U.S. Pat. No. 12,458,893

MULTIPLAYER VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS

AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Issue DateMay 22, 2023

Illustrative Figure

Abstract

A method of executing a multiplayer video game includes: connecting a game client to a game server via a communication network; for each player, executing an instance of a game on the game server to generate a game environment; synchronizing game data between multiple instances of the game to link the generated game environments; transmitting user inputs to the game server to initiate interactive gameplay; for each player, generating a video stream of the linked game environment from the player's perspective; and mixing the video streams for individual players into split screen view during a split screen mode.

Description

No description is available for this record.

Claims

No claims are available for this record.

Disclaimer: Data collected from the USPTO and may be malformed, incomplete, and/or otherwise inaccurate.