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New Sony patent has players paying to kick others from games

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Sony has had a patent approved for a feature that allows players to pay to kick others from games.As spotted by VGC, the patent is called ‘Spectators Vote to Bench Players in a Video Game’.

It was filed in January 2020 and was granted two days ago (October 19 2021).The feature means that spectators can vote to remove (or ‘bench’) players.

They can also warn them to play better via messages. The patent even makes it possible to pay to have out of favour players removed.The patent describes a situation in which spectators are watching a game via Twitch.

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