patents

Tencent controller patent looks like a mashup of Xbox and PlayStation

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Chinese video game giant Tencent has developed its own controller. The patented design looks like a mashup of an Xbox wireless controller and the PlayStation DualShock 4 with its trackpad. According to Daniel Ahmad, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners: Tencent obtained a design patent for a new video game controller today (CN306433411S), originally submitted on … Read more

Sony patents method to award Trophies for old games through emulation

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It looks like Trophies may soon be coming to retro PlayStation games. A patent spotted online describes a method for awarding Trophies in retro games through emulation. Here’s a description of the patent: A computer-implemented method assigns one or more trophies to a user. A game is emulated in response to a request from a … Read more