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d21lewis on 17 February 2017
SonytendoAmiibo said:
d21lewis said:

SOLD! Can't wait to get my hands on a PlayStation Swap.

 

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Rogerioandrade on 17 February 2017

This feels like an elaborated joke...
Anyway.... the Nintendo Switch project date back to 2012/2013 or maybe even earlier....



d21lewis on 17 February 2017
SonytendoAmiibo said:

d21lewis side:

 

Evil.

 

 Double post.



potato_hamster on 17 February 2017

Guys, you're late to the punch.

This is a patent for a dock to use the PSP with Playstation Move controllers from 2011.

https://www.destructoid.com/playstation-move-dock-for-psp-go-why--201886.phtml
https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/patent-points-at-playstation-move-compatible-psp-go-dock/

If Sony did actually go through with this idea, they didn't steal it from Nintendo.



Platina on 17 February 2017
BraLoD said:
d21lewis said:

SOLD!

You won't believe it, but I double checked it, and it ALSO have the square button, ON TOP of having the triangle button.

Boy, Sony nailed this thing!

Ohhh, looks like I'm sold as well o:



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GuyDuke on 17 February 2017

This looks ugly as fuck. No ergonomy or elegance whatsoever.



Leadified on 17 February 2017

Don't tease me with things like this



Soundwave on 17 February 2017

If Sony really wanted to fuck Nintendo they could release this for tablets.

With Playstation branding it likely would get a lot more support than those no-name third party controllers get and it would muddy the market for the Switch.

Though I don't think Sony is quite that evil, I think they at least on some level would like to see the Switch do OK because they know Nintendo brings in kids to traditional gaming which they then end up benefitting from as those kids get a little older and want edgier content, which tends to happen to a lot of kids as they get to about age 11/12/13.

So maybe they go easy on Nintendo on this.



Aura7541 on 17 February 2017
think-man said:
2015? I don't think they are doing anything about it.

Yeah, I think Sony is done on handheld/portable gaming.



Vertigo-X on 17 February 2017
potato_hamster said:
Guys, you're late to the punch.

This is a patent for a dock to use the PSP with Playstation Move controllers from 2011.

https://www.destructoid.com/playstation-move-dock-for-psp-go-why--201886.phtml
https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/patent-points-at-playstation-move-compatible-psp-go-dock/

If Sony did actually go through with this idea, they didn't steal it from Nintendo.

That just has the PSP Go with a dock and using Move with it. Definitely not the same thing as Switch and especially the patent (trademark?) in the OP.



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