Patent reveals design of an unannounced Google game controller Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Patent reveals design of an unannounced Google game controller So no, that image you've seen online isn't real. News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 10 Mar 2019 35 comments A newly discovered patent has intimated the design specification for an unannounced Google game controller. While Google hasn't officially shared anything as yet, it's thought we might find out more about the controller at an event the tech firm is hosting at Game Developers Conference 2019 later this month, which is rumoured to offer more details about Google's upcoming streaming service. As detailed by The Verge, the patent itself is for a controller notification system that signals when the player gets a chat request, an invitation, leaderboard changes, or when a game is available. According to the filing, this copyright registration - made in October last year - is a continuation of a prior filing lodged in 2014. Interesting, the copyright filing does not detail the controller nor its design, only its notification system. The document also includes a handful of unbranded technical sketches of what the controller might look like, and now unofficial renders mocked up from those sketches are spreading across social media. Hopefully we'll find out more at GDC 2019 - the event kicks off in San Francisco on 18th March, 2019. Are you ready for a new generation of streaming services? As Oli writes, "game streaming is coming. It's been coming since before we all laughed at OnLive and ignored PlayStation Now, and those too-little-too-soon gambits did nothing to impede its inevitable arrival." Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store