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Most narratively driven computer games don’t change much once they’re released to the public. But what if AI could change a game based on how a player interacts with it? A patent filed by Microsoft in June might allow future Xbox games to do just that. 

Sony has recently published a patent built around an automated AI solution that identifies issues with your PlayStation (or other Sony-related) technology, codes a software fix, and pushes it to your device. It eliminates the need to raise tickets, speak to customer support services, or manually repair your equipment, but it poses a pretty huge…

The theory is that Meta took faces out of Facebook and Instagram, converted them into biometric identifiers, and used those identifiers to train both its image generation models and the face recognition system it had been preparing for its AI glasses. The proposed class period opens on September 4, 2021.

Sony has filed a patent describing an AI-controlled decoy account system intended to identify scammers, spammers, cheaters, and potential predators on PlayStation. The filing, application number 18/314775, was published on August 13, 2026.

While video game companies typically file patents for new gaming technology that benefits the gamer directly, it seems Sony is looking past that in its latest filing, as it seeks to protect rather than provide a new gameplay experience.

The PlayStation 6 (PS6) could still be years away, but Sony may already be exploring new ideas for the next generation of gaming hardware. A recently published patent describes a modular PlayStation controller with a detachable touchscreen, potentially offering a major change from the current DualSense design.