- Sony has applied for a patent to transfer NFTs between different games and consoles which will allow gamers to enjoy an interoperable gaming experience over the Web3.
- Players will be able to transfer game assets between devices such as virtual reality headsets, tablets, computers and smartphones, and in some cases NFTs could be used cross-generationally across multiple PS consoles.
- NFTs would work “for achievements and tournaments.”
Despite the fact that during this bear market many projects ended, the crypto space continues to work towards the future, and the gaming sector, with play-to-earn games at the forefront, is one of those that is advancing and promises to dominate the scene. in the next years. Offering the possibility of earning money by playing or buying and selling unique items is something that has never been offered before.
Seeing the progress of what was the Axie Infinity phenomenon and, on a lesser scale, mobile games, many traditional companies have begun to investigate this possibility and one that has made progress in this regard is sony Interactive Entertainment. The company founded in Japan in 1993, has applied for a patent to transfer NFTs (non-fungible tokens) between different games and consoles.
The middle CoinDesk revealed the following:
“The patent would allow gamers of Sony products with its flagship PlayStation to enjoy an interoperable gaming experience via Web3. Players could transfer game assets between devices such as virtual reality headsets, tablets, computers, and smartphones. In some examples, NFTs could be used cross-generationally (for example, from PS4 to PS5)“.
Uses of NFTs
Without going into too much detail, the company explained that NFTs would work “for achievements and tournaments.” This aspect, probably to be polished over time, will give users the chance to be the true owners of their products.. Today that option is not real: everything remains within the console.
If a Call of Duty user invests a number of dollars in a new weapons pack, that money is “lost”. Because? Because these tools cannot be resold or profited from outside the game. The same happens with FIFA, for example: there is no way to earn real money if the user owns the best version of Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappé. The entry of NFTs could change the landscape completely and deliver the desired 180º turn.
Due to the presentation made by Sony, Microsoft would also be interested in the world of NFTs because it assured that these tokens are interoperable with other ecosystems such as the Xbox or a “cloud-based video game”.
The company warned that it will prevent “performing the task again in other instances”, so that users will not be able to get the same token twice even though they play it with different consoles.
Sony and Web3.0
This is Sony’s first big approach with NFTs after much speculation was made last year following the launch of PlayStation Star. The digital collectibles given out by the loyalty program were ultimately not non-fungible tokens.
“They are definitely not NFTs. Definitely not. You cannot trade or sell them. It is not leveraging any blockchain technology”said Grace Chen, the company’s vice president of advertising, at the time.
Previously, in February of last year, Sony Network Communications partnered with the Astar blockchain network with the goal of “create a program of incubation of companies focused on the creation of NFTs and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with utility in the real world”.
Play-to-earn on major consoles seems to be getting closer. That so far, that the companies themselves had assured that it would not be possible, is no longer so…
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