Sony Patents Alternative to Split-Screen Multiplayer [Patent]

A couple of patents published recently show that Sony\’s watching stereoscopic video for more than just 3D gaming; it may possibly take the place of split-screen local multiplayer.

Broke My Controller noticed the patents, filed a year ago and published on Thursday, that show a means for rendering separate images on a similar screen, which might be then filtered by glasses worn by player 1 and player 2. The glasses also seem like they’ve earbuds, meaning players get a separate audio feed, too.

Ideally, this will likely allow both players the view of a whole screen, without either the distraction of their opponent\’s activity to the side, or the facility to cheat by watching his screen to work out where he is.

The drawback, for sure, is you would like a 3DTV. And you’ve to wear the glasses. But as something that\’s more functional than cosmetic, i’ll dig it.

You can see the two patents here and here. Both are .pdfs

Sony Files Two Patents Regarding Stereoscopic Screen Sharing [Broke My Controller]

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