So... Snap from Xbox One early days.

Is it like PiP??

This seems like some form of ai assistant in games - small screen with tutorial will adapt to your movement on main screen. Maybe.

If it were for multi-monitor support, then that would be kind of neat.

it's picture in picture? how does this qualify for a new patent?

Wait I'm confused, one of the most touted features of the Xbox One was its multi-tasking capabilities and the people on N4G shat on it....its almost like theres some kind of agenda

This could be interesting

At the end, this might end up as another patent. In technology companies, patents are employees' kpi. We file as much as we can to get our next promotion. 😅

Snap? Is that you?
It can finally be considered a good feature now that Sony is doing it

The Xbox One did this in 2013

So "Snap" from 2013 basically. Pretty funny how it's now "cool" that Sony is patenting this "unique" feature. At this point with the exception of the ridiculous DRM and not being able to play used games (even tho I've never actually done that this generation), it's pretty safe to say the vision for Xbox One was ahead of it's time. The Snap feature is still one of those features that some OG XB1 fans want back.

I think this is old news I swear I already read about an article that had this feature although I could be getting mixed up with the previous patents if XSX.

This is related to Sony's new game assist option. So you can basically watch a walkthrough as you're playing.

So what Xbox one had with the snap feature which I loved. Wish they’ll bring it back

Oh snap, Sony is copying Microsoft again!

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau