Sony DualSense Controller Upgrade Might Feature Temperature-Changing Technology

The Sony PlayStation 5 comes packed with an impressive new controller. Sony has transitioned away from the DualShock lineup and delivered a new standard controller with the DualSense. We’re sure you’re all very familiar with the controller by now, as it strives to make a thrilling gameplay experience from the adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. But it might soon become even more immersive as Sony’s latest patent may show their interest in offering a controller that can feature different temperatures.

This patent offers just an idea of what the future of the DualSense could provide for players. According to the patent, there will be a new sensor that will be able to adjust the temperature from the data it receives. So essentially, it looks like it would provide players with a new sensation when interacting with a game scene or object. The controller could potentially get a bit warmer to replicate something that is hot within the game or scene, along with cooling down to reflect more frigid temperatures in-game. That should add a completely new element when gaming, but it might also not be as thrilling for players.

It might boil down to players that wouldn’t mind playing sections of a game with a controller that is a bit warmer to the touch. Likewise, this is just a patent, so it doesn’t mean that the controller is being tweaked or brought out into the marketplace. With that said, looking at patents does give us a slight inside look into what the thought process is within the company. So while there is some interest in making a more immersive DualSense controller, that doesn’t mean we’ll ever see this temperature sensor come to fruition.

At any rate, with the PlayStation 5 DualSense being a few years old now, it would be interesting to see if there are any new revisions planned. We’ve heard plenty of rumors in the past that Sony has plans to bring out new PlayStation 5 hardware, whether that’s a Pro model or a new digital version with an attachable disc drive. Perhaps a new DualSense controller upgrade will be coming alongside it. But for now, it’s purely a waiting game to see if and when Sony will bring out the next line of hardware iterations for their current PlayStation 5 platform generation.