MaximumSpider
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God, we would never hear the end of it if it was a new portable designed to be like the Switch lol
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This Sony handheld device patent looks familiar
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Huh, I wonder if anything will come of this. The design looks kind of ugly, but patent designs ultimately mean very little.
This would only happen if Sony was willing to let the PS5's least powerful mode (and what developers would likely have to aim for as their baseline) be weaker than the PS4 Pro (and potentially the PS4, depending on where mobile tech is in a few years). But I could see Sony experimenting with stuff to emulate Switch-like functionality without necessarily stuffing all the tech into the handheld, like they did with Remote Play.
This would only happen if Sony was willing to let the PS5's least powerful mode (and what developers would likely have to aim for as their baseline) be weaker than the PS4 Pro (and potentially the PS4, depending on where mobile tech is in a few years). But I could see Sony experimenting with stuff to emulate Switch-like functionality without necessarily stuffing all the tech into the handheld, like they did with Remote Play.
It's a common misconception that "innovative" means something wholly original or unique when it's more about bringing new ideas and methodology to an existing product category. I think the Switch qualifies, if only because it's packed in way more functionality than any of its predecessors in a much more elegant design. It's the first application of a this type of "hybrid" device that feels like a fully-formed product.
NOLA_Gaffer
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Can Sony stop copying Nintendo for just once, Christ.
They got a real d-pad though.
Patents are nothing more than ideas. I mean, we remember this abomination from Nintendo, right?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1154552
Though, if this patent is for a PS Vita model with microSD card then I hope it happen
I recognize that tree.
test_account
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This isnt any copy.
FullMetaltech
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Sony checking in on their investments I see!
Mr_Antimatter
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Patent is from 2015, long before the switch was shown.
If anything, this means, along with some other devices, that the tablet with controls concept isn't exactly innovative by itself.
lol.... Let me guess: You have no idea what you're taking about. Right?
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See, I can't tell if you're joking or not because of how much a Nintendo apologist you are.
Honey Bunny
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VITA TWO
ViolentP
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If only.
Nikodemos
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randomengine
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You speak as if there exists completely unbiased gamers. Every single one of us have our preferences. I am certainly open about mine.
ViolentP
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One's preference shouldn't get in the way of reason, however.
NOLA_Gaffer
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It was actually sarcasm...should I have put the [/s] in a spoiler box?
Also I'm trying to wrap my head around what a "Nintendo apologist" is.
randomengine
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Completely true. I'll go out of my way to praise non-Nintendo stuff when I experience it. I have a rich history of experiences spanning decades and every major brand. Regardless of the timing which gives Sony cover here, they do have a reputation for copying Nintendo.
Not to even mention PSVR.
Agreed, Sony isn't making another handheld of any sort in the foreseeable future,.
uncredited male
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It kind of looks like a rejected Star Trek ship design.
Aztechnology
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The Main Event
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#dead
Spyder_Monkey
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I doubt Sony's making another handheld ever again. They're efforts should be concentrated on the console and only the console, that's their strength.
Oh we're doing that thing where Nintendo invented everything again.
I don't think it's fair to say this, it was the same story with the wii. Nintendo has invent allot for the gaming industry, that doesn't mean the idea isn't used somewhere else before.
I would say Nintendo invented the way the switch works, it's not about the detachable controller. It's about a handheld device, not a mobile device and:
- Can be hook on the tv to play and get extra power
- That can play aaa games
- That has HD rumble inside
- That can be detached to play with 2 players sideway
- That has motions / distance sensors
- Possible extra nice add-ons to bring a new experience
...
If Sony would copy this "Package" they are doing the same like they did with move. We know they have a long history, we don't have to defend it.
Sony and MS is all about the power and making games more realistic, better network/ai..., Nintendo is about bringing new/better game experience.
And thats ok.
GAFmeansLIFE
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VITWO
Oh we're doing that thing where Nintendo invented everything again.
I guess so
Because a gaming PC and a smartphone are both game consoles now. Neat.
One day it's "PORTABLE HYBRID CONSOLE? DUMB" and then when Sony does it "IT'S THE HOLY GRAIL OF GAMING".
You can't make this shit up.
Great post.
Team Filler
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Just when will this rampant theft from Nintendo end?!? First they stole our games, and now they're stealing our hardware!
Jawbreaker
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Nintendo gets no respect! I demand justice!
Mr_Antimatter
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Which is a display with controls on the side, but not a true tablet.
Jawbreaker
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Fanboy wars give me a headache. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft all equally bring something great to the table. The same people who dismissed the Switch are now praising Sony for their "innovative" patentry. If this product indeed does release, I'll be the first person in line to buy it, but saying that it's 100% not a Switch ripoff is hyperbole.
There's millions of people who haven't bought a modern game console. That could realistically change in a few weeks.
I apologize. Haven't had the best day. Cat just died
so my hyperbole meter is wrecked.LOL just so so wrong.
righthandmouse
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Looks like they are a lil late to the party and that the switch got em beat.
Not this shit again.
Now you're talking.
eighty(one)
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I might end up great hardware, no way would I buy another Sony handheld; they dropped Vita like a stone in an ocean.
It would need full support of PS4 to even have me consider - no, remoteplay is not good enough.
End of thread. Cut along dotted line
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