Sony unlocks more CPU power for PS4 game developers

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PlayStation 4's hardware design heavily favours GPU power over CPU prowess, a situation that has limited performance in a number of titles - and an area where Xbox One has an advantage. The situation isn't helped by the fact that two of the eight available cores are reserved for the console operating system. Earlier this year, Microsoft unlocked a good proportion of CPU time on a seventh core, and now Sony has followed suit.
The information surfaced on Friday night on the Beyond3D forum where the latest changelog notes for the FMOD audio middleware noted the following:
Just one source then, but a compelling one. Over the weekend we consulted our contacts and can confirm that Core 6 has indeed been unlocked and is available for game developers to utilise. However, there are a couple of caveats here. First of all, it's highly likely that existing games will have no access to the additional CPU power by default - unless the developer in question decides to update the title via a patch to specifically add support.
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