Why Sony should also use a Cell Processor for PS5 (x86+Cell coprocessor)

[Conina]

Ruler said:

Conina said:
The Cell as an additional processor would be a waste of money, that component costs could be used much better at other places:
- a Ryzen based CPU + a modern GPU is probably fast enough to emulate a PS3 (and PS Vita, PS2, PSP and PS1)
- if the PS5 is PS4 compatible: how many games would profit from PS3 compatibility? Almost all good PS3 games already exist in an x86 version (PS4 or PC)
- Sony and third parties prefers to sell remasters, otherwise PS4 would have PS2 BC by now
- most third party developers would ignore the Cell coprocessor anyways
- the additional Cell wouldn't only increase the hardware costs, but also the power consumption

Yeah but the PS3 launch model also had PS2 hardware inside, 2 GPS and 2 CPUS and it was possible

Yeah, of course it is possible. It was also one of the reasons why the PS3 Fat launch models were that expensive although it was heavily subsidized.

They fixed these unnecessary extra costs with ditching the "Emotion engine" CPU in the European PS3 version by software emulating that chip... almost all PS2 games still worked.

And some of you think Sony will go down that road again with adding an outdated chip with very limited purpose?