In other words, confirming everything I've been noticing: the 2019 release rumors, the sudden departures, the consistent Gonzalo/Ariel/Oberon leaks and testing benchmarks, the lackluster CES logo reveal, rumors of no reveal in February...
if (and I strongly stress IF) this is in any way true (because I'd honestly rather it not be true)...
...what the hell has been going on over at Sony the past two years?
where there's smoke.. there's fire.
Ah okay, so that's how the X does it. Kinda like BLEEM! did back in its day, title-by-title. That is certainly the easier approach, but potentially more time-consuming. But probably helps with accuracy more quickly. Tradeoffs, more or less.
Then I could see Sony doing something similar. But could they just try licensing that PS3 emulator on PC that's really mature by now? Strike a deal with those guys and use it in the PS5, I don't think they'd mind.