New Sony Patent Could Use AI and a Camera Pointed at Your Fingers to Work Out What Button You’ll Press Next

Sony's latest patent hints at a potential game-changer for future PlayStation consoles: AI-powered latency reduction. The patent, WO2025010132, focuses on predicting user inputs to minimize delays. Current upscaling technologies, like the PlayStation 5 Pro's PSSR, can introduce latency, a problem also addressed by AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag and Nvidia's Reflex.

Sony's proposed solution uses a machine learning AI model to anticipate player actions. This prediction is aided by external sensors, such as a camera monitoring the controller, to identify the impending input. The patent suggests the sensor could even be integrated into the controller buttons themselves, potentially utilizing analog button technology.

While this specific implementation might not directly translate to the PlayStation 6, it demonstrates Sony's commitment to reducing latency without sacrificing responsiveness. This is especially crucial given the increasing popularity of frame generation technologies like FSR 3 and DLSS 3, which often add latency. The benefits would be most noticeable in fast-paced games requiring both high frame rates and low latency, such as first-person shooters.