Sony, the renowned entertainment company known for its PlayStation consoles, has recently filed a US patent application for “super-fungible tokens” that are specifically designed for gaming purposes. Although the patent application was submitted in 2022, it only became publicly available at the end of February.

The application details Sony’s plans for an electronic device that will track gaming assets and create a new type of super-fungible token. According to the document, this involves receiving metadata associated with a set of gaming assets and using this information to create a super-fungible token. The metadata is stored in a distributed ledger that is linked to the gaming application. The creation of the super-fungible token signifies the ownership of a single gaming asset from the set by the player at a specific moment in time.

The patent application also mentions that the super-fungible token can function as a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that are grouped together. While the document does not specify which blockchain will be used to store the metadata, it does give Ethereum (ETH) as an example of a smart contract platform that could be utilized.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Sony has explored the realm of NFTs. Last year, the company filed a patent application for an NFT framework that facilitates the transfer and use of digital assets between different game platforms. Additionally, in 2022, Sony made a significant investment of $1 billion in the popular video game company Epic Games as part of its strategic expansion into the gaming metaverse.

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