Several patents filed by Sony (spotted by outlets like GameSpot and 80LV), and offer some potential insight into PlayStation's technological future.

One application filed in June 2024 concerns a machine learning-based model that appears to address "input lag," the time passed between a pressed controller and the action occuring onscreen. The model is "configured to release user commands to a computer game at a time when the command correctly aligns with what is going on in [it,]" according to the patent.

The patent's summary notes input lag is a problem for both system engineers and players, and believes machin…