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Intel and AMD to power PS4, Xbox 720, and WiiII?

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming, ZOMG

Rumors are spreading across the internet that Nvidia may get left out in the cold for the new generation of gaming consoles. Intel and AMD are set to split the spoils between them it looks like, leaving Nvidia (in all its glory and its ego) to play with the PC market, which, as we are constantly being reminded, is dying a slow and painful death.

It seems that there’s some bad blood between Sony and Nvidia, leading some insiders to say that the GPU contract has gone over to Intel.  Yes, GPU which means Intel may be getting its hands dirty by entering the GPU card department to take on AMD and Nvidia head on. Kind of puts the lid back on Nvidia’s can of whoop-ass. Similarly, Microsoft may be switching to AMD GPUs for grudge-related reasons. The Wii2, or WII, or Wiii, or Twii, will likely be sporting AMD hardware since ATI has been Nintendo’s partner for quite a while now.

Add into this the fact that AMD is probably making rock-bottom bids right about now due to the fact that if they don’t make some money they’re going to be counting their stock’s value in pennies — on their hands. I’d certainly like to see a comeback like this.

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