PS4 Hacked, Video Demonstrates Console Playing Pokemon

@datriax: The hardware is capable, but the software isn't there.

The PC emulator requires different configuration settings for every game or else there will be glitches. It's not a simple process of put in a disk, and you get emulation 100% no issues. The PS4 is the same. Each game is going to need to be extensively tested and and configuration profile created for it to ensure good enough quality.

With thousands of titles they'd have to test, there's no way Sony is going to bother, especially if there's no return on the investment. MS's emulator only supports 100 games or so.

Sony is not going to release a universal emulator, because it just wouldn't work. They'd need a gajillion testers playing every game all the way through.

PCSX2 is an independantly developed software in perpetual beta. Millions of people using it are doing the testing for them, and creating their own configurations and sharing them. That works for a free piece of software on the PC written by an indie. That won't cut it for a console manufacturer. How long has PCSX2 been around btw? Millions of people have been testing that emulator for more than 10 years. And you're still going to get audio and visual glitches btw.. unless you have the right combination of hardware and settings, and even then it's not guaranteed.

PCSX2 can get away with it, because the users are doing the testing. If Sony released an emulator, Sony would have to do the testing in house. They can't just release an emulator and say, here it is. You guys test it for us. That's not how a professional corporation operates.

The only way you're going to get emulation working 100% is if you include the old chips and do it in hardware, not software, like the launch PS3s. With software, each title is going to need to be extensively tested. That costs money. Which is why they're selling you the games instead of letting you play your own discs.

@datriax: in theory they could make an emulator for PS4, it would be fully capable of running PS1 games, maybe even PS2 games.

@datriax: Doesn't matter what Sony claims, only that they should allow for disc based emulation like their competitors do and show a little loyalty to those who have been loyal to them.

Also, you should edit your post, seems like a lot of words out of place(guessing or = of, now = not). Phone auto complete choosing wrong words I bet.

@tj_l33t: PS3 was not easy to hack and yet piracy on PS3 thrived anyway. People are not as stupid as you think when it comes to free stuff.

@Elranzer: you didn't actually read the article, or understand anything about this particular hack did you?

@Xristophoros: why hack a dead console? the vita is on life support

@Xristophoros: keep comforting yourself.

@suicidesn0wman: Heheh, the part about the thread being locked and then this article being the same thing, that is hilarious, thanks for pointing that out :).

@suicidesn0wman: GET TEH NEW YEAR'Z CLICKZ ROLLING.

@Myron117: I'd say emulating PS3 on PS4 is impossible. it's barely even possible using today's top PCs.

@Myron117: thats going to be harder to emulate since there is a difference in architecture between PS2 and PS3 games to PS4.

@Dcyple3000: lol

@adam_nox: they said it is on there site and there site is listed in the video. go to a hacker website if you dare.

@adam_nox: an official site like GS is never going to do this. It will be made public eventually, have patience.

@halvedlife: can't the PsP run Mame well? if so just do that.

@halvedlife: I couldn't agree more. It seems such a shame that hacking is the only future for Vita.