This new 'rewind' button from Sony sounds fantastic, but as a patent, it's not guaranteed to see the light of day. Read more: PlayStation 5 Pro is launching with 55 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' games, here ...

The application was submitted in early 2023, but was only just published on October 31, 2024. Sony’s rationale for a rewind button on PlayStation controllers ...

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 ...

At any point, you can hold down the Share button and pull up the option to view, save, and share up to the last 15 minutes of your gameplay. However, all this has to happen outside of your game.

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.