It appears that Sony is reigniting its efforts towards smartphone gaming. The company patent has revealed that the brand could be working on a PlayStation like controller that connects to your smartphone.

For those unaware, this wouldn’t be the first time the Japanese tech giant attempted at making gaming even more portable. Back in 2011, the company had made Sony Ericsson Xperia Play phone, which was a slider handset that featured a joypad and buttons that were similar to the controller of its popular gaming consoles. While the concept was quite innovative and ahead of its time, the technology at the time was rather limiting. Playing intensive 3D games at the time was impossible with the hardware at hand, although, this issue isn’t as limiting anymore.

Now, gaming smartphones are quite popular in the smartphone market, which offer top notch specs and features that can play intensive multiplayer titles like PUBG, which have a large map size as well. Furthermore, the company recently patented a new PlayStation like controller that is meant exclusively for smartphones. Looking at the images from this patent, we can see the iconic buttons, pads, and triggers that makes it a full fledged controller.

However, we have no way of knowing if it supports DualSense’s vibration motors as well. Just last year we had reported on the company’s unreleased Xperia Play 2 being spotted online. If this product is true, it would likely mean one of two things, either that the company is working on an accessory that fits with any smartphone for added gaming controls, or its an Xperia Play device that would offer game streaming (PS Now) along with smartphone functionality as well.

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These days you can get a gaming controller that attaches to your smartphone for a handheld console-like gaming experience. However, before gaming smartphones became a trend, there was the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – an Android smartphone with controls hidden behind the display that could play PlayStation mobile games.

While an official successor was not announced, it turns out that there was indeed one in development. Images of the Xperia Play 2 have surfaced online thanks to a senior member of XDA-Developers called JerryYin who collects prototype phones.

The images show that the phone retains its sliding design. It also has a D-Pad, action buttons, and analog touch buttons just like the original. Sony has moved the menu, select, and start buttons to the top of the analog touch controls and has also added a fourth button labeled 3D. The D-pad and action buttons also have an orange ring around them.

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The Xperia Play 2 keeps the shoulder buttons and they too have an orange accent. Personally, I prefer this to the silver buttons on the original. The phone has a single camera and an LED flash on the back while the front is home to Android’s old capacitive buttons.

JerryYin has put up the phone for sale on a platform called IdleFish which is similar to eBay. It is priced at ¥233.33 (~$34) which seems to be a very fair price.

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