A newly discovered patent has revealed what looks like a new controller attachment option for the Dualsense PS5 controller.
Similarly to the PS4's additional rear buttons, the patent offers "a plurality of buttons" (thanks to Okami on Twitter).
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PS5 Dualsense Controller Attachment Patent Revealed
According to the patent information, the "add-on mechanically couples to a game controller body."
"A controller interface coupled to the housing is configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of buttons to the game controller."
"Buttons on the add-on may be mapped to controller buttons using customized button mapping pre-sets. A button mapping may indicate that a selected preset is to be hidden during a switching operation Upon receiving a switching operation input, the selected pre-set is skipped during the switching operation."
The patent was filed in June of last year, months before the PS5's launch, but was published on February 4 of 2021.
You can check out an image from the patent below:
Image courtesy of Patent Scope
Presumably, the option for added inputs would be in response to Microsoft's popular Elite Series controllers, which offer customisable rear paddles and presets.
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