Clyde32 said:
JustBeingReal said:
Do you have a quote saying that? I read a lot of tech articles to do with gaming, processor technology and other technologies related to future technologies that could be used in future games platforms and I haven't once seen AMD come right out and say that they want to "cash in" on Nintendo's next handheld.
Nintendo are yet to release the new 3DS in the west, there's also a lot of talk about them merging their API to allow for a more unified development platform, so they can release a console/handheld ecosystem that will allow them to develop a game across both platforms with ease.
If AMD were talking about any existing player within the market it's doubtful this relates to a home console, because all parties are still a long way off from releasing something new, like 5 years at the minimum from when they launched their last systems. Vita launched in 2011, Sony would have had 3 years of sales time out of the slim, perfect timing to launch their next handheld, especially if there's still a market for such a system and they can right any wrongs they made with it. We'll see what happens though.
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http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/16/amd-hints-at-deal-for-3ds-successor-4799938/
Here's one^
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If you mean this: "‘Another area of interest for semi-custom is handheld gaming, believe it or not,’ said Moshkelani. ‘Everyone thinks it is dead, but the 3DS is still selling."
The guy from AMD is talking about the handheld market in general, not a Nintendo handheld specifically. Basically he's using the 3DS as an example that the handheld console market isn't dead, he's right about that.
I'm sure AMD will partner up with Nintendo for their next handheld and I'm sure Nintendo would consider an APU for their next handheld as it would simplify manufacturing and help to keep costs low, but I think Nintendo's next handheld won't be finalized until 2017 at the earliest, along with their next home console.
Sony just seems the more logical company to release a handheld around 2016.
