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Nick Evanson

Intel was in the running to make the PlayStation 6 APU but lost out to AMD due to disputes over profit margins, report claims

A photo of the AMD APU that powers the Sony PlayStation 5 console, resting on the touchpad of the DualSense controller.

With the launch of the PlayStation 5 Pro, AMD continues to be the console chip maker of choice, and given its history with Sony, we've all expected that it will remain in place for the PS6. However, according to a new report, multiple processor companies competed for the chip contract, including Intel, which ultimately lost to AMD over disputes about profit margins.

The report in question comes from Reuters so it's not some random tech blogger who has said this, though naturally there aren't any named sources for the information. It's being claimed that AMD, Broadcom, Intel, and other chip companies all submitted bids for designing and manufacturing the processor that will power Sony's next-generation PlayStation console.

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