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New Sony Patent Turns Virtual Reality Into a Spectator Sport – PCMag AU
Only one person can wear the PSVR headset, but Sony wants other people making decisions to impact gameplay.
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A new patent has appeared on the US Patent and Trademark Office website detailing how Sony could make virtual reality on PlayStation into a spectator sport.
As IGN reports, the patent is titled, “Integrating Audience Participation Content into Virtual Reality Content.” It details a system where the person wearing the PSVR headset can be helped or hindered by other people interacting with the game via “spectator devices,” which could mean Dual Sense/DualShock controllers, or mobile…
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