Entertainment and Gaming Giants Sony has filed for a patent to create non-fungible tokens (nft) Transferable and usable between different games, devices and consoles.
patent (WO2023039557 – NFT Framework for the Transfer and Use of Digital Assets Between Game Platforms) was published on 16 March but filed back in September last year.
Patent wanted
,[T]hat digital assets can be used, via NFTs, in plural different computer simulations and/or plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT can subsequently be transferred to other end-user entities for their own use in various simulations and/or platforms.”
In simple terms, this means that players will be able to transfer their in-game assets between different video game platforms and devices, including computers, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and VR/AR headsets, or even “cross-generationally”. – meaning from one generation of PlayStation to the next.
The patent suggested that the assets could be fully transferable between different gaming ecosystems, saying:
“The standardized format may be readable for inserting digital assets into various computer simulations which may include various video games of various titles. [and/or] Can be read through various video game platforms, for example, Play Station And xbox,
Outside of the Sony ecosystem, the digital assets could potentially be used within “at least one computer simulation”, including a “cloud-based video game”. Computer simulations may include different annual versions of a particular video game title, different video games of different game genres, and/or different execution examples of the same video game.
Assets may include in-game skins, avatars, artwork, weapons, and “video game skills”, among other items.
The patent further discusses functions for recognizing specific attempts at fraud, when users attempt to acquire NFTs and other in-game assets by repeating certain steps or actions. In addition, “the method may include […] engage in at least one other instance of the computer simulation to prevent other end-user entities from being provided with another NFT to act again after the first end-user entity has acted,” it said.
not a first for sony
Sony is not new to NFTs/metaverse,web3 World.
In May 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment published A patent filed back in 2019 revealed that Giant had patented its own eSports betting platform, allowing users to bet currency (including B T c) or digital items, with constraints set by machine learning.
In May last year, South Korea’s blockchain network operator Theta Labs ,theta) announced that the new 3D NFTs were designed For use with Sony’s Spatial Reality Display, a display unit that includes a high-speed vision sensor that follows users’ eye movements to create 3D based on eye position – Eye Accessories Is not needed.
and in November, a patent filing revealed Sony’s vision for a system that can be used to track the creation, use and transfer of NFTs as in-game assets.
Meanwhile, several other major mainstream companies have also announced plans to expand into NFTs and cryptocurrencies over the past few months.
investment giant devotion to truth Signals intention to delve deeper into cryptocurrencies and Web3 with three new trademarks filed In December last year.
And just this month, reports were told the tech giant Amazon was preparing to launch its new initiative to enter the NFT and Web3 space. About fifteen collections are expected to be available to US residents from the March 24 launch date under the “Amazon Digital Marketplace” tab.
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