Sony Patent Plots Movie Theatre CoOp Experiences for Hundreds
Massively multiplayer.
Sony may be exploring a way it can bring co-op experiences to the masses in cinema-sized sessions for potentially hundreds of players. While the platform holder posts a lot of patents that rarely ever come to fruition, this massively multiplayer solution is interesting enough to warrant reporting on – even if it’s unlikely to ever become a reality.
It proposes a single screen scenario where an entire audience is armed with a control pad in front of a giant screen, allowing each attendee to independently control a character or avatar. A diagram showcases a proposed scenario where dozens of players are each controlling space ships on the cinema-sized display.
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