Sony Will Soon Let You Smell Game Elements In Playstation

Yes, you can get up close and personal with your favorite video game characters thanks to a new tech from Sony. The smell tech is a part of Sony’s ‘Future Immersive Entertainment Concept.’ The tech giant unveiled a new trailer showcasing “The Last of Us” as the inaugural game to utilize this futuristic technological advancement.
The two-minute video shares that the players will have the chance to engage in an environment from their favorite games. In the video, we see a small part of the Naughty Dog’s masterpiece, The Last of Us. The gaming experience in the post-apocalyptic war is upgraded thanks to Sony’s next-gen audio tech, atmospherics, and haptics, where scent is added for more depth. The video says,
Earlier, Sony patented the Smell-O-Vision-style game smell system. So, Sony may use this tech for the scent part of the experience. Sony has not specified any release dates for Future Immersive Entertainment. Well, until there is more news, The Last of Us season 2 is coming this year for the fans. Microsoft did a pizza-scented Xbox controller tech back in 2013. However, this new Sony Future Immersive Entertainment Concept seems far beyond just the smell of one particular thing.
Sony says, “One of the pillars of Sony’s creative entertainment vision is the idea of narrative everywhere, where stories from Sony are transformed across new and exciting mediums.” So, will it be something like a theme park with the best PlayStation exclusives, all fans can witness? Only time will tell.
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