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Forums - Gaming - (New OP)AMD Reveals that Three Semi-Custom Chips to Launch By 2017. A New Console Launching 2016!

Ok, hard to fit everything into 140 characters so here is the full breakdown for those who are interested. 

PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING. (Would be great if this could be added to the OP).

 

SEMI CUSTOM- AMD

Our semi-custom products are tailored, high-performance, customer-specific solutions based on AMD’s CPU, GPU and multi-media technologies. We work closely together with our customers to define solutions to precisely match the requirements of the device or application. Historically we have leveraged our core graphics processing technology into the game console market by licensing our graphic technology in game consoles such as the Microsoft ® Xbox 360™ and Nintendo Wii and Wii U. More recently, we developed the semi-custom SoC products that power the Sony Playstation ® 4 and Microsoft ® Xbox One™ game consoles.

 

1. AMD have confirmed 3 semi custom design wins. 

2. These design wins are due to ramp up production in H2 2016 and 2017 (All 3 could launch at same times or different times)

3. Expect these 3 wins to bring in $1.5B in lifetime revenue over the next 3-4 years.

4. AMD are not revealing who the 3 design wins are for but did confirm that they are not related to VR applications. 

5. AMD have hinted that at least one design is x86 whereas another maybe ARM. One is also suppossed to be "beyond gaming"

6. A ramp up during H2 2016 suggests that at least 1 product will launch in the 4th quarter of 2016 or 1st quarter of 2017. 

 

There is speculation that these 3 design wins could be for games consoles, like the other two design wins for PS4 and Xbox One. Speculation says that 1 design win may be for Nintendo and NX. Other speculation says that 1 design win may be for PS4 Neo. Note: A typical Slim version would not normally be classed as a design win so I doubt one of these is PS4 Slim or Xbox Slim with no changes. Hence why people think Neo over Slim. 

The Beyond Gaming one could be for servers etc... as AMD have noted custom designs for a Server deal in China. 

 

But ultimately this means we should see at least 1 new Gaming Console product come out based on the info AMD have provided. 

Credit to ZhugeEX for writing this.

 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1210362



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PS4k (neo) & NX this year.
Next year Xbox One and a half ?



So Nintendo finally leaves the Power PC chips behind. But will their new AMD chipset be ARM or X86. AMD said they were working on both and at least one of them was for a new console.



   

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Do slims count? Like 14nm PS4/X1?



teigaga said:
Do slims count? Like 14nm PS4/X1?

Dont think so.

Also the word Several means it is more than 2.

Its not just a new NX console and a PS4k (neo).

This probably means they are makeing a new Xbox.

a Xbox 1.5 to fight off the PS4k & NX from nintendo.



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PS4K might not be launching until 2017 or
NX might not be lauching until 2017 or
Xbox One.5 might be launching in 2017 or
Exotic combination of all three with one launching in 201 or
Something else altogether.



teigaga said:
Do slims count? Like 14nm PS4/X1?

IM not sure if slims count because last gen slims the chips didnt really change at all.



So anyone Hyped for a New Xbox One (1.5) ?

*edit:

I supposed one of them could be a NX handheld console chip, instead.

ei. PS4k + NX homeconsole + NX handheld.



If you think about it, it makes sense for MS to get a new improved Xbox One out.

With PS4k and NX, both potentially being much more powerfull than the standard Xbox One,...
They had to do something, so their console stays competitive.



"Semi-custom" means more than just consoles ...