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Software Emulators vs FPGAs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMMiBEhnizE

Today, I’m wrestling with the question that’s on everyone’s mind… if software emulators are so good and inexpensive, then why are there people spending the m...

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1468725

Your thoughts?

I really liked the section of the video titled "CPU" 'cause it actually explained everything well and used sketch-noting or whatever you call it (I'm referring to the graphs here).

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megapenguinx

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Doesn’t PS2 use a PowerPC architecture? And newer consoles are on x86 so having FPGAs for either stack feels uneconomic right now. Also the issue with making roms compatible is a lot of them used chip level tricks to get certain things to function.

fernandofig

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Doesn’t PS2 use a PowerPC architecture?

No, it uses a custom architecture around a custom CPU, the "Emotion Engine", a MIPS-based CPU. You must be thinking of the Wii or XBox360 that came after it.

megapenguinx

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You’re right! I wonder if there’s a reason beyond costs.