Today I came up with this bold prediction after seeing the news about Nvidia announcing their rumoured RTX 2080 GPU with real time ray-tracing support at Gamescom. Actually, my prediction is based on these two facts:

• According to rumours almost all AMD stuff is working on Radeon Vega architecture specifically for PS5 which means that they probably don't have enough resources to work on the next Xbox hardware
• Microsoft and Nvidia work closely on real time ray-tracing support which at least as of now if I'm not mistaken will only be available on Nvidia GPUs using DirectX 12 graphics API. I think it should be pretty obvious that Microsoft wants to use this technology in their next Xbox console, so maybe their partnership with Nvidia doesn't stop at only having real time ray-tracing implementation for PCs. This technology will also give a huge benefit over AMD-based PS5 in terms of graphics.

Uhhhh, shouldn't AMD actually be the ones getting paid by MS to develop and provide them custom hardware, instead of the other way around? >:)

Besides, AMD is developing Navi GPUs as well, and who knows what else.

That would make things interesting. AMD & Sony vs Intel/Nvidia & Microsoft. It would push all companies to be more innovative.

This is what makes each new gen so exciting. Who will team with Who, and what new tech will we see from those collaborations.

I would actually like to see this happen. I think it would be healthy for the industry. It would be really interesting to see how a PS5 Pro and XB4 X turn out if all parties step up their respective game.

MS could also through in a Tegra based XB4 Mobile, while Sony delivers a Ryzen + Navi Mobile power PS5 Mobile. That would make things even more interesting.

Can't wait to see things for next gen unfold, no matter how it plays out. New gens, and new hardware, are always fun.

Nintendo using Nvidia Tegra X1 chip also makes it interesting. I'm assuming you accidentally left them out. This means two of the big three would be aligning with Nvidia.

You guys forgot , Intel now are making a GPU

AMD can do ray tracing either, and they have been in the development for this tech.

Also Navi is for PS5 while Vega for Apple product, that's what i read back then.

Doubt it. Otherwise, PS5 is going to definitely be the cheaper device. Also, rumors are that Navi is going into PS5 exclusively. If true, this means that MS would most likely try to match its performance with Vega.

Highly unlikely - nVidia's GPUs are always more expensive than AMDs, plus nVidia doesn't have x86 license.

Going by Nvidia's pricing and how expensive the new console would have to be going by it, I highly doubt it.

I do find these topics amusing though, seeing as how some people here seem to think that the big 3 are going so overspend on new systems, make them insanely cheap and not lose out on a single buck, while dishing out insane amounts of performance. The dream's are just a wee bit detached from actual reality though.

Exclusively just for one console and not for Desktop/Laptop GPU's?. I find that hard to believe. AMD would be insane to completely abandon the desktop/laptop GPU market like that and leave that market for Nvidia to consume.