Sony Interactive Entertainment wants to classify players by their gaming style and preferences according to a recently published patent. If Sony successfully applies implements ideas from the patent onto PlayStation 5, players may be able to take advantage of another enticing feature while gaming.
The PlayStation 5 continues to gain sales momentum due to increased supply and advertising efforts such as "Live from PS5." Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset will bring VR gaming to the PlayStation 5 with support for existing games such as Gran Turismo 7 and Resident Evil Village. PlayStation VR2 was designed and developed while considering important player feedback gathered from the first-generation PlayStation VR, and Sony continues to research new features and consider new ideas for its growing PlayStation ecosystem. The company may be looking to expand the feature set found on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 if its most recent patent is successfully implemented.
Sony recently published a new patent for a system that classifies a player's gaming style across multiple games. The patent uses The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim as an example, noting that the player tends to be an explorer, a completionist, and a melee combatant in similar action RPGs. Additionally, this new system may recommend new games to play based on the player's preferred gaming style. The system will also compare a player's gaming style with another game in order to make a recommendation on what to play next.
According to Sony's patent, the gaming style system also develops a player profile, which evolves as the player tries new PlayStation 5 games and evolves their gaming style. This profile and its data would be stored in a communication network, and retrieval of the profile would be facilitated through the console's processor and memory. Multiple processes would consider the user's recently played games, gameplay patterns, and most prevalent genres of games played. In this patent, the system picked The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim as a recommended game due to the aforementioned processes.
Sony's patent may be a helpful way of discovering new games to play on PlayStation 5 while developing a unique gaming profile for the player. Such a feature could be easily accessed on PlayStation 5, where a vast library of PlayStation 4 and current-generation games are available to download and purchase from the PlayStation Store. This new system could also provide titles for PlayStation users, allowing others to see their preferred gaming style if Sony allows it.
PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation 5 players can benefit greatly from the system described in the patent. However, patents may indicate ideas that won't be successfully implemented for quite some time. Players shouldn't expect this feature to arrive immediately through a PlayStation 5 firmware update, but the possibility certainly remains.