A brand new patent revealed just lately by Sony after being filed Could 3, 2021, which describes a way to detect if a participant is idle or not on the controller by movement, pausing the sport for the participant, relatively than having to do it your self.
The summary of the patent reads,
“A method detects when a pc simulation controller comparable to a pc recreation controller is idle and, thus that the simulation (recreation) needs to be paused instantly with out ready for an “AwayFromKeyboard” timer to out by detecting whether or not or not the consumer has laid the controller down and gone away or just is just not responding.”
It’s an attention-grabbing notion, that could possibly be useful for gamers, although relying on how lengthy it will take for this operate to kick in, it might additionally turn into troublesome.
There’s additionally a query as to how needed one thing like that is, contemplating that there are possible many, many gamers hardwired to pause something after they go away the room.
Or what in case you merely needed to go away your character on an idle level for capturing footage, preserve the soundtrack enjoying so you’ll be able to hearken to it when you go do no matter you may must, and even simply to benefit from the view?
In these veins it might simply turn into annoying for gamers, although if it may be turned off, then that now not turns into a problem.
As with many Sony patents nonetheless, we’ll nonetheless must see if this ever actually sees the sunshine of day, or on this case a controller.
Supply – [Reddit]