Sony and AMD Collaborate on Next-Generation Console Graphics Technology for Future PlayStation
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Summary
Sony and AMD are collaborating on next-generation console technology for a future PlayStation console (likely PS6), with AMD senior VP Jack Huynh and Sony hardware architect Mark Cerny discussing Project Amethyst. The project focuses on rethinking the graphics pipeline with efficient machine learning capabilities and new compression techniques. This represents early development work for what Cerny calls "a future console in a few years' time," building on the current PS5's five-year lifecycle.
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"Project Amethyst focuses on efficient machine learning, new compression techniques"
"rethink the current graphics pipeline"
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