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hinch said:

JEMC said:

Yeah, I don't think they'll forget that anytime soon, specially since AMD also gives them a cheap/capable x86 processor along the way. Nvidia only has Nintendo which, given their current approach to gaming consoles, will be a great platform to show off their DLSS tech withthe Switch 2... if they can convince Nintendo to use a modern SoC with a capable GPU.

Although Nvidia will have to design one that's more focused on gaming than computing first.

Pretty much. And Nvidia is going in a different direction with their SOC's (using ARM) and they're not really interest or invested in X86. And AMD specializing in the tech for years, and offers competitive prices it was no brainer choice for the current gen consoles. Iirc Nvidia really screwed MS with their pricing with the OG Xbox and they did the same with Sony with the PS3, where they essentially dumped a load of old chips into them lol.

Granted mobile tech is moving at breakneck speeds. X86 is here is stay for most use cases aforementioned future. For consoles at the very least. Outside of Nintendo.

I think Nintendo will. Coming from their previous releases they always launch consoles with specs that meet standards once established. Like they released the Wii U when HD TV's were years into becoming mainstream and now 4K TV are. They'll surely be looking into more capable SOC's from Nvidia. Like anything that doesn't support DLSS would be a massive fail imo from a new console that is going to last another 6+ years. Especially since these mobile chips are always constraint/ limited by power.

Oh, Nvidia tried for year to get their hands on an x86 license because they knew that integrating CPUs and GPUs was the future (that's why AMD bought ATI), but Intel didn't let them. And so, in the end, and thanks to the rise of smartphones, they decided to buy ARM. "If you can't join them, compete with them".

When it comes to Nintendo, it's not that they use "proven and tested" tech, it's that they sometimes go beyond that and use parts that are almost outdated. They could have gone with a Tegra 2 SoC for the Switch but they decided to go for the older Tegra 1. And who knows what they'll decide to use for the Switch' successor. I really hope Nvidia can offer them a good Soc with the necessary hardware for DLSS (I'm not so sure about RT) and that Nintendo accepts it.

Who knows, the Nintendo of today is no longer the Nintendo of Yamauchi or Iwata, maybe the new board will be eager to accept more modern tech.