In an episode of the "Moore's Law Is Dead" podcast, some interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits were revealed that suggest Microsoft's next-generation console might not have even entered the design stage until recently. Until last month, Microsoft had not signed a contract with AMD for next-generation game consoles, while Sony has signed multiple post-PS5 contracts. In addition, the podcast revealed that chip giant Intel seems to be actively seeking to re-enter the gaming market through the next generation of Xbox game consoles.
Previously, Microsoft often made multiple inquiries in an attempt to get AMD to lower prices. This time around, however, Microsoft appears to be more serious about shopping around for chips for the next Xbox, as the company was only recently in talks with AMD. After Intel learned of the incident, it began bidding to produce chips for the game console, allegedly offering extremely low prices and the full capacity of its fabs. Intel sees this opportunity as a huge opportunity to save Arc graphics and its fabs.
Although Microsoft has not yet signed a contract with any company for the next generation of Xbox, "Moore's Law is Dead" believes that the company is likely to choose AMD again. However, due to this delay, Microsoft seems to be lagging behind Sony and its PS6 development, which may lead to the new Xbox game console being released later than Sony's PS6, or choosing to release it at the same time and hastily release it.
While the next-generation Xbox clearly leaves opportunities for Intel, it doesn't actually make much sense for the next-generation Xbox to use Intel chips because it would cause a lot of problems for the release of multi-platform games. After all, until now there are still some problems with the compatibility of Arc series graphics cards in games.