Sony Patents a Zone-Based Codec That Ties Audio Quality to Where the Action Is
Sony Interactive Entertainment has patented a codec that doesn't just compress video differently depending on where you're looking — it also adjusts…
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Sony Patents a Shared Logical Address System to Speed Up Console Boot Loading
Sony is patenting a way to make your console's secondary processor pre-load downloaded data in the background — using the exact same…
Sony Patents a System That Plays Ads During PlayStation Loading Screens
Sony has filed a patent for a system that detects when a loading screen is about to appear, predicts how long it…
Sony Patents a Controller That Logs You Into Your Console Using Your Phone
Sony is exploring a login system where your PlayStation controller detects that your phone is nearby and automatically handles the sign-in —…
Sony Patents a Two-Stage AI Upscaling Pipeline for Game Frames
Sony is exploring an AI upscaling system that doesn't just use one machine learning model — it uses two, switching between them…
Sony Patents a System That Rewrites Physics Rules in XR Spaces
What if your mixed-reality headset could decide that gravity doesn't apply to a virtual object right now — because you're holding a…
Sony Patents a 3D Facial Animation Transfer System for Game Characters
Capturing a real actor's facial performance and having it look right on a fictional game character is a notoriously messy problem. Sony's…
Sony Files Patent for a Configurable Motion-Evaluation Content Generator
Sony is patenting a system that takes a specific 'evaluation perspective' — say, a physical therapist's criteria or a sports coach's checklist…
Sony Patents a Gaze-Aware XR System That Processes Your View at Different Speeds
Sony is quietly working on an XR gaming system that pays attention to where your eyes are pointed — and throws more…
Sony Patents Color-Coded HMD Lights That Show When Gamers Can Be Interrupted
Ever tried talking to someone deep in a VR game, only to yank them out of a critical moment? Sony's new patent…
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