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Sony is working on allowing PlayStation players to smell in-game scents in real life

Smell this

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EDMIX

Writes a lot, says very little
want

sounds dumb/gimmicky, but if done well, it may be one of those "no going back" things, like rumble.
maybe lol

If it add something to the experience, I think they should go for it. Let the developer decide how they wish to use it, Sony's job should always be to provide the tools and tech, let the developer decide how they wish to use it.
 
I just don't get how it would even work and have enough variety to it to be usable. It just seems like it would be way harder to fake your nose than your eyes and your ears.
 

Loope

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I can see where this thread is going to go, but on a more serious note I think simply being able to smell hints of pine in RDR2 or gunpowder in Assassin's Creed could go a long way to enhance immersion. It doesn't require wunderbaum levels of aroma, but rather quite simple notes that helps the brain take what the eyes sees and connect it to something in your room. There were many times when I wished I could smell the campfires in Red Dead.

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Yes! Exactly this! Wow, it would be so amazing.
Talking about AC, imagine smelling the streets of Venice at that time.....
 
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