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For the next Xbox, it sounds like it's going to be a lot more like an actual PC with it supporting multiple stores. That's going to be a big change for a traditional console. Especially with Microsoft again talking about handhelds, so the Steam Deck really does have true future competition now (as long as the prices are good).
But now, perhaps even more exciting, is AMD's latest video talking about it and talking about future plans. In the video AMD's CEO Lisa Su mentions "Moving forward, AMD will go beyond building custom chips for Xbox consoles to designing a full roadmap of gaming optimised chips. Combining the power of Ryzen and Radeon for consoles, handhelds, PCs and the cloud. And we're doing it all with backwards compatibility so gamers can access their favourite titles across platforms". And then of course AI is mentioned too, because you can't do anything without AI now being a thing.
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I'm pretty interested to see what next-gen APUs they can come up with, especially if they manage to make more like the Steam Deck chip that still does well at lower TDP. Just thinking about the possible power of a Steam Deck 2 has me terribly excited.
The next few years are going to be crazy.
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Eike 4 days ago
And then of course AI is mentioned too, because you can't do anything without AI now being a thing.
I do see a reasonable use case here though...
AI could play through my pile of shame.
Cyba.Cowboy 4 days ago
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Cyba.Cowboy 2 days ago
In saying that, changing the architecture would make it significantly more difficult for all of the existing games to run smoothly, if at all, (under a Linux-based operating system or Microsoft Windows), so there's that awfully big hurdle.
I understand your excitement over arm, but am very certain this will not happen anytime soon.
X86 is AMD's oligopoly.
For X86_64 it's even the licensor instead of the licensee, while for ARM it would need to license again and before you say.
Also Apple's chips aren't competitors for AMD.
Apple never bought or considered buying AMD and it is not selling these chips to AMD customers(they're not selling these chips B2B full stop)
As such there are few ways to convince AMD to step away from x86.
One is proof that it's doomed in the short term, but it's latest models are competitive with Qualcomms ARM desktop processors in preformance and battery life(AMD's only realistic opponent from the ARM side).
Another is provide an opportunity for growth, but AMD is already growing faster than it can handle, because the market leaders in its two most major segments have left or self immolated(NIVIDIA went AI instead of productivity, Intel hasn't innovated on serious level for more than a decade).
Last edited by LoudTechie on 22 Jun 2025 at 11:23 am UTC
Caldathras 17 hours ago
In saying that, changing the architecture would make it significantly more difficult for all of the existing games to run smoothly, if at allThat would make Handheld PCs with ARM-based CPUs more suitable to a closed ecosystem, I would think.
For the purposes of an open ecosystem, I think AMD is on the right path.
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