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ekim · Dec 26, 2014

http://seekingalpha.com/article/273...supply-chain-conference?page=2&p=qanda&l=last

The design wins are interesting because the funding, the R&D dollars for customizing the parts for the products to our customers is precisely pre-funded by the customer and like I said the workload is started and we are spending the money and the resources and the work to go ahead and design the parts to be introduced sometime in 2016.

We didnt say at which space it is in. Im not going to give too much detail. Ill say that one is x86 and one is ARM, and atleast one will be on gaming, right. But thats about as much as you going to get out me today, because the customers from the standpoint to be fair to them. It is their product. They launch it. They announce it and then just like the game console or the parts you find out that its AMDs APU thats been used in those products.

Chances are that the game console may use the ARM design but from the rest of the interview it rather reads like this is going to be used for a server customer.

My bet is on Nintendo. But 2016 seems a little bit early for a release.

benny_a · Dec 26, 2014

Ouya 2: A New Hope

TIMtationX · Dec 26, 2014

Nintendo Wii3?

Blablurn · Dec 26, 2014

Could be long awaited Apple Console. The console we were all waiting for. God. LETS DO THIS AMD. Where can I type my CC number?

Ol No Bones · Dec 26, 2014

Blablurn said:
Could be long awaited Apple Console. The console we were all waiting for. God. LETS DO THIS AMD. Where can I type my CC number?

An apple console sounds terrible. Ughh. It would look sleek though.

LCGeek · Dec 26, 2014

Good thing all around now if only intel would get serious about such a chip.

Ramza · Dec 26, 2014

Dreamcast 2

celsowmbr · Dec 26, 2014

Blablurn said:
Could be long awaited Apple Console. The console we were all waiting for. God. LETS DO THIS AMD. Where can I type my CC number?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bandai_Pippin

DarkLordMalik · Dec 26, 2014

Nintendo Wii U 2

Kopite · Dec 26, 2014

Could it be the next Nintendo handheld? ARM?

Ranger X · Dec 26, 2014

Blablurn said:
Could be long awaited Apple Console. The console we were all waiting for. God. LETS DO THIS AMD. Where can I type my CC number?

I wouldn't mind finish all my Ipod's games on my TV.

Blackstarhat · Dec 26, 2014

This has to be the next nintendo console.

Hip Hop · Dec 26, 2014

Can this be a handheld as well?

Tadaima · Dec 26, 2014

Wii iii?

Bomber Bob · Dec 26, 2014

Amazon fire console 2

SerTapTap · Dec 26, 2014

Soooo Android? Not interested.

wbEMX · Dec 26, 2014

My bet is on the next Nintendo console. That'll be the one to use these chips.

At least I hope. ._.

ElTorro · Dec 26, 2014

DarkLordMalik said:
Nintendo Wii U 2

The Wii U Too.

Sounds like Nintendo. Late 2016 would make much sense.

Oregano · Dec 26, 2014

We discussed this in the Nintendo hiring thread. AMD made a comment last year about wanting to get in on the handheld gaming market and cited the 3DS.

There's a decent chance it's ARM based and for the 3DS' successor.

EDIT: Here's the thread from last year.

NickFire · Dec 26, 2014

Seems more than 1 product, so even if one is the wii u 2 (or whatever) chipset, it does not necessarily mean that product is launching in 2016.

nbnt · Dec 26, 2014

Wii Me?

Blablurn said:
Could be long awaited Apple Console. The console we were all waiting for. God. LETS DO THIS AMD. Where can I type my CC number?

A console from Apple would be the end of all good things.

SatoAilDarko · Dec 26, 2014

Hmm. Would Nintendo release a new home console before it's new handheld? He said "at least one" would be gaming. Could they be released simultaneously? Would make sense if they play the same software.

At the same time would Nintendo allow such an announcement like this when they would be the obvious guess as to who it would be?

Nirolak · Dec 26, 2014

Possibly Alibaba: http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/22/c...be-working-on-its-own-game-console-for-china/

Cosmas Hanson said she does not believe that Alibaba will use Android or Linux and instead will go for the high-end.

They have been talking to developers about potentially getting content, some of if domestically developed to avoid the headaches of foreign game content rules yet there are of course domestic content rules too, Cosmas Hanson said.

Scum · Dec 26, 2014

Next Nintendo handheld....

...

...hopefully.

James Scott · Dec 26, 2014

I'm guessing maybe a new Nintendo portable console instead. Or maybe some new OUYA level console

Lirrik · Dec 26, 2014

2016 sounds about right for a new Nintendo home console.

