PS5 controller could get two exciting features to beat Xbox Series X

PS5 Controller
(Image credit: USPTO/Sony)

PS5 controllers might be outfitted with wireless charging similar to popular smartphones if a Sony patent comes to fruition, which knock out the Xbox Series X's controllers.

The patent of what looks to be the DualShock 5 controller was first discovered by SegmentNext. It describes a "Wireless charging adapter with game control keys for computer game controller." It also details a "wireless charging adapter that can snap onto a computer game controller and can be inductively coupled to a charging base to wirelessly recharge a battery in the controller."

This seems to be an adapter, so it's possible it won't be included alongside the DualShock 5 controller but, rather, sold separately. Regardless, this idea kicks the Xbox Series X's butt in terms of what its controller offers.

It's also a massive upgrade from having to plug and unplug your charger into your DualShock controller because it dies after a few hours of playtime. Now, you can simply put your controller down on a wireless charging pad and it'll do all the work for you.

PS5 Controller

(Image credit: USPTO/Sony)

Top that off with the additional "game control keys" detailed in the patent, which are similar to an add-on you can get for your PS4 controller called DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment. The attachment gives you two programmable, albeit, clunky back buttons.

The only thing Xbox offers that's similar is the Xbox One Elite Controller Series 2, which comes with four back buttons that are completely programmable. However, you have to drop a meaty $180 and win the lottery to get a fully-functioning unit (it took me three tries).

We're excited to see what else is Sony going to come up with for the PS5, and if this wireless charging adapter will even come into being (I hope so).

Rami Tabari
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Rami Tabari is an Editor for Laptop Mag. He reviews every shape and form of a laptop as well as all sorts of cool tech. You can find him sitting at his desk surrounded by a hoarder's dream of laptops, and when he navigates his way out to civilization, you can catch him watching really bad anime or playing some kind of painfully difficult game. He’s the best at every game and he just doesn’t lose. That’s why you’ll occasionally catch his byline attached to the latest Souls-like challenge.