Well, it could for single player gaming. Sony's patent says, "the user is able to enter the rewind mode from the live game play using one or more controller inputs to view recent game play (e.g. rewinding, fast-forwarding, playing, etc.) and returning to live game play afterwards."

But what if you could apply it to every game, at any time? 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.

The PlayStation 6 could launch with a feature that lets you bring up a timeline to rewind gameplay and relive your favorite moments.

Sony made some honest to god advancements to the game controller when it released the PlayStation DualSense alongside the PS5, and now it's apparently

Sony is looking to patent a game-changing controller feature that would allow PlayStation users to rewind their progress at any point.

Tom's Hardware notes that the feature would work similarly to some Nintendo Switch Online games that allow you to rewind your gameplay to a certain point