The next generation Xbox controller will likely be revealed in a new Microsoft patent

Back in September of 2023, The biggest leak in Xbox history It revealed a bunch of things that were supposed to be planned at some point, including a console codenamed “Sebile” that appears to be set for a 2024 release.

Obviously that did not happen, however Windows Central I reported on “good authority” this month that Sebile is still in the works – but now for “the next generation of Xbox console hardware.” Better yet, we’ve obtained a new patent from Microsoft that indicates the type of haptic feedback that will apparently be integrated into the new controller.

You can see an image of the patent below, along with a description of what it shows.

“An apparatus is disclosed that is configured to generate haptic feedback. The apparatus includes a housing, a connector and a haptic actuator. The connector includes a fixing tip coupled to the housing and a distal end spaced apart from the fixing tip. The haptic actuator is coupled to the distal end of the connector. Activation of the haptic actuator causes the haptic actuator to move For the structure to generate haptic feedback.”

There is a lot to discover in Full patentwhich details how the console appears to be targeting the “high-definition” haptic feedback of newer games along with the ability to reset itself for “legacy” haptic feedback — likely a reference to the backwards compatible titles for which it was originally designed. For older consoles.

“In one example, the device may be set so that the resonance peak mimics the haptic feedback of a legacy haptic motor for a legacy device (e.g., an eccentric rotating mass motor (ERM) that vibrates at 20 Hz in a legacy gaming console). For example, the Such a configuration for backward compatibility with older video games.”

“Furthermore, the device can be tuned so that the other resonance peak is aligned with a higher frequency that provides high-definition (HD) haptic feedback (for example, at 80 Hz). For example, this haptic feedback could be used in new video games in For example, both forms of haptic feedback can be used under different conditions in the same video game (or other interactive experience).”

When Sebile was first leaked in September last yearthe document mentioned how the controller will have “precise haptic feedback” along with an accelerometer and VCA haptics that double as speakers, along with plenty of other new features including a new modular joystick and two improved forms of wireless connectivity.

Of course, patents never tell the whole story, and we assume there’s still a long way to go until Microsoft properly reveals what it’s planning for the next generation of Xbox consoles. Until then, let the speculation begin!