Nvidia To Work On PlayStation 3 Chip
Graphics chip leader Nvidia announced Tuesday that it is working with Sony to develop the graphics processor for the next version of Sony's PlayStation video game console.
Source: ZDNetThe companies revealed in a joint statement that they have been working together for the past two years to develop a graphics processor based on Sony technology and Nvidia's GeForce architecture for PC graphics processors. The deal will include a royalty structure for Nvidia and will encompass other Sony consumer electronics products, the companies said. Further financial details were not disclosed.
The agreement will keep Nvidia in the console video game business after a mixed experience in supplying the graphics processor for Microsoft's Xbox. While Xbox business has been a major contributor to Nvidia's revenue in the past few years, the partnership has been marred by inventory problems that required the use of outside arbitrators to renegotiate pricing.
As a result, industry observers weren't surprised when Microsoft announced last year that it had selected Nvidia rival ATI Technologies to create the graphics processor for the next version of the Xbox, expected to hit the market late next year.
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