PlayStation 4 will(technically) have more powerful, as Sony released a "stealth update" unlocking more of the console's processing power for developers.
The PS4 contains an eight-core CPU in its adorable, sloppy chassis, but someone who wants to develop games for the console has restricted access to six of them.In the past,the remaining two CPUcores were left for use by the operating system, since using the GPU is emphasised over placing more demands on the main chip.
Eurogamer said that an update released during the weekend has allowed access to Core 6 (which is confusing to non-programmers as the cores are numbered 0-7). For comparison, Microsoft released the Xbox One's seventh core early in 2015, making tremendous improvements.
Making use of Razor-a debugging and analysis tool for the PS4, developers said that Core 6 can now be shared between system management and game utilization, as the update "divides the activity on that core between user and system".
Precisely what amount of boost translates into real life remains to be known. Hopefully, users won't notice any breakdown in system performance even though underlining processes receive a knock from the unlocked core's resources being used elsewhere, for example.
So what benefit for players than developers? In the short run, nothing much. Already existing games may not benefit, until updates patch in compatibility and allow them to use the extra power. More importantly, future releases will be able use the better advantage of the greater power boost, giving them an improved performance over what is possible only on the standard six cores.
The PS4 has numerous popular games coming in 2016 -- including the much-awaited The Last Guardian, the expansive Horizon: Zero Dawn, and universal exploration opus No Man's Sky -- all of which will probably benefit from greater processing power available at the time.
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