A brand new patent revealed 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 via movement, pausing the sport for the participant, quite than having to do it your self.
The summary of the patent reads,
“A way detects when a pc simulation controller akin to a pc recreation controller is idle and, thus that the simulation (recreation) must be paused instantly with out ready for an “AwayFromKeyboard” timer to out by detecting whether or not or not the person has laid the controller down and gone away or just isn’t 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 may additionally develop into troublesome.
There’s additionally a query as to how vital one thing like that is, contemplating that there are probably many, many gamers hardwired to pause something after they go away the room.
Or what if you happen to merely wished to go away your character on an idle level for capturing footage, preserve the soundtrack enjoying so you may take heed to it whilst you go do no matter you may must, and even simply to benefit from the view?
In these veins it may simply develop 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 need to see if this ever actually sees the sunshine of day, or on this case a controller.
Supply – [Reddit]