Andre Yoskowitz
15 Oct 2009 12:46
Via a speculative post on their site, Fudzilla has started the rumor mill up again by stating that AMD has already won the GPU deal for the upcoming Xbox console (likely in 2012).
Says the full post:
"We've learned from industry sources that AMD / ATI has already won the GPU deal for the next generation XboX console. It looks like Microsoft was happy with first Xenos GPU and it wants to continue using the same, especially since the new ATI GPU should keep the compatibility with legacy games.
The consoles refresh was supposed to happen in 2010 but due to the recession both Microsoft and Sony have decided to push its plans for 2012 and keep the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 alive for more than it was originally planned.
We don’t know how the GPU looks like but judging from the timeline when it is supposed to be delivered we suspect that it might be a 28nm part."
Be reminded this is all speculation from "industry sources" and it is unclear if the logic makes sense being that Sony and Microsoft have cared very little about "compatibility with legacy games" of late.