Will There Be No „Lag Switching Cheaters” On PlayStation 5?

General news News 11/14/2018

0 3336 Views

If Sony‘s idea becomes a reality, we might bid farewell to those players in multiplayer games who are lagging on purpose…

On Twitter, a new patent filed by Sony has shown up. Sony Interactive Entertainment’s patent is about a method for „detecting lag switch cheating in a game,” which would make Sony’s job easier to ban these cheaters on the PlayStation Network. For example, imagine if you play an FPS, and you encounter someone who suddenly starts to lag. It makes their character appear randomly in one spot, then in another, usually resulting in your character’s death. This is an example of someone who „lag switches.”

This method would be a significant step ahead in online gaming. If Sony makes it possible to detect the players who tamper with their Internet connection on purpose, then Microsoft, Nintendo (and possibly Valve as well via Steam) could take notes. We’re looking forward to an exciting future…

Source: Twitter

Sony Interactive Entertainment patents a method for “detecting lag switch cheating in game”. This makes it easier to ban cheaters on PSN and not making false bans.https://t.co/wYGBx3QHY8

— Ryan ? ? | Astro Bot out now! (@AlphaFoxWarfare) November 11, 2018

Spread the love

Angyal Anikó

Anikó, our news editor and communication manager, is more interested in the business side of the gaming industry. She worked at banks, and she has a vast knowledge of business life. Still, she likes puzzle and story-oriented games, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments, which is her favourite title. She also played The Sims 3, but after accidentally killing a whole sim family, swore not to play it again. (For our office address, email and phone number check out our IMPRESSUM)