Sony’s new autoplay patent works on an artificial intelligence technology that will allow PlayStation users to skip boring parts of games.
Sony is working on an artificial intelligence technology that will allow players to automatically skip game sections that they may find boring. Auto play mode taken for this feature called Playstation The patent envisions a system that would allow players to skip certain game sections by simulating their play style. It is stated that this technology is planned as a new feature that can be offered directly through the cloud-based PlayStation Network and accessible to subscribers.
New Autoplay Patent from PlayStation: It May Be Possible to Skip Boring Parts of Games
This autoplay feature is based on the principle that the artificial intelligence learns the player’s style and then completes certain tasks or levels. This can be a great convenience for users, especially in long and repetitive missions or in winning challenging trophies. However, it is not yet clear what kind of interaction this feature will require and in which scenarios it will come into play. It is estimated that users must first spend a certain amount of time in the game and complete the learning process of the system.
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Amid ongoing discussions regarding the PlayStation 5 Pro and future devices, it is not yet clear whether this type of autoplay feature will be included on new hardware. However, this feature may appear in a more advanced model such as PlayStation 6. to patent from here you can look.
Patent Description:
A method for providing an automatic game mode option to a user during gameplay of a video game includes accessing by a server a user gameplay model that includes extracted features about the user’s gameplay and a classification of the extracted features. Access to the model is triggered at a current time during the game. The method further includes identifying by the server the predicted interactive event that is predicted to occur prior to the current game time. The method further includes identifying by the server at least a portion of the predicted interactive activity as expected grinding content (AGC). The method also includes sending a notification to the screen of a user device by the server; here the notification identifies the AGC in the upcoming game and gives the user the option to use the auto-play mode during the gameplay of the AGC.