Sony Can't Patent Way To Run Old Apps On New Devices

By Hanna Vioque ( April 8, 2026, 7:05 PM BST) -- Sony has failed to convince a European appellate tribunal to grant it a patent for a method that allows older video games and other applications to run on newer hardware, as it didn't clearly explain how it forced the new hardware to slow down. ...

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