Haru@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNew Sony Patent Will Let You Replay A Game From Any Point Possibleinsider-gaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down119cross-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@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·1 year 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-squarevonxylofon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIf you can encode your entire game progress into that level code, then it’s just that, yep.
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes, that’s why NES games sometimes had 50 character codes.
minus-squarevonxylofon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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.