A new patent suggests that Sony will enable their upcoming next-generation console, the PlayStation 5, to do more than just play old games from older PlayStation models. Read on for more details.
A recent patent was filed in Japan and registered to Sony Interactive Entertainment, Gear Nuke reported. The patent, titled "Simulation of legacy bus operation for backward compatibility," suggested that the upcoming console would have the ability play titles from previous generations.
The patent's inventors include a certain person named Mark Cerny -- the lead architect of Sony's current console, the PlayStation 4. Cerny is believed to lead the development of he highly anticipated PS5.
Interestingly, the patent was filed alongside another one that features the "CPUID impersonating" method. The two patents feature highly technical details, with the more recent patent featuring diagrams showing how a "legacy bus model" connects to a "bus interface" and "legacy bus behavior."
In laymen's terms, these can be summarized in a few key points:
First, the upcoming console will be able to emulate the operation of a legacy application as if it was running on the console it was designed for;
Second, the upcoming console, by means of its other components, might be able to give legacy applications an added boost on the fly. This means older games will look and sound good even without being officially remastered for the PS5. Imagine playing the original "Resident Evil 2" but with better graphics.
If the PS5 does feature such capabilities, it will bring the most benefits to the gaming public. After all, the gaming console scene has seen several classic and popular titles remastered and remade. If the PS5 is able to run older titles while giving them a boost on the fly, these titles just might become more enjoyable to play.
Although the boost might be more of an audio-visual boost only, it will still be interesting to see how Sony's next-gen console does it. Fans have been raving for remakes of classic titles such as "Dino Crisis," and have been waiting for the release of the "Final Fantasy 7 Remake." The PS5 seems like it's being prepared for them.
This feature would allow the PS5 to win many fans over even before it becomes available for purchase, Den Of Geek noted. Game developers put less effort into designing their titles for backwards compatibility in recent times, but with Sony bringing the feature back, they'll have to work on it and benefit from it too.
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