There are rumors that the next generation Xbox will be equipped with an APU code-named "Magnus". Its design concept is completely different from previous game consoles. It is more like a pre-installed gaming PC to benchmark, rather than Sony's PS6. This means that the performance of the next generation Xbox will also exceed that of rival Sony.
In the latest episode of the podcast, Digital Foundry's technical experts analyze the leaked Magnus APU. They pointed out that this chip is not only different in size and structure from the APU used in the past Xbox and PlayStation, but also adopts a multi-chip design with separated CPU and GPU instead of a traditional single chip.
this meansNext-gen XboxThe performance is stronger, and different chips can be combined in a "building block" manner to achieve faster hardware iteration without waiting for several generations of updates in the traditional sense., Microsoft may even use a complete set of phased upgrade strategies to replace the previous "generational change."
While the Magnus APU may seem expensive, the flexibility it brings could impact the entire PC gaming market. Digital Foundry believes that from AMD's perspective, if this compact and potentially cheaper design can be packaged into a "complete Xbox PC", it will not only capture more market share, but also provide a cheaper option than off-the-shelf pre-installed machines. In this way, the so-called "console war" may be completely rewritten - the future Xbox will be more like competing with pre-installed game PCs, rather than simply competing with PS6 sales.
Combined with Microsoft's "Everything is Xbox" strategy that has been pushed harder and harder in recent years, the flexible design of Magnus APU is almost tailor-made for it. With the next-generation Xbox said to be released earlier than the PS6, we may soon see how this new architecture changes the gaming hardware landscape.