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Miyamotoo on 16 August 2016
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dongo8 said:
I am going with BOTH. One for the handheld (NVidia) and one for the console (AMD).

From my gatherings, I would say that the handheld is simply further along in development, so more is being released about it, OR the handheld is the only thing that devs have so far. But it is going to be one of each methinks

Nintendo talked about plan for unifed platform and having same artecture, so going with Nvidia on one deavice and with AMD on other devaice is totaly again such a plan and make any sense.

Eurogamer article talk about handheld and base unit that basically make handheld home console in same time, so NX is a hybrid, not just handheld or just a home console.

 

AZWification said:

Isn't that Eurogamer rumor pretty much confirmed at this point?

Yes it is.

 

Conina said:
Qwark said:
Probably AMD, don't forget that Nvidia doesn't have shown much intrest to be GPU provider for either the Xone or PS4 due to the margins being too small.

That's not the reason. Sony and Microsoft wanted x86-APUs for their home consoles. Nvidia is not allowed to make x86-CPUs or x86-APUs because they have no x86-license.

Nintendo obviously wants efficient ARM-based mobile SoCs for their console. Nvidia can offer that.

Not just that, but first info we had about Nvidia on NX (SemiAccurate) was telling that Nvidia gave Nintendo very good deal. Here is that info from May.

  • Though Nvidia downplayed console margins, their pride was hurt by the loss in console contracts. All the talk about "focusing on Shield" was a cover for the fact that MS and Sony had soured on them and would not enter negotiations.
  • Nvidia team was told to get a console win or "go home." Enter Nintendo, who apparently made off very well in this deal. This to the point that SemiAccurate questions whether this is a "win" at all for Nvidia.
  • SA has heard that Nvidia are promising software, support, and the whole shebang at a very low cost. According to one source, Nvidia may even be taking a loss on this deal.
  • Not mentioned which generation of Tegra or process node will be used or when the handheld is scheduled for release.
  • No mention of the home console, but we can speculate what that might be and who might provide the chipset for that one.

http://semiaccurate.com/2016/05/12/guess-whos-silicon-is-in-nintendos-nx/