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Microsoft Patents Controller With Pressure-Sensitive Tech

Posted on Wednesday, May 9 @ 10:55:26 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

The creative minds at Microsoft are at it again, this time bearing a patent for a pressure-sensitive controller. Sound weird to you? Good. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is a bit befuddled by the news.

The patent, which was first spotted by Engadget claims to add "personalization" to the controller by "using a hand-pressure signature." The patent goes on to explain the practicality of this technology, pointing out that once the controller recognizes the player, the console will then be able to automatically sign the player into their Xbox account.

Wait, that actually sounds pretty cool!

The patent was filed back in 2009, but only just recently has been approved. Could Microsoft be planning to sneak in a nice little reveal at this year's E3? It sure is possible.
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  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 11:38 am
    Dude, that thing is huge.

    Or did they use a 10-year-old playing Call of Duty to model?
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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 11:44 am
    Yeah my hands are much bigger than that and I'm guessing many others have bigger paws.
    0 0
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 11:49 am
    You know what they say about big hands...



    difficulty threading needles
    0 0
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
    That's the target market.
    0 0
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
    Hooray! Even more expensive controllers for next gen!
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
    Just another reason why I love my PC.
    0 0
  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
    Pretty much this...I'm not SO lazy that I need to have the console log in for me if I have multiple users in the household. Unless they apply it to some really cool game mechanic then it's really pointless.
    0 0
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
    When I saw "pressure-sensitive", I immediately thought of the shooting controls for MGS 2 and 3. Good to see that MS isn't working on tech that has existed since the PS2, but if biometrics is all it can do, then I don't see it being worth anything to me.
    0 0
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
    I'd like to see a game use it. The closer the grip comes to the stress limits of the controller, the easier you make the difficulty.
    0 0
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
    I think I'm pretty good at signing into my own profile, thanks. I don't really need to pay extra in order for Microsoft to do it for me.
    0 0
  • Sammo
    Sammo
    Joined: Oct 2005
    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
    Hey guys, remember sixaxis, that technology we're all paying for and never using in our PS3 controllers?
    Looks like now microsoft has its own dumb thing that we can all forget about.
    0 0

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