A future iteration of the DualSense, an official controller for the PS5 that Sony launched alongside what was then its brand-new console in November 2020, may feature a special button that allows players to rewind their games, according to a new patent application that has been spotted online. The patent, which is titled “Game Play Rewind with User Triggered Bookmarks” and lists Sony Interactive Entertainment as the applicant, includes several diagrams, with one of the more notable ones depicting a first-generation PlayStation controller that features a rewind button near the directional pad. See below for that diagram and an abstract for the patent, which notes the implementation of a new user interface.
A method including receiving actuation of a universal button on a controller during live game play of a video game, wherein image frames of the live game play are displayed in sequential order, wherein a current image frame is being displayed when the universal button is actuated. The method including receiving selection of a rewind mode from features presented in a user interface displayed simultaneous with the live game play in response to the actuation of the universal button. The method including accessing from storage a subset of captured image frames generated for the game play. The method including entering the rewind mode by automatically switching from displaying the live game play to displaying the subset of captured image frames in reverse beginning from the current image frame. The method including responding to rewind controller inputs for controlling the displaying of the subset of captured image frames in rewind mode.