Iced Arcade
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If it happened it would be business as usual for consoles. Apples biggest competition in mobile is Samsung and yet samsung supplies apple with the largest amount of components.
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Rumor: Microsoft is interested in buying AMD
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Obliterator
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Man this would also be a big deal for PC. I see lots of posts in here about console, and the benefits there are real, but with all of the lip service MS is making about unifying Xbox and PC this makes a LOT OF SENSE
Think about this, MS keeps saying they are unifying the ecosystem between Xbox and PC. If they are making their own GPUs for consoles and their own GPUs for PC, porting games between the two would be astronomicaly easy
Think about this, MS keeps saying they are unifying the ecosystem between Xbox and PC. If they are making their own GPUs for consoles and their own GPUs for PC, porting games between the two would be astronomicaly easy
If this goes through, I guess the next PC Gaming Show will be hosted by Phil. Lol.
Buddy I already made the gif for it.
Buddy I already made the gif for it.
I don't see how that doesn't make sense? It can be win-win for both.
Happens multiple times in the world of large corporations where subsidiary A part of company A, partners with subsidiary B of company B, but subsidiary A of company A is a competitor of subsidiary C of company B.
LegalEagleMike
Member
Nintendo: "What can I get for $50?"
I said I wouldn't mind, not that I want it. I want AMD to be independent.
I've only said that because IIRC there was a similar rumor about Intel and AMD. I think, can't remember very well. Maybe it's the Samsung rumor I'm thinking of.
Also even just in the realm of gaming Microsoft has been really cooperative. Minecraft is still on Playstation and their IPs appeared on the DS.
SEGAvangelist
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If this goes through, I guess the next PC Gaming Show will be hosted by Phil. Lol.
Buddy I already made the gif for it.
Oh yeah, I remember the thread. Your post just jogged my memory again.
Memorabilia
Member
You need to rethink this a little bit....
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
It would get third party support.
In that Nintendo would be supporting Microsoft's wallet.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
Good. Sony can then move to Intel and Nvidia.
Maybe because AMD (Microsoft) would offer a better deal? The same way that they offered one this generation?
Just check the amount of companies that sell/use components from competition.
Sony and Samsung sell lots of mobile components to Apple, HTC, LG and others.
TV/Monitor/Smartphone panels are in the majority made by LG or Samsung.
This companies like money not rivalry.
For the exact same reason they sell cameras to their competitors in the mobile space. They'll do whatever gets them the best deal.
Edit: beaten
Really good points, but ignoring AMD´s situation, it makes sense for microsoft to buy them if the cost per unit is $100 anyway, might as well purchase them since I am sure the X1 still has potential to sell quite a few units.
Read Nirolak's post, it's quite clear on the matter.
Piston Hyundai
Member
yeah buddy
first to pick the wrong answer
everyone else is just following in my footsteps
Green Yoshi
Member
Sounds crazy. AMD has no chips for smartphones and tablets. And for Surface Intel is the better choice. Furthermore they don't make money.
Depends how the x86 agreement between Intel and AMD is written. I don't think MS would get it that easy.
Zombegoast
Member
Has Microsoft stopped loosing money on the XBox?
Memorabilia
Member
Not necessarily.
Aceofspades
Banned
That might guarantee a nividia PS5...which is great
Maybe something actually happens if you let it search for a problem resolution online.
Don't really get this rumor what's the benefit of them during this considering hardware is not going all that well for them or at least in comparison to their other efforts it seems silly to invest more in it especially at this level. Or am I missing something here?
Also what's with the no another console manufacturer with be using AMD again. They are businesses I mean Sony used to work with MS with Windows, Samsung used Qualcomm for a while for their handsets in US, etc. Businesses is business if it's the best situation for them they will go with it.
Also what's with the no another console manufacturer with be using AMD again. They are businesses I mean Sony used to work with MS with Windows, Samsung used Qualcomm for a while for their handsets in US, etc. Businesses is business if it's the best situation for them they will go with it.
Steve Ballmer is no longer CEO of Microsoft. Most of their services will not be restricted to Windows. So why would they restrict an API?
ArchedThunder
Banned
Yeah, Sony worked with AMD for a customized SoC for the PS4, I don't know if they'd want MS to be privy the the development of the PS5 every step of the way.
Almost made me spill my drink lol
No it doesn't and it won't be, unless they drop their prices and don't give Sony a shit card again.
pixelation
Member
lol, i guess that's one way of looking at it.
Tripolygon
Banned
I wouldn't mind if Microsoft bought AMD but i'd prefer Samsung buy AMD.
Welfare
Member
Yeah no lol
McHuj
Member
Sure but everything is negotiable.
If AMD folds, Intel has a lot more monopoly/anti-trust issues to worry about.
Very much this!
While there is no real evidence that MS will be shutting down the Console division, there is a lot of evidence that they see the cloud as the future of MS, being able to reduce the costs around the hardware that backs Azure would have much more impact on this.
Fourth Storm
Member
AMD are having trouble running their own operations. Do MS really think they can turn that ship around? How much profit are AMD making per chip? They aren't even fabbing after selling off Globalfoundries.
HighResTomato
Member
I'm not surprised that many on GAF are looking at this in terms of how it could affect the console wars, but I'm surprised the article (and other message boards citing it) are as well. Wouldn't this have a *much* greater impact (for better or for worse) on the CPU/GPU market than anything else?
Maintenance
Member
Because they just did that with DX12?
Delusibeta
Banned
Yup, between that and the licensing fees from Sony and Nintendo, I can see them recouping that billion and a half dollars surprisingly quickly on console sales alone. Assuming Sony and Nintendo also pays $100 AMD for their chip, that means a combined total of 15 million newgen console sales would be enough for this transaction to break even, and that's without anything on the PC side. The odds of a Microsoft-owned AMD stopping supplying Sony and Nintendo with CPUs is a bit like the odds of a Microsoft-owned Mojang dropping support for the PS3/PS4/PSV versions of Minecraft: nil.
Memorabilia
Member
No way the federal govt creates an artificial monopoly by disallowing it. It would sail thru. If anything, this is the rare type of acquisition which would be seen as increasing competition in the market place. AMDs precarious financial position which has slowed their ability to compete with Intel & AMD for years would be solved overnight.
This sounds like someone is holding onto a lot of AMD stock and they want to pump up the value! Realistically, there's no reason for Microsoft to enter the semiconductor/CPU business. And even if they wanted to do so, AMD would be a bad choice because they don't own any fabs any more. In any case, this article is bad because it's talking about irrelevancies like how Microsoft owning AMD will affect Playstation (hint: it just means that Sony changes their cheques to say "Microsoft" instead of "AMD"), and ignoring the major issues of how Intel is going to react. And given the Intel complication, it's pretty safe to say that the chance of this acquisition going through (or even Microsoft having any interest) is zero.