Sony loses it’s Emotions
Revealing further details about the recently announced 80 gig Playstation 3 shipping out in August, SCEA revealed a tiny tech tidbit today, stating that the new version of Sony’s big black box will do away with the Emotion Engine chipset that is found in current US versions of the PS3.
For those who aren’t familiar with Sony’s emotional history, the Emotion Engine hardware currently controls the backwards compatibility for PS2 and PS1 games running on the PS3. As of now, because of the Emotion Engine’s design, US gamers who have purchased a current generation PS3 can play older generation games without the need of extra software or patches à la the Xbox 360. However, since Sony has opted to remove this particular device from the upcoming 80 gig model, future owners of the larger Playstation 3’s will be required to download software solutions in order to play their older games.
Some good news however, PS3 customers on slightly more of a budget will find that the Emotion Engine will remain intact in all 60 gig versions of the console. So, if you are willing to sacrifice 20 gigs of hard drive space in order to play older games without the need of a software solution, then the 60 gig model might just be the right choice for you.
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