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siliconera.com - 6/30/2009

Sony Patents Emotion Engine Emulation Technology For Cell Processors

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. June 29, 2009 . 3:37pm image PlayStation 3s without PS2 backwards compatibility are missing the Emotion Engine, a chip Sony designed as the PS2’s CPU. What if the PS3’s cell processor could emulate the Emotion Engine? Theoretically, all PlayStation 3s would be able to play PS2 games even if a ...

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reuters.com - 7/8/2009

Sony CEO dismisses price cut chatter on PlayStation | Technology

— reuters.com — Alexei Oreskovic SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 7 - Sony Corp Chief Executive Howard Stringer brushed off concerns that the PlayStation 3 video game console is too expensive, and said the company is unlikely to sell parts of its business amid the recession. ... (more) Sony CEO dismisses price cut chatter on PlayStation | ...

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engadget.com - 7/1/2009

The Pre gets PlayStation gaming and more thanks to ZodTTD (video)

— engadget.com — If you're familiar with the emulation scene (and let's be honest, you are reading Engadget), then you know the name ZodTTD -- the brain behind some of the best jailbroken emus for the iPhone, including variations on the PlayStation, Game Boy ... (more) The Pre gets PlayStation gaming and more thanks to ...

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gizmodo.com - 7/1/2009

I Dare You to Not Buy This PlayStation iPhone Case Immediately [Playstation]

— gizmodo.com — Question: is this a great iPhone case, or is it the greatest iPhone case? I'm going to go with the latter. I mean, look at it! The disc cover opens so you can put in your iPhone! It comes with a super-detailed controller charm! It's absolutely ... (more) I Dare You to Not Buy This PlayStation iPhone Case ...

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Sony planning PS3 Emotion Engine emulation for retro gaming?
SlashGear — ... Sony have filed a patent for a system whereby the PS3’s Cell Processor could emulate the hardware of a PS2, opening up the older console’s back-catalog.  The patent describes how the Cell Processor would emulate the Emotion Engine chipset that was included in the first-generation of PS3 hardware but then removed ...

All Sony PS3’s to get PS2 backwards compatibility
PR News: — ... As reported from Siliconera, Sony are planning to ‘emulate’ the Emotion Engine that is required to play all PS2 games. If they manage to do this, it will mean that they will be able to provide backwards compatibility without actually having the correct hardware to do it. ...

Sony patent shows surefire method of PS2 emulation possible on all PS3 models
CrunchGear — ... was (rightly) considered ludicrous, but the ability to play the entire PS2 library on the system somewhat lessened the blow. But then Sony removed the Emotion Engine chip from the PS3, thus rendering it unable to play PS2 games. (More recent models, like the one found in the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle, used a just-sorta-okay software emulation method to grant partial PS2 backwards compatibility.) All that may well change if Sony goes ahead and executes the idea found in this recently unearthed patent. ...

Sony patents new Cell-based PS2 emulator
Engadget — ... At first glance, we thought this all sounded a little too familiar: as you know, some PS3s had software-based PS2 emulation way back in 2007. So it was a little bit of a surprise when Siliconera unearthed patent docs dated last December (and only ...

Remainders - Things We Didn't Post [Remainders]
Gizmodo — ... A recently discovered Sony patent from late last year shows how the Cell processor found in all PS3s can fully emulate the Emotion Engine required to run PS2 games, so no matter what model you have, you'd be able to play any game you owned. But don't dust off your old God of War disc just yet—why would Sony wait this long to get you this particular feature, and to get you jazzed about games that by definition they can't profit from? Our verdict: Ain't gonna happen. [Siliconera via ...

Remainders - Things We Didn’t Post [Remainders]
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information — ... recently discovered Sony patent from late last year shows how the Cell processor found in all PS3s can fully emulate the Emotion Engine required to run PS2 games, so no matter what model you have, you'd be able to play any game you owned. But don't dust off your old God of War disc just yet—why would Sony wait this long to get you this particular feature, and to get you jazzed about games that by definition they can't profit from? Our verdict: Ain't gonna happen. [Siliconera via ...