confirm their next-gen ambitions.
Could this be PS4's controller?
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Yet another Orbis rumor has surfaced, suggesting that the next PlayStation console will include biometric sensors and/or a touch screen.
Yet another Orbis rumor has surfaced, suggesting that the next PlayStation console will include biometric sensors and/or a touch screen. : Shacknews
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Seriously, the Wii sold more units than the PS3 and 360 combined. The DS outsold the PSP 2:1.
Sony and Microsoft think they're giving the consumers what they want and then Nintendo comes along and shows that they want something else so Sony and Microsoft scramble.
Sony half-asses it with their lollipop controller and Microsoft actually innovates with Kinect.
Although to be fair I do think some of these console makers have had these ideas for a long time now and they're just not confident enough to try things until Nintendo sticks their neck out. When it fails, like Virtual Boy, they don't move forward. When it succeeds, like the Wii, they do.
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