Sony and Microsoft are widely expected to go head-to-head once again with their next-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles. But a newly sprouted rumor indicates Sony could differentiate itself from its rivals with a controller that takes a few cues from the Wii U and PS Vita.
Sony’s “DualShock” analog controller for its three PlayStation consoles has remained mostly unchanged since 1997. (If it ain’t broken — right?) If a CVG’s report that a “senior games studio working on an upcoming Sony game” for the PlayStation 4 is to be believed, Sony’s experimenting with new controller form factors.
According to one CVG, prototype PS4 controllers with “biometric sensors on the grips and an LCD touchscreen” are floating around within Sony’s research and development department. Another CVG source also claims Sony is looking to “emulate the same user interface philosophies as the PS Vita.”
via DVICE
