PS4 Processor Unlocked to Provide More Power to Devs

By Alex Osborn

Sony has unlocked more of PlayStation 4's CPU, providing additional power for game developers to work with.

According to the latest changelog notes for the system's FMOD audio middleware, which were posted on the Beyond3D forums, the seventh processing core of Sony's home console has been unlocked. "PS4 - Added FMOD_THREAD_CORE6 to allow access to the newly unlocked 7th core," the notes read.

Eurogamer has confirmed with its contacts that more processing power has indeed been unlocked and is now available for use by game developers. That said, the outlet was careful to note existing games won't take advantage of the extra power unless the title is updated with a patch to add support.

We've reached out to Sony for comment and will update this story as soon as we receive a response.

Earlier this year, Microsoft did something similar for Xbox One, opening up access to a large portion of the console's seventh processing core, providing more power for game developers to work with.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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