Katzenjammer · Dec 26, 2014

benny_a said:
Ouya 2: A New Hope

Ouya 2: Electric Ouyaloo

Inuhanyou · Dec 26, 2014

If we go off of Nintendo's 5 year schedule, the Wii U released 2 years ago. An announcement in 2016 with a release in 2017 would make it five years exactly.

Vuze · Dec 26, 2014

Scum said:
Next Nintendo handheld....

...

...hopefully.

BRAND New Nintendo 3DS

Scum · Dec 26, 2014

Nirolak said:
Possibly Alibaba: http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/22/c...be-working-on-its-own-game-console-for-china/

So, Alibaba gets the x86 console and NCL gets the ARM handheld.

Cymbal Head · Dec 26, 2014

Ouya 2: Ouya Harder

LeleSocho · Dec 26, 2014

Blablurn said:
Could be long awaited Apple Console. The console we were all waiting for. God. LETS DO THIS AMD. Where can I type my CC number?

Apple is not making a console.
If it was it would not use x86 but ARM and they design ARM chips themselves.
If it was using x86 it would not be AMD because they are in bed with Intel.

gngf123 · Dec 26, 2014

New Nintendo handheld seems possible, or a console from Amazon/some other company looking to get into the market.

Not a new Ninty console.

Nirolak said:
Possibly Alibaba: http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/22/c...be-working-on-its-own-game-console-for-china/

This makes sense.

Alibaba with the x86 system, and Nintendo with a new Arm based handheld possibly then.

QaaQer · Dec 26, 2014

NickFire said:
Seems more than 1 product, so even if one is the wii u 2 (or whatever) chipset, it does not necessarily mean that product is launching in 2016.

.

Possible 2017/18 release.

dreamcastfan · Dec 26, 2014

Crosses fingers (hopelessly) for a new Sega system.. I'm guessing Nintendo...

neptunes · Dec 26, 2014

Scum said:
So, Alibaba gets the x86 console and NCL gets the ARM handheld.

How about alibaba get the x86 chips and some other unrelated company gets the arm chips?

These could be for anyone, hell even Samsung. Claiming anything else is wishful thinking

ElTorro · Dec 26, 2014

LeleSocho said:
Apple is not making a console.

They might pimp up their next iteration of the Apple TV such that it can run iOS apps and games. But in that case I agree with you, they would just use one of their SoCs from the iPad line.

Oregano · Dec 26, 2014

Nirolak said:
Possibly Alibaba: http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/22/c...be-working-on-its-own-game-console-for-china/

That would be the other possible candidate.

On the Nintendo front though it also lines up with Iwata's comment about needing two years to redefine gaming devices.

Noobcraft · Dec 26, 2014

While apple would definitely make a top notch console design, I'm afraid their current app store market would start a race to the bottom for console games. I'm OK paying a premium over mobile games for a well done experience.

lifeexpectancy · Dec 26, 2014

ekim said:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/273...supply-chain-conference?page=2&p=qanda&l=last

Chances are that the game console may use the ARM design but from the rest of the interview it rather reads like this is going to be used for a server customer.

My bet is on Nintendo. But 2016 seems a little bit early for a release.

To be announced in 2016. Probably for a 2017 release.

saladine1 · Dec 26, 2014

Xbox One 2 Plus Alpha EX

Javin98 · Dec 26, 2014

Seems too early for a Nintendo console. I expected one in late 2017 at the very earliest. But at the rate the Wii U is selling, Nintendo may want to forget about it and push out its successor. It's more likely the 3DS's successor IMO

XAL · Dec 26, 2014

Whatever happened to Steam Machines?

yuraya · Dec 26, 2014

Maybe its a Steam Machine? But it probably has something to do with Sony and MS since AMD has a deal with them.

Lexxism · Dec 26, 2014

3ds successor pleaseee

Bricky · Dec 26, 2014

The Wii U probably peaked this year and the 3DS has been around for a while, the introduction of some new Nintendo platform would make sense.

My safe bet is on a reveal at E3 2015 with a release somewhere in 2016.

QaaQer · Dec 26, 2014

Javin98 said:
Seems too early for a Nintendo console. I expected one in late 2017 at the very earliest. But at the rate the Wii U is selling, Nintendo may want to forget about it and push out its successor. It's more likely the 3DS's successor IMO

Makes sense. The other one could be the qol thing.

ElTorro · Dec 26, 2014

By the way, the thread title is inaccurate, no? The chip can be x86-based or ARM-based.

Orniletter · Dec 26, 2014

The ARM-system is the 4DS .

Nirolak · Dec 26, 2014

Oregano said:
That would be the other possible candidate.

On the Nintendo front though it also lines up with Iwata's comment about needing two years to redefine gaming devices.

Right, I just wanted to throw the other possibility out there too since I don't think anyone expects Sony or Microsoft to shift then, so Nintendo would be the first guess of most people.

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