PSP patent presents possible DualShock / Sixaxis controls

Those of you disappointed by the PSP Lite's omission of a second analog nub may want to settle down into a comfy chair and peruse patent #0070174531 which envisions a "control docking unit" that could be "configured to accept a portable processing unit and provide alternate control operation of the portable processing unit." It's a stretch, but we think "portable processing unit" is patentspeak for "PlayStation Portable."

Though the attached image above shows a DualShock, the patent specifies a "wired or wireless communication link" which gives us dreams of wire-free Sixaxis PSP control. Couple that with the PSP Lite's TV-out functionality and whaddya got? ... actually, it looks an awful lot like a PS2. But one you can take with you, so count us in.

[Via PSP Fanboy]