Tempest 3D AudioTech
E209735
Tempest 3D AudioTech is Sony’s dedicated 3D spatial audio engine for PlayStation 5, designed to deliver highly immersive, directionally precise sound in games.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tempest 3D AudioTech canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1892080 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tempest 3D AudioTech Context triple: [PlayStation 5, audioTechnology, Tempest 3D AudioTech]
-
A.
Dolby Headphone
Dolby Headphone is an audio technology that simulates multi-channel surround sound over standard stereo headphones to create an immersive listening experience.
-
B.
Dolby Audio
Dolby Audio is a suite of advanced audio processing technologies designed to deliver clearer, more immersive, and dynamically optimized sound across consumer devices and media.
-
C.
360 Reality Audio
360 Reality Audio is an immersive 3D audio format developed by Sony that places individual sounds in a spherical sound field to create a more lifelike listening experience.
-
D.
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos is an advanced surround sound technology that creates immersive, three-dimensional audio experiences in cinemas, home theaters, and personal devices.
-
E.
Dolby SR
Dolby SR is an advanced professional analog noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories to significantly improve the dynamic range and sound quality of film and audio recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tempest 3D AudioTech Target entity description: Tempest 3D AudioTech is Sony’s dedicated 3D spatial audio engine for PlayStation 5, designed to deliver highly immersive, directionally precise sound in games.
-
A.
Dolby Headphone
Dolby Headphone is an audio technology that simulates multi-channel surround sound over standard stereo headphones to create an immersive listening experience.
-
B.
Dolby Audio
Dolby Audio is a suite of advanced audio processing technologies designed to deliver clearer, more immersive, and dynamically optimized sound across consumer devices and media.
-
C.
360 Reality Audio
360 Reality Audio is an immersive 3D audio format developed by Sony that places individual sounds in a spherical sound field to create a more lifelike listening experience.
-
D.
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos is an advanced surround sound technology that creates immersive, three-dimensional audio experiences in cinemas, home theaters, and personal devices.
-
E.
Dolby SR
Dolby SR is an advanced professional analog noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories to significantly improve the dynamic range and sound quality of film and audio recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3D audio technology
ⓘ
PlayStation 5 feature ⓘ spatial audio engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tempest Engine ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Sony Interactive Entertainment ⓘ |
| announcedWith |
PlayStation 5 system architecture reveal
ⓘ
linked to:
PlayStation 5
|
| compatibleWith |
Pulse 3D Wireless Headset on PlayStation 5
ⓘ
USB headsets on PlayStation 5 ⓘ wired headphones connected to DualSense controller ⓘ |
| componentOf |
PlayStation 5 audio subsystem
ⓘ
linked to:
PlayStation 5 audio hardware pipeline
|
| designedBy | Mark Cerny (as PS5 lead system architect) ⓘ |
| developer |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
ⓘ
linked to:
Sony
|
| enables |
front-back sound differentiation
ⓘ
height-based audio cues ⓘ precise sound source localization ⓘ |
| featureOf |
PlayStation 5 console hardware
ⓘ
linked to:
PlayStation 5
|
| focusesOn |
3D positioning of audio sources
ⓘ
player immersion through sound ⓘ |
| generation | ninth-generation video game console audio technology ⓘ |
| integratedIn |
PlayStation 5 audio hardware pipeline
ⓘ
PlayStation 5 system software ⓘ |
| introducedOnPlatformGeneration |
PlayStation 5 generation
ⓘ
linked to:
PlayStation 5
|
| marketedAs | Tempest 3D AudioTech ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
PlayStation 5 DualSense wireless controller audio output (headphone jack)
ⓘ
linked to:
DualSense wireless controller
|
| owner | Sony Interactive Entertainment ⓘ |
| platform | PlayStation 5 ⓘ |
| purpose |
deliver immersive audio
ⓘ
provide 3D spatial audio in games ⓘ provide directionally precise sound ⓘ |
| supports |
TV speakers 3D audio (via virtualization)
ⓘ
headphone-based 3D audio ⓘ home theater speaker setups (via virtualization) ⓘ soundbar 3D audio (via virtualization) ⓘ |
| supportsDevice | Pulse 3D Wireless Headset ⓘ |
| targetMedium | video games ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | home console gaming ⓘ |
| technologyType |
HRTF-based spatial audio
ⓘ
hardware-accelerated audio processing ⓘ object-based audio rendering ⓘ |
| usedFor |
environmental sound simulation
ⓘ
immersive game audio design ⓘ positional audio of in-game objects ⓘ |
| usedIn | PlayStation 5 games ⓘ |
| vendor | Sony ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Tempest 3D AudioTech Description of subject: Tempest 3D AudioTech is Sony’s dedicated 3D spatial audio engine for PlayStation 5, designed to deliver highly immersive, directionally precise sound in games.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.