A newly filed and published Sony Interactive Entertainment patent hints PlayStation Now, or perhaps the PlayStation 5, will support save state sharing across the PlayStation Network.
The patent explicitly describes click-to-play functionality similar to Google Stadia (xCloud is getting this too).
Filed - March 31, 2020
Published - July 17, 2020
Publication Number - 20200222802
https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US299041392&tab=NATIONALBIBLIO
Note: This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/357,114, filed Jun. 30, 2016 and titled, "PLAYSTATION NOW SHARED MOMENTS," which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
Note #2: This might just be for Share Play and not any new feature on the PlayStation 5.
Essentially it seems to match up other patents I've seen before. Gamers can create their own custom segments of a game--think of them as gameplay slices, or save states--and share them over the PlayStation Network. Other games can click on the message and jump right into the game.
You'll essentially be able to create, edit, and share your own gameplay demos. The patent gives examples of snapping a gameplay slice of a particular level, editing it, and sharing it with friends. Anyone who clicks the link can resume your gameplay, complete with your progress, loadouts, etc.
The patent also mentions you'll be able to stream-share these clips from the cloud similar to Share Play.
(Conjecture) I believe this will fold into Sony's new DualSense Create button (which could be used to create these slices) and be a part of the PS5's new instant-access Activities section that was previously described in the now-edited GameReactor WRC-9 review. Sony has a few patents like these out in the wild now.
FIG. 4 shows an exemplary screenshot of a contact receiving a notification of shared content according to some embodiments.[/TD]
FIG. 3 shows an exemplary screenshot of contacts to share content according to some embodiments. The user is able to share the playable video game clip with any of his contacts. The user is able to share the video game with more than just contacts as well such as with the community or an activity feed. For example, the user is able to select to share the video with a friend with the username "Shiggy."
FIG. 1 shows an exemplary screenshot of a game according to some embodiments. In the example, a user plays a jetpack scene/level of a game which the user considered to be very exciting. The user selects share (e.g., by pressing a "share" button on a device, using a "share" voice command, selecting "share" on the screen) to share the jetpack scene/level with other users.
Here's the main claims of the patent:
The patent explicitly describes click-to-play functionality similar to Google Stadia (xCloud is getting this too).
Filed - March 31, 2020
Published - July 17, 2020
Publication Number - 20200222802
https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US299041392&tab=NATIONALBIBLIO
Note: This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/357,114, filed Jun. 30, 2016 and titled, "PLAYSTATION NOW SHARED MOMENTS," which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
Note #2: This might just be for Share Play and not any new feature on the PlayStation 5.
Essentially it seems to match up other patents I've seen before. Gamers can create their own custom segments of a game--think of them as gameplay slices, or save states--and share them over the PlayStation Network. Other games can click on the message and jump right into the game.
You'll essentially be able to create, edit, and share your own gameplay demos. The patent gives examples of snapping a gameplay slice of a particular level, editing it, and sharing it with friends. Anyone who clicks the link can resume your gameplay, complete with your progress, loadouts, etc.
The patent also mentions you'll be able to stream-share these clips from the cloud similar to Share Play.
(Conjecture) I believe this will fold into Sony's new DualSense Create button (which could be used to create these slices) and be a part of the PS5's new instant-access Activities section that was previously described in the now-edited GameReactor WRC-9 review. Sony has a few patents like these out in the wild now.
FIG. 4 shows an exemplary screenshot of a contact receiving a notification of shared content according to some embodiments.[/TD]
FIG. 3 shows an exemplary screenshot of contacts to share content according to some embodiments. The user is able to share the playable video game clip with any of his contacts. The user is able to share the video game with more than just contacts as well such as with the community or an activity feed. For example, the user is able to select to share the video with a friend with the username "Shiggy."
FIG. 1 shows an exemplary screenshot of a game according to some embodiments. In the example, a user plays a jetpack scene/level of a game which the user considered to be very exciting. The user selects share (e.g., by pressing a "share" button on a device, using a "share" voice command, selecting "share" on the screen) to share the jetpack scene/level with other users.
Here's the main claims of the patent:
