Haru to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoNew Sony Patent Will Let You Replay A Game From Any Point Possibleinsider-gaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down121cross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkNew Sony Patent Will Let You Replay A Game From Any Point Possibleinsider-gaming.comHaru to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareCarighan MaconarlinkfedilinkEnglish-4•8 months agoSo… they’re inventing level codes you can re-enter to start from there. I’m massively impressed by Sony, clearly revolutionary technology right there.
minus-square@vonxylofon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoIf you can encode your entire game progress into that level code, then it’s just that, yep.
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔linkEnglish1•8 months agoYes, that’s why NES games sometimes had 50 character codes.
minus-square@vonxylofon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoYes, NES games. Now try that with Baldur’s Gate.
So… they’re inventing level codes you can re-enter to start from there.
I’m massively impressed by Sony, clearly revolutionary technology right there.
If you can encode your entire game progress into that level code, then it’s just that, yep.
Yes, that’s why NES games sometimes had 50 character codes.
Yes, NES games. Now try that with Baldur’s Gate.