In October of 2019, Sony filed a ?Cross-Platform Spoiler Block Service? patent with the United States Patent & Trademark Office. With this particular patent, Sony intends to keep users from encountering spoiler-related information too early. Given this past weekend?s events, wherein major The Last of Us Part II?s story details leaked online, it?s no surprise that such a patent has now emerged.
RespawnFirst discovered the patent, which aims to stop users from stumbling upon narrative-sensitive content too early. The ?spoiler block? program will take note of in-game content that players come across, i.e., characters, story beats, weapons, etc. Sony?s program will then use said data to prevent the player from interacting with user-created content, trophies, lore details, and so on related to potential spoilers, all in an effort to ensure players discover spoiler-related content organically.
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