AMD chips to make their way to next Xbox console - CNET

A new report says that the AMD chip will make it easier for game makers to port PC titles and those on mobile devices to the Xbox. April 9, 2013 6:06 AM PDT Microsoft's Xbox 360 with Kinect. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has signed on AMD to deliver the processing power in its upcoming Xbox console, a new report claims. The next Xbox, which could be unveiled next month, is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) boasting both AMD's Jaguar CPU and a graphics chip that's more powerful than the one available in the current Microsoft console, Bloomberg is reporting, citing a person who claims to have knowledge of Microsoft's plans. According to Bloomberg's source, the chip is based on x86 architecture, meaning it'll make it much easier for game developers to port their titles from PCs or mobile mobile devices. The cost of developing titles should also come down a bit, since the Xbox will be based on the same architecture developers are already comfortable using. Related stories Google might be chatting with WhatsApp Microsoft to sell Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson Microsoft may announce next generation of Xbox on May 21 iRadio could be better for music labels Xbox tweets hint at 'always on' future For AMD, getting the next Xbox on board is awfully good news. Earlier this year, Sony announced the PlayStation 4 -- without actually showing off the hardware -- and announced that it, too, would come with an AMD processor. That device is expected to deliver far superior visuals to those that are currently offered in the gaming business. That AMD is partnering with Microsoft on the next Xbox is certainly no surprise. For years now, the companies have been rumored to be working together on a new console featuring the chip maker's processors. In fact, AMD director of ISV relationship management, Neal Robison, said all the way back in 2011 that the next Xbox's console will have the power to assign "individual personalities" to pedestrians on a crowded, in-game city street, thus making them act more human-like. Robison also promised that the next iteration of Microsoft's console line would deliver graphics that would come "pretty darn close" to those found in the 2009 megahit "Avatar." via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFmYXc4wyIUZZ8pOxQmGaaWGIL_DQ&url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57578591-235/amd-chips-to-make-their-way-to-next-xbox-console/

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