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PlayStation 4 Watch: Chipmaker nVidia Lands New Sony Design Deals
- March 28, 2006 13:37 PM PST
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Is nVidia starting work on the PlayStation 4's graphic processor?
Reuters is reporting that graphics chipmaker nVidia, who designed the powerful video chip for the PlayStation 3, has secured a lucrative new deal with Sony.
The new contract will, according to the Reuters piece, "pay more than it earned for creating the graphics processor for the upcoming PlayStation 3 video game console." The story is based off updates from nVidia's chief financial officer, who declined to go into specifics regarding what precisely what design services nVidia will perform for Sony under the new deal.
Though the story mentions nothing about the PlayStation 4 -- or whether there will even be one -- the timing syncs up neatly with other recent stories that have suggested that Sony is planning for the next-next-generation of video games, whatever form that might take.
Recently, Reuters reported that IBM, Sony, and Toshiba are extending their technology partnership for another five years. The three companies had originally banded together to create the unusual, powerful Cell chip that powers the PS3 -- that partnership lasted for five years and resulted in the PS3.
Reuters reported that, under the new partnership, IBM, Sony, and Toshiba will focus on making faster next-generation Cell chips (32 nanometer die size) for use in consumer electronics and video games.
