Comments on: SIE and Bandai Namco were the strongest patent holders in the industry in 2023, says study  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sie-and-bandai-namco-were-the-strongest-patent-holders-in-the-industry-in-2023-says-study/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: John C https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sie-and-bandai-namco-were-the-strongest-patent-holders-in-the-industry-in-2023-says-study/#comment-3258 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:12:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=32343#comment-3258 Sometimes I wonder if Patents are a good thing or a bad thing at times due to stifling innovation. Kojima’s Stranding mechanic was patented by Sony for example. I wonder if it will be Bandai Namco situation with playing minigames on load screens where in 20 years anyone could use that or if it’s just locked with Sony for a far longer time.

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