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Sony Files Patent For Blockchain-Based DRM On PlayStation Games

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2018-05-05 02:04:53
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Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Sony has filed a patent which proposes the use of blockchain technology as a way to supplement DRM (digital rights management) in PS4 games. Right now, DRM on PS4 games is handled by third-party operators, but it seems like Sony wants to take matters into their own hands.

Because everything's better with blockchain!

Source: https://techraptor.net/content/sony-files-patent-for-blockchain-based-drm-on-games [techraptor.net]


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