PlayStation 5 and the Tempest Engine: a new 3D audio from Sony

Characteristic of this new console is definitely the audio completely revised from scratch. 3D audio, thanks also to the introduction of virtual reality, has begun to take greater steps forward than in the past. With PlayStation 5 the barriers are bound to fall.

The most important element of this "revolution / evolution" is given by Tempest Engine, an architecture that will be able to enhance the entire gaming experience. The new machine will in fact be able to produce hundreds of sound sources. If we take rain as an example, today it is rendered with one great sound. Thanks to this new technology, every single drop will be rendered through its own sound that will make it possible to understand the direction coming from each single source, whether it is a drop of water or something more relevant. It will in fact be possible, thanks to this spatial audio, to instantly understand from which direction the blow of an enemy is coming.

All this, however, as was said during the Première, requires a pair of headphones to be rendered in the best possible way, this is because the will to Sony is to take into strong consideration the shape of every single human head. The width of the head and the size of the ears are in fact different elements for each of us, which Sony seems to have taken into consideration.

In order to achieve all this, the Tempest Engine will be the fulcrum of the experience that will serve to optimize the entire PlayStation 5 ecosystem. Finally, remember that PS5 will enjoy five pre-sets conducted through a sample of about a hundred people. Pending more information, we refer you to our article regarding the specifications of the PlayStation 5.