If you follow the news closely, you'll know that PlayStation files a lot of patents. Every other month, there seems to be a headline that says Sony will implement some weird and whacky features for its consoles, or create a new bit of hardware that looks totally incoherent next to the brand's existing lineup.
If you're still waiting for the PlayStation Banana gamepad to sweep into our list of the best PC controllers though, I have some bad news for you. Most of the patents the company is awarded never see the light of day as finished products, and it seems more like Sony really just bags ownership of ideas to stop rivals from making them first.
