The PS6 is in improvement with an emphasis on backwards compatibility, in accordance with a recent report by Reuters. We actually weren’t anticipating to see an unofficial announcement this morning, full with particulars of a chip manufacturing bidding struggle for the console that passed off between Intel and AMD.
Intel reportedly misplaced PS6 chip contract to AMD due to backwards compatibility
In response to Reuters, again in 2022, Intel misplaced a serious PS6 chip manufacturing contract to AMD for a lot of causes, one among which is backwards compatibility. Sony‘s executives and engineers mentioned the chance of getting backwards compatibility points if it dropped AMD in favor of Intel, and it didn’t assist that each firms reportedly bumped heads over how a lot revenue Intel would make from every PS6 chip that it bought.
Consequently, Sony and Intel couldn’t choose a worth, leaving the door open for AMD to remain as PS6’s selection of chip producer following its success with the PS5. Reuters says that the lack of contract dealt an enormous blow to Intel, and sought a remark from the corporate, which offered the assertion beneath:
We strongly disagree with this characterization however aren’t going to remark about any present or potential buyer conversations. We’ve a really wholesome buyer pipeline throughout each our product and foundry enterprise, and we’re squarely targeted on innovating to fulfill their wants.
Reuters says that AMD and Sony didn’t reply to its request for remark.
