Sony and Microsoft are already developing next-generation consoles.

It would seem that only six months ago, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game consoles went on sale, and Sony and Microsoft are already working on their heirs. About this, during his speech, let out the vice-president of the company AMD Devinder Kumar.

Here you should be reminded that AMD is the supplier of central processors with integrated graphics solutions for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and in the case of the Nintendo Wii U console, AMD developed only a graphics accelerator, and a processor for it was created at IBM. In other words, all three consoles in one way or another depend on AMD engineers, but, unfortunately, nVidia did not get into the console business of the new generation.

“The life cycle of modern gaming consoles is likely to be significantly reduced. Our consumers are already thinking - what will happen next? We will not just continue to develop gaming technologies in the next generation of game consoles, but also we will try to expand our interaction with our largest customers in this field, ”said Deinder Kumar to journalists.

From his words it becomes clear that AMD processors will be involved in the next generation of consoles. Also, the vice-president hinted that the next generation may come much earlier than many expect. Until today, the life cycle of the console ranged from 7 to 10 years. Most likely, due to the acceleration of the development of computer technology, now this period will be reduced to 5-6 years. But you should not worry if you have already bought yourself a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One - you can safely play great games for a very, very long time.

When developing processors for gaming consoles, AMD works in conjunction with engineers from Sony and Microsoft, making it possible to create custom designs sharpened for specific tasks. We should not assume that these processors are comparable in performance to what AMD offers an ordinary PC user. Huge funds are invested in the research and development of such APUs. For example, in the case of the Xbox One processor, ultra-fast ESRAM standard memory was built into it, and an incredibly powerful graphics core was built into the PlayStation 4 processor. Thus, AMD really closely cooperates with its customers and finds an individual approach to them.

Considering that the development of any game console is a rather laborious and lengthy process, we can assume that Sony and Microsoft really started to create Xbox One and PlayStation 4 successors in their research centers. What will they do this time and who will be the winner in the gaming race Arms - time will tell.

The article is based on materials https://hi-news.ru/games/sony-i-microsoft-uzhe-vovsyu-razrabatyvayut-konsoli-sleduyushhego-pokoleniya.html.