How likely is this controller to hit stores?

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Sony filed 2,256 patents in 2025 alone, yet most never become products. With 133,506 U.S. patents in the company’s portfolio, this no-button controller has a low probability of commercialization… but its focus on flexibility and accessibility gives it a better chance than the average patent.

Even if it never ships, the patent signals a shift in thinking about how we interact with games, moving beyond sticks and buttons toward intelligent, adaptive interfaces.

[nihalsari]

low odds this controller actually ships, but the concept is cool enough that it’s worth talking about