- Sony has patented technology to create “super-fungible” tokens for in-game assets like skins and weapons, allowing players to own unique NFT versions.
- If implemented, this could let PlayStation players use assets across games, platforms, and resell them, solving the problem of spent money being locked in games.
- While just a patent for now, it shows Sony is considering how blockchain could let players truly own assets, transforming gaming by bringing NFTs mainstream.
Sony’s latest patent application shows how PlayStation could use blockchain gaming tech to let players own their unique in-game assets. The patent outlines a process for tracking gaming assets as NFTs on a distributed ledger. This could represent a huge leap towards mainstream adoption of blockchain gaming.
Details of Sony’s Patent Application
Sony’s Super-Fungible Token Concept
The patent application describes generating “super-fungible” tokens, which are bundles of NFTs representing in-game assets like skins, weapons, etc. These would be stored on a distributed ledger associated with a game.
Implications for Blockchain Gaming
If Sony implements this patent, players could truly own their in-game assets as NFTs. They could use them across games, platforms and resell them. This would solve a big problem in traditional gaming, where spent money is locked up in individual games.
However, it’s unclear if Sony will use public or private blockchains. A private chain could limit financialization. But either way, adoption by such a major player would boost blockchain gaming.
Previous Sony NFT Gaming Patent
This isn’t Sony’s first NFT gaming patent. A previous application focused on transferring assets between games. But it claimed current consoles lack the power for a full NFT ecosystem.
Conclusion
While just a patent application, this hints at Sony’s blockchain gaming ambitions. Implementation could revolutionize PlayStation by letting players truly own in-game assets. However, Sony has not indicated plans to roll out this functionality yet. But the patent shows Sony is thinking about how blockchain could transform the future of gaming.
