Overview
- The World Intellectual Property Organization published an international status report this week on Sony's filing, bringing the concept to light.
- Patent documents describe a summonable in-game ghost that can either show the correct inputs and path or complete a segment on the player's behalf.
- The system would learn from user playthroughs and third-party videos such as YouTube and Twitch to recognize specific scenarios and offer context-aware help.
- Illustrations in the filing reference selectable modes, including Story, Combat, Exploration, and Full Game, alongside guide and complete options.
- Reporters frame the idea as an evolution of PS5 Game Help and note parallels to Microsoft's Copilot for Gaming, while emphasizing there is no evidence Sony plans to deploy the feature and even the filing date is reported inconsistently.