Sony files patent to allow NFT transfers between games and consoles
The benefits offered in the NFT patent filed by Sony include the ability to have an interoperable Web3 gaming experience, meaning players will be able to transfer NFTs between different devices.
Last September, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc (SIE), a multinational video game and digital entertainment company owned by multinational conglomerate Sony Corporation (NYSE: SONY), filed for a patent that would bring the company deeper into the world of non-fungible tokens ( NFTs). The name of the patent published yesterday is self-explanatory “NFT framework for the transfer and use of digital assets between gaming platforms.” In other words, the company is exploring the potential for NFTs to be transferable between video games and consoles, with players reaping the benefits in multiple games.
Sony explained:
“Current systems are technologically insufficient for the owner to use the asset across different games and platforms. Accordingly, as further recognized herein, the functionality of the game may be improved by enabling players and/or spectators to exclusively use the asset and possibly transfer the rights of others via NFT.”
The benefits offered in the NFT patent filed by Sony include the ability to have an interoperable Web3 gaming experience, meaning players will be able to transfer NFTs between different devices such as virtual reality (VR) headsets, tablets, smart TVs, computers, and smartphones. Furthermore, the benefits include NFT rewards. Let’s say a player who has won a certain match in a certain game gets an in-game resource – a new skin, artwork, access to new avatars, weapons or even “video game skills”.
The patent further states:
“The NFT may then be transferred to someone else, who may then resume play where the transferor left off pursuant to the NFT, so that the recipient begins play at the same level, with the same score, and/or with the same score as the transferor.”
The patent even mentions the ability for players to create their own NFTs when they reach “a certain level, score, and/or point collection in a particular video game”.
Sony’s move in the Web3 Space
Sony has been taking steps towards Web3 adoption for a long time, and the patent is not the first initiative in the NFT direction.
Last November, Sony revealed a wearable motion tracking system called Mocopi that can be used to control a digital avatar in real time in metaverse applications such as VR Chat. There are six pucks that make up the new Mocopi system, and users can wear them around their wrists, ankles, hips and head.
Last month, we reported on Sony’s partnership with a multi-chain smart contract network called the Astar Network to introduce a Web3 incubation program for projects targeting the use of NFTs and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The program will mainly concentrate on real use cases of blockchain. It is curated to take a deep look at the various methods that blockchain technology can solve problems in their industry. It will run from mid-March to mid-June this year.
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