Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to make acquisitions even as studios like Bluepoint Games and Dark Outlaw Games shut down. The company recently announced the acquisition of UK-based Cinemarsive Labs, joining its visual computing group.
The company boasts “deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning,” and will apply the latter to “enhance gameplay visuals, improve rendering techniques, and unlock new levels of visual fidelity for players.” Sony declined to say how much it paid for the same product or what role exactly it would play in improving fidelity.
But you have to wonder how much this will affect the next generation of consoles, the oft-rumored PlayStation 6. Despite potential delays due to the ongoing global memory shortage, it is rumored to launch in 2027 and is said to include handhelds offering the next stage of AMD FSR 5 and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. Its bill of materials is reportedly $760, and while Sony may subsidize the console to sell for $699, there’s no real fear of competition from Xbox to justify it.
Again, we don’t yet know how Cinemarsive’s machine learning and rendering technology will work, but it has achieved some impressive things. A peek at the official website shows photos converted to volumetric 3D using AI and VR videos with six degrees of freedom. Click here for more information.
