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Sony updates patent of PS5 Online Tournament System Ahead Of Evo 2021
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Yeah, Sony is going into esports and fighting tournaments. Their intention is clearly to be seen.
This stuff is already on PS4.
And its kind of frustrating that its not on PS5 already, because I literally can't enter any of the pre-EVO tourneys Sony's been doing because they exclusively use the PS4 event system. I'm glad this stuff is coming to PS5 but it should have been in the OS from the beginning.
And its kind of frustrating that its not on PS5 already, because I literally can't enter any of the pre-EVO tourneys Sony's been doing because they exclusively use the PS4 event system. I'm glad this stuff is coming to PS5 but it should have been in the OS from the beginning.
Yea, didn't the recent GT tournaments use that? It was great, with ladders, commentary and video production options.
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makes the Arcsys rumors believable although I don't think it will happen, it makes sense.
I think its cool to see Sony expanding into esports and VR. maybe one day we'll see a VR Esports title lol
Yup, Evo locked to PS4 sucks. I literally can't play in strive Evo tournaments even though I constantly play against ps4 players online.
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ahh, I didn't know that. Well Covid probably delayed a lot of stuff hardware wise.
At least the main Evo tourney is using SmashGG so I can still enter Strive, but its absurd that all of these tourneys they've been hyping on social media are unplayable on their latest platform. At least it looks like they're fixing it.
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seems like sony is really leaning into esports/fighting tourneys and would most likely want to lock a premier fighting dev studio. As of now they already have a 1st party racing game, and sports game studio.
I mean, doesn't a move like this cement Sony as the defacto platform for fighting games if they own EVO as well as have the technology to host their own tournies?
I of course realize this is a joke, but this patent originates from 2018, likely well before PS5's design was finalized. Including it doesn't appear to have been an option.
Besides, the Pro is sufficiently ugly, lol.
Basically, Sony is doing everything to make there console the machine for the FGC.
The only think to push it over the hill is actually talent to make exclusive fighting games.
PSA: this doesn't appear to be new, contrary to the article quoted in OP. It's a continuation of a 2018 patent. Very common misunderstanding in the patent world.
Specifically: a continuation allows you to obtain new claims. But what you can claim is limited to what you originally disclosed in the original filing your continuation claims priority to.
Specifically: a continuation allows you to obtain new claims. But what you can claim is limited to what you originally disclosed in the original filing your continuation claims priority to.
PS4 Tournaments with all this functionality launched way back in fall of 2017 or 2018. I know this, because I've played in several of these PS4 tournaments with auto matchmaking and reporting.
Coincides with when this patent went live as well. Its definitely a refresh for the PS5 version of the same functionality. Probably includes activity card implementation and some new leaderboard (which currently isn't available on PS4).
R.I.G.S. was amazing and I wished it had taken off as a multiplayer esports game.
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right, and Since i don't see them buying exclusivity/funding Street Fighter 6 again, that money would probably better be spent on exclusive IP/dedicated studio
Not really. Investing in exclusives doesn't mean they're planning on buying them or anything like that. Plus a private company has to want to sell
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I didn't say sony was gonna kick in the door and force them to comply. Just that it's believable that Sony is looking for talent to feed the EVO acquisition thats not 3rd party.
there have already been rumblings since the EVO purchase that some publishers could pull their games, it makes sense for sony to want a fighting game of their own. But yeah, like you said that could also just simply mean funding a new IP through a contract.
If Capcom (most likely) want to go multi again with Street Fighter 6, put those funds towards Virtua Fighter 6.
This is a continuation of 10, 953,335 which was filed in Feb. 28, 2018. It contains nothing new as compared to then and is essentially just a legal means of strengthening a past patent by using broader language. As such it doesn't really indicate anything about Sony's plans for the future. Also, the implication drawn about Sony creating a new network platform for esports is baseless. Non-specific language like that is just how the specifications to patents are written in order to allow legal flexibility.
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