Sony Files Cross-Platform NFT Trading Framework Patent for Gaming
While it’s only a patent, meaning there’s no guarantee it will happen, Sony seems to at least have some sort of interest in NFTs, as a new patent filing from the company is focused on them , this time with it being a framework for earning and trading NFTs, even across other systems.
The patent, which you can see here, describes a framework that will allow players to earn NFTs (non-fungible tokens) in the form of exclusive skins and other content, which will then allow users to trade and even transfer said NFTs is for different consoles and platforms.
The patent reads:
SUMMARY
As recognized here, in some applications such as computer/video games, an NFT may represent the artwork or an in-game resource (such as a character or weapon, or other game resources), but current systems are technologically insufficient for the owner to use the resource across different games and/or platforms. Accordingly, as further acknowledged herein, the functionality of the Game may be enhanced by enabling players and/or spectators to exclusively use the Asset and possibly transfer the rights to others via NFT as described below.
Accordingly, in one aspect, a system includes at least one data medium that is not a transient signal and that includes instructions executable by at least one processor to determine that a first end user device has performed a task as a first non-fungible token (NFT) must be given. The task is carried out within at least one computer simulation, and the first NFT represents a digital resource. The instructions are also executable to, in accordance with the decision, provide the first NFT to the first end user device and prevent other end user devices participating in other instances of the at least one computer simulation from being provided another NFT to perform the task again after the first end user device performs the task.
In some examples, the first end-user entity may include a plurality of end-users acting together to perform the task. In other examples, the first end user entity may include a single end user and no other end users.
In various example implementations, the task may include locating the digital resource in at least one computer simulation and/or beating or overcoming a particular aspect of the at least one computer simulation.
Additionally, in example embodiments, the digital asset itself may include a video game skin, video game artwork, an avatar, a video game weapon, and/or a video game skill.
Again, this is just a patent, which means it might not be something that actually happens, and the company simply files it so others can’t. However, it does indicate that Sony and PlayStation are exploring NFTs to some extent. Whether that’s something that ends up happening in the future is anyone’s guess, although we can’t say that the idea alone is popular, especially among the gaming community.
