Topic: Nvidia: we Passed on the PS4 coz we wanted more money

[MasterChief63]

the Playstation and Nvidia partnership is not worth the Cost says Nvidia

well that sheds a bit more info on why the PS4 and possibly the new XBOX went AMD, because Nvidia wanted to get paid more for Console chips which could have meant if Nvidia was powering the Next gen Consoles they would be significantly more expensive, they say they want to develop more for other platforms that were not 1 track but it would appear with Project Shield(going up against the PSVita and the 3DS) they plan to compete in the Console market, i wouldnt be surprised if they developed an actual console to go against the PS4 and the new XBOX

via Engadget

Having produced the graphics chips that powered both the original Xbox and the PlayStation 3, it was a surprise to see NVIDIA's name left out of Sony's big PlayStation 4 reveal event last month. But there was AMD, picking up the empty spot left by NVIDIA, powering the PS4 with its 8-core "Jaguar" CPU and Radeon GPU. So, what happened? While we don't know the specifics of how AMD won the contract, NVIDIA's senior VP of content and tech Tony Tamasi tells GameSpot that his company, "Didn't want to do the business at the price those guys [Sony] were willing to pay."

In so many words, Tamasi says NVIDIA weighed its options against other potential products the company would be working on -- rather than producing discreet tech for a single console manufacturer, thus being unable to use said tech elsewhere -- and decided against it. "We had to look at console business as an opportunity cost. If we say, did a console, what other piece of our business would we put on hold to chase after that?" he tells the game site.

NVIDIA is indeed working on a variety of new products, including an Android-powered Tegra 4 gaming handheld called Project Shield. That's in addition to its bread-and-butter business of PC GPU development -- the company recently unveiled its Titan GPU, a $1,000 card with enough power to keep your gaming graphics needs met for years to come (or at least we sure hope so at that price).

[preec]

More pc gaming than consoles!

[kenji_kulet]

siguro dahil na rin sa partnership nila ng Razer?? refresh me the name of that Razer gaming tablet  siguro na sense nila na maraming bibili nun ngayon kesa sa consoles? and besides most computer 'enthusiast' go for Nvidia GPU's

[MasterChief63]

siguro dahil na rin sa partnership nila ng Razer?? refresh me the name of that Razer gaming tablet  siguro na sense nila na maraming bibili nun ngayon kesa sa consoles? and besides most computer 'enthusiast' go for Nvidia GPU's

RAZER's Blade and EDGE did not have a mass consumer mindset meaning they designed both of them not with the thought of EVERYONE CAN BUY THEM but with the idea GAMERS WILL INVEST IN THEM thats why both devices are not prices for the masses and they have a 1 track purpose, PC GAMING, sure it can do whatever any other PC can do but they were primarily built for gaming

what SONY and MS want to do with the Next Gen Consoles is to bring "THE MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE" into 1 CENTER which is the CONSOLE and with this in mind they want each and every living room to have a MULTIMEDIA HUB/CENTER that everyone can afford, the Next Gen Consoles purpose is ENTERTAINMENT

[icer]

This is good. Nvidia cards are overpriced and ayoko naman na umaabot sa $1000 ang presyo ng ps4.

[Drailph]

Nvidia already has handheld game console product that looks like psp/psvita/nintendo ds.

[MasterChief63]

Nvidia already has handheld game console product that looks like psp/psvita/nintendo ds.

i did mention that, Project Shield