Sony Patent: Blockchain & NFTs for Playstation Games Possible

A recently surfaced patent is causing a stir. Apparently, Sony has changed its mind about NFT and blockchain technology. What is it all about?

It looks like PlayStation is looking for ways to incorporate blockchain technology into its console games. Yesterday, the site Gamesual sighted a patent from Sony dating back to 2021, but only recently found its way to the public. It reveals the company’s presumed interest in developing technologies and systems to transfer “the digital assets associated with video games from being fungible to being non-fungible” and to create and manage such digital assets. The patent identifies these assets as, for example, in-game characters and items.

Sony is apparently playing with the idea of including NFTs in PlayStation games. That's according to a discovered patent from the company. Here we can see an excerpt from it, which shows a sniper in black and white on the left. Above it is a description of this asset shown "Asset: Silenced Laser Rifle 625" and below it is the indication of who this rifle belongs to "By Snipe123". On the right side, information is displayed in the form of dates and times that give insight into the usage history of this rifle and how it is traded on the Internet. — Excerpt of Sony Patent (Source: Gamesual/Patentscope/Sony)

The patent states that humans inherently like to collect trophies or memorabilia, and thus there is a need for NFTs to mimic the rarity of physical assets. As an example, the patent cites baseball collectibles such as baseballs signed by legends like Babe Ruth.

Is Blockchain technology really coming for PlayStation games?

Many fans have put the PlayStation Star program on par with NFT’s even before its launch. The Star program gives gamers the ability to earn digital rewards in PlayStation games. Thus, trophies for titles can be acquired digitally. However, the difference with NFTs is that they cannot be sold or traded. Sony has clarified that this program is not blockchain technology. Now, however, this newly surfaced patent gives reason to believe that the corporation may have changed its mind after all and is interested in a Web3-based blockchain method. Earn money while playing games. This approach is also followed by a Blockchain company called Zilliqa, which will launch the Web 3.0-based Zilliqa Gaming Console.

PlayStation Stars (Source: Sony)

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