Japanese gaming giant Sony Interactive Entertainment is trying to patent a system for tracking unique in-game digital assets using tokens on a distributed ledger.
, which was filed last year. It suggests Sony is looking at how to incorporate NFTs and blockchain into its games.
If that sounds like technology already used by every blockchain game in existence, the patent office appears to think so too. The patent in its present form has already been rejected for failing to"integrate the abstract idea into a practical application." It will need an update if Sony wishes to continue the process.
Sony has previously explored using blockchain technology for music copyright management and education but this is the first hint that it’s interested in how it might be used in gaming.
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