Tech giant Sony is working on PlayStation controllers for smartphones, say media reports.
According to GizmoChina, the company patent has revealed that the brand could be working on a PlayStation-like controller that connects to your smartphone.
For those unaware, this would not be the first time the tech giant attempted to make gaming even more portable, the report said.
In 2011, the company had made the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play phone, a slider handset that featured a joypad and buttons similar to the controller of its popular gaming consoles.
While the concept was quite innovative and ahead of its time, the technology at the time was rather limiting.
Playing intensive 3D games at the time was impossible with the hardware at hand, although this issue isn’t as limiting anymore.
Meanwhile, a recent patent was found on the US Patent and Trademark Office website, which states that the patent was officially recognized on November 16.
The design patent for the removable plates is fixed to both sides of the console.
The report claimed that it might be the brand’s way of preventing other third-party firms from producing custom faceplates.
