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Sony Patents Emotion Engine Emulation Technology For Cell Processors

PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net found this 6/29/2009 on siliconera.com

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 console didn’t have the proper ...