Sony Files Patent for NFTs Across Gaming Platforms

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the powerhouse behind the PlayStation brand, has submitted a patent application for a system that enables users to transfer and utilize non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across multiple gaming platforms.

Sony’s growing interest in cryptocurrency is evident through its various partnerships and trademark filings over the years. The latest addition to this trend is a patent application titled “NFT framework for transferring and using digital assets between game platforms.”

The goal of Sony’s NFT framework is to incorporate NFTs into gaming experiences, where the technology can represent in-game skins and other popular features. The patent abstract states that upon determining compatibility, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity, allowing the digital asset to be used across multiple different computer simulations and/or platforms via NFTs.

Furthermore, the application mentions that ownership of the NFT can be transferred to other end-users, enabling its use across various simulations and platforms. The associated diagrams illustrate Sony’s planned integration of NFTs into gameplay.

Once realized, PlayStation 5 users can anticipate the integration of NFT use cases in mainstream gaming titles. As of December 2022, the PlayStation Network had 112 million active users worldwide, with this number steadily increasing year-over-year.