Knuckles EV2 grip force sensor demo. (This Portal -themed demo is available for free download, though it's currently just a test environment for the new Knuckles EV2 controller.) ...

The PS5 VR 2.0 controllers also have "finger touch detection," which can detect your fingers without you needed to press anything where your thumb, index finger, or middle finger is.

This generic controller device also contains “a plurality of sensor units that detect the fingers of the user.” The team over at 91mobiles was the first to spot this patent information.

The PS5 VR Tracking Controllers don't feature any cameras themselves, of course. Assumedly, PS5 owners would be able to use a distinct camera like the one offered for the PS4 for tracking.

The EV2 controllers add some new elements to the original design. There’s a new force sensor that detects actual grip force, and instead of a big Vive-style trackpad with a couple of buttons on ...

This is hardly the first PS VR patent we've seen in recent months, either, with a rumour last week suggesting that Sony is indeed working on a next-gen successor to the PS4's virtual reality headset.

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently published a patent for a VR motion controller that look suspiciously similar to Valve’s Index controllers, aka ‘Knuckles. The news was first reported by ...

A video uploaded alongside it demonstrates it being used with a VR headset, suggesting that Sony is working on new Valve Index-like controllers for potential PSVR2 hardware.