PlayStation's new PS5 hardware rental program "Flex" in the U.K. is fueling fears of a future where players never truly own their consoles.

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Sony is testing a new way to put PS5 consoles in living rooms across the UK, through a leasing program called PlayStation Flex, which starts at just £9.95 per month.

If buying a modern game console is too expensive these days, Sony has an alternative solution—lease a PlayStation 5 and select accessories for a monthly fee (cue the groans).

What we do know, however, is that Sony has filed a patent for a controller with a touchscreen. The “Background” section on the patent says that a “drawback of conventional controllers may be the fixed ...