| twintail said: But both X1 and PS4 use AMD, so I'm sure AMD are fine, no? |
AMD are in a better position now than they were 3 years ago. They came close to failing. The consoles contracts and selling/licensing (to others) some of their IP saved them. They are stronger now than they have been for the last 12 years, but I digress.
I don't know if the next Microsoft Xbox will share the same Navi (Video Graphics) architecture as Sony's PS5, though It could happen. It could be beneficial to AMD for both of the machines to have the same video graphics technology, and Sony might not care as long as Microsoft/Nintendo is paying them some type of royalty, while Microsoft could get back into the competition if the Xbox would be on par in hardware. A cheap expense to Microsoft, if you ask me, to not be left behind in hardware. (I don't think Microsoft would work with Nvidia again, I think that bridge is burned.)
To sum it all up, I just feel that the announcement of the PS5 will detail a lot of the Navi Architecture; hence, E3 is probably not the right place to do it in. AMD may want to be part of it to explain to the gamers what they are going to get with next console generation. It could also be AMD surprising everyone with Mark Cerny on stage at CES 2019.
Last edited by DraconianAC - on 17 November 2018
