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Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP

Posted Apr 30, 2010 at 10:40AM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: patent, Sony

When playing on a PSP, I often find myself with a lot of difficulty managing with the controls, especially on games like Tekken 6. Sometimes, those buttons can be a little unwieldy. I'm sure a lot of you have thought of this before, but apparently, Sony has too. In fact, they have a patent for it. In this patent, you'll see a PS3 controller hooked up to a PSP.

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It's not crisp-cut clear as to what this indicates. The PSPgo already allows players to use a controller for gaming, so it would appear the same feature may come to all other PSPs. Judging by the illustration, you may be able to connect the PSP and the controller directly, or you may need a hinged peripheral to make the connection.

Either way, this seems like a pretty good option for many who have trouble with the size of the PSP controls. The solution may also provide you with a second analog stick, as well as a second set of should buttons.

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If they did a firmware update that allowed you to map the dual shock controls to the psp (like the reverse of the PSX button mapping supported for PS1 Classic games) it would be transparently backward compatible with ALL PSP titles.

Imagine Medal of Honor Heroes with the view controls mapped to the second analog stick! Oh my!

# @ japrev334 — Sw3RvE 2010-05-01 15:21

the controller problem isnt solved yet. they dont have support for the 2nd analog stick. sony needs to make a "PSP2" with two joy sticks. once that happens games will have two joysticks and this will be very usefull. everyones hands get tired/sore now after 20-30 mins of play.

# I wonder if this would help with my PSP problem.... — RavenSPe 2010-04-30 14:07

I have a PSP 3000 that constantly moves the D-Pad to the left and up. Already replaced the membrane, analog stick and tried leaving them completely disconnected and it still does it. So I figured it had to be the motherboard and those aren't very easy to find nor are they cheap. So I wonder if enabling this feature could somehow bypass this problem? I sure hope so because it's just a $150 paperweight right now.

# same thing — Datnizzle 2010-04-30 15:43

Happened to my 1000. I think it had to do with the analog nub extenderi had connected to it. It couldn't deal with the extra pressure that came with the higher nub. Traded it to gamestop, and bought a 2000 from a buddy. You seem better at self repair than I was, I took it to a guy but he siad I would have to change the mother board also.
I feel your pain.

+1 # joysens — ov3rkill 2010-04-30 16:11

have the same problem. it can easily be solve just by installing the plugin called joysens (joysens.prx). it will automatically recalibrate the analog nub.

# Ms too — Souljaboy56 2010-05-01 11:45

I changed the analog stick and the little plastic thing with one that wasn't so shitty from a newer 1000

+1 # . — DSpider 2010-04-30 16:11

I would really like it to be wired because Bluetooth on every cellphone or device I had sucked the battery dry. Still... The whole point of a PSP is portability. Ahem. PlayStation PORTABLE for fudge sake !

+1 # . — DSpider 2010-04-30 16:15

PS: Could prove useful for PSX games (ie. two set of triggers, an extra analog nub) though I managed just fine for the few games I played.

-1 # RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Guest 2010-04-30 16:42

This looks really outdated. The controller being used in the model is a DualShock 2 and the PSP is a PSP 1000. This was probably pantented a long time ago.

# Nice! — Guest 2010-04-30 16:53

I think this is more of a gadget/add-on for the psp, notice the flatness of the controller?

Monster hunter portable 3 package anyone?

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — playstation101 2010-04-30 17:31

RUMBLE...FTW...

+1 # RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — lovehate 2010-04-30 18:31

WTF that image is to funny.
I am sure everyone has thought of this idea but here it goes.
How about a usb nub blue tooth plug. like the gyro plug. at least that would compete with the pspgo and could be designed for the top usb port instead, so that it could still allow you to video or headphone out. of course this would stop the gps or camera temporally, but that is okay by me.
That is my 2 sense for what it is worth.

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Rolen47 2010-04-30 19:23

This guy beat Sony to it:

http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/psp-with-psp2-controller-mod-54789.html

I wish I had the skills to do that.

# RE: RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — But Fukir 2010-05-01 17:37

Its been done a few times.
And less clunky.

You can go on ebay and get a ps controller shaped snapon handle from china for about 5 bucks.

They've had them for years.

Its true that the psp controls can be torturous to manipulate. And I dont even have particularly lage hands.
But its not worth making a mess out of things and defeating the whole purpose of owning a portable in the first place.

I wish sony would spend their energies on the game library instead.

-1 # RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — But Fukir 2010-04-30 20:16

So this is what sony has been spending development resources on...

-1 # RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Guest 2010-04-30 21:00

I can see this being a good idea, but it uses the headphone jack again, another epic fail in my opinion, that goes for that natal thing to.

"PLEASE USE USB", its only common since

# where have i seen this? — TheReaper 2010-04-30 22:39

where have i seen this? o ya...

-1 # ... — SeRosiS 2010-04-30 23:34

This would bring my PSP out of what I'd like to call the "dust bin".
The "limbo" before being thrown away or sold.

I forgot how sexy the 1000s look with a clear case.

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Guest 2010-05-01 07:58

Yeah let´s just put a PS3 controller at a handheld device good idea ;P
Sony with his stupid ideas

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Guest 2010-05-01 11:20

TOOK THEM LONG ENOUGH! LOL

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Pariah 2010-05-01 23:42

Judging from the shots they intend to Finally release another accessory for the 1000, meaning they are going to make it for the 2000, 3000 and go too

PRE-FLAMING: YES, I KNOW THAT THE GO CAN CONNECT ALREADY. But can you hold both at the same time? PRECISELY)

# One word — barroni1977 2010-05-02 08:30

Shite

# RE: One word — SeRosiS 2010-05-02 14:40

Quoting barroni1977:

Shite

How is it shite?

I don't think this add-on is about portability it is more about the comfort when you are playing at home and honestly the PSP isn't the most comfortable thing to play video games on. Especially for people with huge hands like me.

# WOO! — KylBlz 2010-05-02 15:07

OMFG second analog stick and shoulder buttons!@!! then they could make a NEW psp with a second analog and shoulder buttons built in and not phase out the older ones!!! this is good news... also it would be cool to use the controller

# Is shite. — barroni1977 2010-05-02 18:53

It is a load of shite. It's ugly and seriously retrarded. I would'nt piss on my psp if it was on fire. Worthless piece of shit. The only thing it is good for is emulators and movies when traveling. Other than that it sits in my draw and gathers dust.
$ony are retarded and i hate the fuckers. I'm never buying another Sony product again since the removal of OS. I sure hope Microsoft come up with the next gen console and fuck Sony right in their tiny little stink hole with it.
I'm not a big fan of Microsoft but WAS a big fan of Sony and have owned all their systems. About time the mother ship went down i'd say.
The psp is fucktarded END OF.

# RE: Is shite. — barroni1977 2010-05-02 18:56

Oh and before some prick decides to correct me i will do it now. Wouldn't

# Psp Controller — Guest 2010-05-03 10:12

It would make sense to make a patch for mini usb to mini usb cables and then have an attachable stand. It's not rocket science sony!

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — Guest 2010-05-13 06:42

# RE: Sony has a patent with a PS3 controller connected to a PSP — jacobian91 2010-05-16 21:05

All I can say is that it looks kinda ridiculous.

If it works out well, then cool.

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