索尼新专利：AI和相机预测手指触碰按钮

Sony's latest patent hints at a potential game-changer for reducing input latency in future gaming hardware. The patent, WO2025010132, focuses on predicting user inputs to minimize delays between command and execution.

Sony's current PlayStation 5 Pro, featuring PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), already tackles upscaling. However, technologies like frame generation introduce latency, impacting responsiveness. Competitors AMD and Nvidia have addressed this with Radeon Anti-Lag and Nvidia Reflex, respectively. Sony's approach, as detailed in the patent titled "TIMED INPUT/ACTION RELEASE," aims to proactively address this issue.

The patent describes a system using a machine-learning AI model to anticipate user inputs. This prediction is aided by an external sensor, potentially a camera observing the controller, to detect impending button presses. The patent suggests the sensor could even be integrated into the controller buttons themselves, potentially utilizing analog inputs.

While the patent's exact implementation in a hypothetical PlayStation 6 remains uncertain, it signifies Sony's commitment to minimizing latency without sacrificing responsiveness. This is especially relevant given the rising popularity of frame generation technologies like FSR 3 and DLSS 3, which often introduce latency.

The benefits of this technology would be most apparent in fast-paced games requiring both high frame rates and low latency, such as twitch shooters. However, the eventual application of this patent in future hardware remains to be seen.