- Sony patented AI-generated podcasts that would be hosted by PlayStation characters
- Character voices would be generated by AI and present game news to the player.
- The AI podcast hosts would also discuss hardware or software updates and might even “joke at the video game player’s expense.”
Sony has reportedly secured a new patent for AI-generated podcasts that would be voiced by its PlayStation characters.
As Tech4Gamers discovered, Sony’s new patent, titled LLM-Based Generative Podcasts for Gamers, aims to create personalized podcasts for gamers hosted from its platform rather than instructional videos or guides they can find online.
“As acknowledged herein, video game platforms currently do not have the ability to provide unique, targeted content to players to inform them of what is happening on the platform,” the patent description states. “There is currently no adequate solution to the aforementioned IT technology problem.”
The patent, which was filed in July 2024 and recently granted in late January, is also described as a tool for “generating a data-driven news podcast, where the podcast presents the news in the voice of a video game character played by the video game player.”
This suggests that Sony is aiming to use generative AI voices developed from its PlayStation characters, such as God of War‘s Kratos, to create these podcast episodes.
It describes a scenario in which the player would boot up their console and see a message saying, “Your personalized podcast is available for today,” seemingly tailored to the player’s recent gaming sessions.
The patent also suggests that players can request to exclude information, such as gaming news, or include details about games they don’t yet own.
“In an example implementation, the data associated with the profile of the video game player may include data related to a connection of the video game player as indicated in the profile of the video game player, the podcast indicating game-related news of the connection,” the patent reads.
Sony also says that two video game characters could collaborate in a podcast, creating a crossover storyline and discussing topics like obtaining trophies or a hardware/software update, as shown in the drawings above.
“Also, there is a software update for Gen X, so update now,” reads an image showing an AI host. The AI co-host adds, “Also try spinning the boss next time!”
It also states that AI podcast hosts “may include a joke at the video game player’s expense” and “may include a recommendation for an action the video game player should take in the video game.”
This is just one of several patents Sony has reportedly filed that include the use of generative AI. Last month, it patented new AI technology that will take control of PlayStation games when the player is stuck and, more recently, a patent for a touchscreen controller that has no buttons or thumbsticks.
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