The complex architecture of the PS3's Cell processor makes it difficult to emulate, though a recent patent from Sony may point to the company testing a form of PS3 backward compatibility for the PS5.

The PS3's CELL processor is notoriously difficult for developers to work around, meaning that many of the system's games have been locked to the console. Despite the announcement, implementation ...

Released in 2016, the PS3's announcement was met with a lukewarm response given its high price point at the time, alongside word from developers that the vaunted Cell processor was hard to develop ...