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Sony's patent says, "the user is able to enter the rewind mode from the live game play using one or more controller inputs to view recent game play (e.g. rewinding, fast-forwarding, playing, etc ...

Sony's "Gameplay Rewind With User Triggered Bookmarks" patent graphic, highlighting the button which will pull up a control overlay, save states, etc. (Image credit: Sony via Patentscope) ...

In Spotify, you'll find the shuffle icon next to the rewind icon. To turn shuffle on or off, you just need to find and tap this icon.

But on balance, the rewind button looks likely to just be a glorified video capture feature. As per the patent filing, "during live game play of a video game, a player may wish to review recently ...

Sony’s working on it, or at least it got a lawyer to patent the idea of a dedicated rewind button on a game controller. Tech4Gamers spotted the United States patent filing in PatentScope.