▲ 114 ▼ Sony patents AI-powered 'ghost' that shows you how to get past videogame obstacles, and can even play the hard bits for you (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 10 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gens@programming.dev 1 point 10 months ago (5 children) You can't patent game mechanics, afaik permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago People patented how to get jpegs of your camera to your PC by file transfer. Trolls in my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] omarfw@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago Warner brothers patented the nemesis system from shadow of mordor permalink fedilink source parent [–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago You can patent pretty much anything in a lot of countries because the patent office officials don't pay any attention. Probably it'd get thrown out in court, but that doesn't really matter to a patent troll who will be able to make loads of money from settlements that never go to court because settling is cheaper. permalink fedilink source parent [–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago WB patented the nemesis system permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 1 point 10 months ago Nintendo says otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago People patented how to get jpegs of your camera to your PC by file transfer. Trolls in my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] omarfw@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago Warner brothers patented the nemesis system from shadow of mordor permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago You can patent pretty much anything in a lot of countries because the patent office officials don't pay any attention. Probably it'd get thrown out in court, but that doesn't really matter to a patent troll who will be able to make loads of money from settlements that never go to court because settling is cheaper. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago WB patented the nemesis system permalink fedilink source parent