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Sony patents PlayStation 2 emulation tech for PlayStation 3

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Gaming | by Samuel Axon | Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:58PM | 0 comments

Sony has patented a technology that allows the PlayStation 3's Cell processor to understand and process code intended for the PlayStation 2's EmotionEngine chip. There's only one reason to develop this tech, and that's to make the PS3 capable of emulating PS2 hardware to play old games. Some earlier models of the PS3 actually had the EmotionEngine chip inside them, but these were phased out to cut costs. This new tech could allow any PS3 to play at least some PS2 games.

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