As long as people have been gaming, other people have watched them. From kids gathered around arcade cabinets in the 1980s, to YouTube Let’s Plays, to the Twitch streams of today, many people like to watch games as well as play them.
Game companies generally, and understandably, tend to prioritize the former group over the latter. However, Sony hasn’t forgotten the importance of spectating in the gaming community. A recent patent filed by Sony aims to give spectators more options for viewing
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