Sony’s patent could make DualSense a PSN login checkpoint, blurring the line between better security and hardware lock-in.
Key takeaways
- A recently surfaced Sony patent points to a sharper idea than another app prompt: PlayStation Network already supports 2-step verification and passkeys, ye...
- The patent, first spotted by RespawnFirst and covered by Notebookcheck, suggests Sony is exploring whether a DualSense PS5 controller — or a successor — could beco...
- That would change the role of the controller. It would no longer be only an input device. It could become a local identity checkpoint.
- MLXIO analysis: the real tension is not whether this could improve account protection. It likely could, if implemented carefully. The bigger question is whether Sony u...
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