PS5 DualSense controller may get wireless charging and extra buttons add-on

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With thePS5launch on the horizon, we’re at a point where we know more about the next-gen console’sDualSensecontroller than we do about the PlayStation 5 itself. But that’s not to say there won’t still be a few more secrets to come for the PS5 gamepad.

Anewly uncovered patentpoints to the potential for additional hardware add-ons for theDualSense5, that could bring with them some much-requested features.

Chief among these is wireless charging – the ability to leave your pad on a charging surface and have its internal battery powered up without plugging in a cable.

The document’s abstract details “a wireless charging adapter that can snap onto a computer game controller [sic] can be inductively coupled to a charging base to wirelessly recharge a battery in the controller.”

What’s not clear is whether the existing battery technology in the DualSense could support such a method, or if this would be an add-on for an as-yet-to-be-unveiled second generation pad.

Extra buttons

The patent also goes on to include and describe how the adaptor could add additional buttons to the DualSense:

“The adapter also can include keys that mirror keys on the controller so that a gamer can remove the adapter with controller from the charging base, keep the adapter on the controller, and use both the controller keys and adapter keys to control a computer game.”

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Sonyalready has some experience with a similar button-adding accessory,with the DualShock 4 Back Button Attachmentadding access to a couple of extra assignable buttons. Sony’s certainly not against the idea historically then, so this patent is one to watch.

Gerald is Editor-in-Chief of iMore.com. Previously he was the Executive Editor for TechRadar, taking care of the site’s home cinema, gaming, smart home, entertainment and audio output. He loves gaming, but don’t expect him to play with you unless your console is hooked up to a 4K HDR screen and a 7.1 surround system. Before TechRadar, Gerald was Editor of Gizmodo UK. He is also the author of ‘Get Technology: Upgrade Your Future’, published by Aurum Press.

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