Nowadays, replaying a specific part of a title means, in most cases, starting from scratch, although there are a few cases where it is possible to select a specific chapter or part of an adventure. However, it seems sony Since this last point wants to be a standard for the industry A recent patent registered by the company indicates that replaying certain segments will be much more common in the future.
Recently, A Registered patent by Sony, which describes a system that enables a player to select certain points in a game, and Go back to that moment to revive a section. Here’s what it says about it:
“A system and method is provided for launching the game from streaming content. Information about media content may be stored in memory. Such media content may contain at least one or more trigger points, and each trigger point may be associated with a specific set of gameplay data for a gameplay scene within an interactive title. Multimedia content may be transmitted to a user device over a communication network. A selection of at least one or more trigger points may be received from the user device over the communication network. Identification of the set of game data associated with the selected activation point may be detected and interactive titles for the game may be launched by the user device based on the identified set of game data associated with the selected activation point.
The patent, titled “Content Streaming with Game Release,” shows the desired process through a series of practical sketches and diagrams. It has been shown that gameplay sequences will be divided into sub-chapters complete with trigger points where players can select, Taking them to that moment in seconds.
As AAA productions focus more on big moments that can only be experienced once in an adventure, a system like this would make things much easier. Retrieving a section without needing to start a game again from scratch. This is especially favorable for PlayStation projects, which present us with narrative-focused productions.
However, it will not be completely new. Let us remember that Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales It has a system that allows us to relive certain missions from the original story. Although it was accepted with open arms, this option did not return Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Which is disappointing, since there are some impressive sequences in this installment, like the initial battle with Sandman, the chase with Black Cat, and when we see Venom for the first time.
Although the technical aspects of this patent are a mystery, We don’t doubt that SSDs are one of the main factors that make this a reality. Unfortunately, and like most patents, this doesn’t mean that at the end of the day the idea of ​​replaying parts of a story is feasible. This is just a record.
As we have seen in the past, there is no guarantee that a patent will eventually become a reality. In most cases, Such a registration is merely an excuse to protect a company’s intellectual property. However, we should not lose hope. In related matters, Sony talks about the relationship between Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Portal. Similarly, PlayStation announces offers for Black Friday.
Editor’s note:
Hopefully this will be true in the future. Many of my favorite moments from games in recent years take place in the middle or end of an adventure, and it’s not in my plans to replay 20 or more hours of a title just to relive one segment.
Through: Extrude
