Any reason why AMD don't make a console chip ?

[302efi]

Any certian reason why the new PS3 or the new XBox didnt get a AMD to make their CPU's ?

 

[amol]

WRONG FORUM!!!!!!!!!!!1111111oneoneoneone

 

[Howard]

Because AMD makes general-purpose chips.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: Howard
Because AMD makes general-purpose chips.

 

[Doggiedog]

Probably because x86 chips don't make particularly good chips for consoles. You can get/make much cheaper chips that can do the job better.

 

[mchammer]

Fab capacity

 

[EyeMWing]

Because nobody's asked yet. And nobody will. AMD == taboo in the CPU market. A meteoric rise from second rate to top dog tends to shake people up and make them skeptical that it'll last.

 

[yankeesfan]

AMD MAKES TEH BEST 1S. THEY MUST BE IN MEH CONSOLE!!!111!!!!

yes, i am a loser

 

[trmiv]

Microsoft originally considered using the Athlon in the XBOX, but went with Intel

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: trmiv
Microsoft originally considered using the Athlon in the XBOX, but went with Intel

Because AMD said "Haha, 700MHz? We'll give you a 1.7GHz K7 with the same heat output" and Microsoft was like "Uhhh we'd like some room to squeeze in an xbox2 at a later date"

 

Because AMD, like your mother, SUCKS!!!!!

 

[compudog]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Because AMD, like your mother, SUCKS!!!!!

That wasn't nice....

 

[302efi]

Originally posted by: compudog

Originally posted by: SampSon
Because AMD, like your mother, SUCKS!!!!!

That wasn't nice....

I guess he gets fraged alot by AMD users when games....

If you can't beat, you might as well join them

...and your mother licks AND sucks

 

[BHeemsoth]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: trmiv
Microsoft originally considered using the Athlon in the XBOX, but went with Intel

Because AMD said "Haha, 700MHz? We'll give you a 1.7GHz K7 with the same heat output" and Microsoft was like "Uhhh we'd like some room to squeeze in an xbox2 at a later date"

No, I think Intel undercut them on the price at the last minute.