A controller is absolutely essential to play video games on consoles like the PlayStation 5. However, at this point, your only option isn't to game with whatever model Sony releases. There are plenty ...

Sony has filed a patent for a completely touchscreen-based controller, but don't count on it being part of the PlayStation 6 just yet or anything.

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