posting this idea so nobody can enforce a patent on it in case it's somehow still new

the next generation of game controllers could put a separately controllable LED behind every button

for gameplay it would probably be distracting but it could allow onboarding more players as a tutorial feature - the LED would match a button prompt to indicate which button needs to be pressed

alternatively, the buttons could just be identifiable in a dark room lol

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