The system uses NFT and blockchain to create, modify, track, authenticate, and transfer unique in-game digital assets like characters, costumes, or items.
Sony has patented a system for tracking unique in-game digital assets using NFT and blockchain. The application was filed back in May 2021, however, it is only now that the company published the documents in the public domain.
In the documents, the company describes the invention as a system and a method for tracking in-game assets. It is said that the system uses tokens on a distributed ledger.
Sony noted that usually, game assets are not unique – even a rare item in the game has the same source code in other copies of the same game from other players.
The company explained that its technology includes systems and methods for creating, modifying, tracking, authenticating, and transferring unique digital assets associated with a video game such as characters, costumes, or items.
It also said that the system can be of interest to well-known players who stream gameplay and become sort of celebrities comparing digital assets they use during gameplay to collectibles like baseballs autographed by baseball stars or trading cards depicting famous sportsmen collected by sports fans.
According to Sony, the system will allow tracking the life cycle of players' digital assets on different platforms, including home entertainment systems like PS4 or PS5, portable gaming devices like PSP or Vita, and home entertainment systems of a "different albeit inferior manufacturer."
The patent does not mean that Sony will start using the system, and the company has not officially announced such plans. However, it seems to be at least considering the possibility.
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