Sony’s presently catching some flak on-line for a patent that just about instantly seems like a foul concept. Registered in January 2020 however authorized solely not too long ago, the patent outlines a possible PlayStation function that will enable streamers and their viewers (on streaming web sites like Twitch, for instance) to both briefly or completely take away gamers from multiplayer video games.
The patented and reasonably detailed flowchart reveals the method of spectators deciding to take away (or “bench”) gamers who aren’t pulling their weight. Gamers will also be despatched messages telling them to play higher, and there is even point out of viewers paying to have folks kicked from the sport. All of it appears to return right down to a voting system, which may be influenced by a participant’s supposed talent degree.
Does not sound like an abusable system in any respect, does it?
We have seen Sony register loads of questionable patents up to now, however the actuality is that only a few of those concepts develop into precise merchandise or options. That mentioned, it is no secret that Sony and PlayStation are making strikes within the eSports area, and so patents like this are certain to lift a couple of eyebrows. For now, although, we would not learn too a lot into it.
