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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently received a strange request from Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. receive that can take the PlayStation experience to another level.
Per Business Insider, Sony has filed a request to patent the ability to convert household items and food products into PlayStation controllers. The request is linked to an illustration of a banana used to play the video game.
“The system consists of an input unit that can be used to obtain images of a non-light passive object held by a user as a video game controller,” the patent states. ‘E.g.’ A player may hold two bananas – one in each hand; or for example two oranges – one in each hand. ”
The new feature will be done through a camera that will map virtual buttons on an object of the player’s choice. According to the patent, Sony believes this is a cheap way to enhance the gaming experience. It will also help users take advantage of the full features of the console, such as portions of the multiplayer mode.
At this stage it is unclear whether this concept will come into its own. Although Sony has put a lot of effort into patenting the idea, it does not mean that it will reach the market. A patent only protects the technology from being used by Sony’s competitors for the time being.
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