Sony Patents Controller That Gets Erect, Limp, Hot, And Cold

Both pictures for this article were great. Now I will go back and actually read.

I like the idea. Imagine being flash banged and the controller goes soft. Or if you are in a desert environment and the controller gets hot.
Although the controller sounds hella expensive and while a great idea, probably years ahead of its time.

Sexy time!!

Movie theaters tried to do something like this before. It was called Smell-o-Vision. It bombed. Horribly.

That was some 50 years ago. I'm sure technology has come far enough to simplify/improve the faults of the previous system. This simply adds another level of immersion which, quite frankly, sounds pretty neat.

Sounds better than another motion controller.

They did try to revive it with a Spy Kids movie. That also failed.

But yes, anything sounds better than another motion controller.

Seriously why can't controllers just be controllers? Why all this stupid "innovation" when real, practical changes are being ignored. How about covering the controller in a material that absorbs sweat and grips better? Please, pay me what the guy who came up with the temperature changing controller gets paid so I can help prevent the next generation of consoles from being a punch line.

An Orbis, a 720, and a Wii U walk into a bar...

I nominate Chunibrow to TPS.

My un-nomination cancels that out.

I re-nominate Chunibrow to TPS.

Material that absorbs sweat? Sounds smelly. How hard do you grip your pencils? Extra grip? Is this really a problem?
While you probably have a better point in challenging ergonomics, there seems to be a need for people to connect to games.
Since holodecks are out, and story telling is hit/miss, another outlet for people to connect visual to physical is not at all a bad idea. Implementation is key though.

I will respond to your post one question at a time.

Yes a material that either absorbs sweat or remains more grippy when sweaty.

No smellier than any other controller that people sweat on now.

Pencils... what the **** are you talking about?

Yes a surface that has more grip in your hands, it's not complicated.

Yes when I am playing an intense game like an online FPS or playing for long periods my hands sweat, as do many other people's hands.

Any more poorly thought out, inane questions you need answered?

The questions were made inane to match your originally inane suggestions.
Have you thought about antiperspirant for your hands? I heard of a good one called, "gloves".

Your sweat absorbing controller would be a disgusting stinky germ lab.

I'm not saying absorbent like a sponge, just a material that remains grippy while sweaty.

This is what Sony was working on instead of cross-game chat. This controller and the DNA DRM thing lead me to believe that Sony just really wants to make a console that you can have sex with. It is a Japanese company after all.

Just build this tech into a full-body suit that goes with the HMZ-1 headset. Parts of the suit could go hard when you get hit in different areas. Bonus side effects of being bruised, burned alive & suffering hypothermia. Are you hardcore enough?

Comes with special tentacle peripheral for the Japanese market only.

A console controller that has more innovations than the console. Terrific idea!

You should see the Wii U.

How about a controller I can stick my dick inside of it. I'm already masturbatimg to porn on ps3, might as well just **** my console;-)

*In Captain Jack Sparrow's voice*

"Sounds like you need to get yourself a girl mate."

It didn't sensor dick! Hmm I found a flaw in the system

Just capitalize the f in Fuck. Problem solved!

I wanted it to block me. It makes seem that what I'm saying is outlandish or obsurd, but you had to take that away from me.

Sorry to Shit on your parade.

I say bravo to Sony. They are obviously concerned about the over population of the earth and so are providing an alternative solution. Who wouldn't rather have sex with a console. I mean they force us away from interaction with the opposite sex anyways, may as well get laid while we're at it.

Well, nothing to do here. *jetpack away

I can't help the feeling this is gonna somehow end up inside various human orifices.