PlayStation 4 is now just a little more powerful than before. At least for game developers, anyway. Sony managed that by unlocking the seventh core in the CPU. Until now, six of the PlayStation 4's eight-core CPU have been dedicated to games, while the remaining two handle the operating system. In all likelihood, this was a conservative setup to ensure consoles ran smoothly at launch.
It also gave Sony some wiggle-room if they needed to make any system changes or optimizations. Now, however, it seems the company is happy with the console's performance and willing to give developers a tad extra power.
The information surfaced on Friday night on the Beyond3D forum where the latest changelog notes for the FMOD audio middleware noted the following:
- PS4 - Added FMOD_THREAD_CORE6 to allow access to the newly unlocked 7th core.
Microsoft has taken a similar approach with the Xbox One, opening up a seventh CPU core in January and, as a consequence, relinquishing some of its reserve system resources. For the time being, little will change with your PlayStation 4 experience . Games will run as before unless developers release a targeted patch. In the future, however, it's possible that new releases will look or perform just a touch better than before.
via engadget.com
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