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[โ€“] [email protected] 55 points 1 month ago (14 children)

"Multiple patents"

Specifies none

Off to a great start, I see. I know that actual game mechanics cannot be patented or copyrighted (the same principle applies to non digital games), so I'm really curious to what these patents are.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know that actual game mechanics cannot be patented or copyrighted

In America, sure. But these are two Japanese companies...

I'm not an expert on Japanese copyright and patent law, but I don't have a great outlook for Palworld.

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