PlayStation 5 May Have Picture-in-Picture Like Feature, Hints Patent

Jun. 27, 2020

Sony revealed thedesign of its next-gen PS5 consoleat its “Future of Gaming” event earlier this month. While console gamers might be eagerly waiting to get their hands on PS5, a new Sony patent has revealed a possible feature that game streamers are likely to find useful.

As per the patent spotted byThe Game Post, PS5 could supportsimultaneous multi-screen viewing. That is, one would be able to keep a game running while watching a separate video on YouTube or Twitch.

“Provided is an information processing device which: displays a main screen including main content; displays a sub-screen including sub-content of a different type from the main content at the same time as the main screen,”reads the patent.

“The information processing device receives a switching operation to switch from a mode for receiving an operation on the main screen to a mode for receiving an operation on the sub-screen, and highlights the sub-screen when switching to the mode for receiving an operation on the sub-screen is performed,”the patent added.

While the patent doesn’t really confirm the availability of the feature, it will be good to see the feature when Sony retails the PlayStation 5 later this year.

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