Inte sedan Xbox har det funnits en konsol på marknaden med en X86-baserad processor, men ska vi tro Games Industry så kan det komma att ändras nästa generation då Playstation 4 enligt dem mer eller mindre kommer att bli en PC.
"I recently heard from a reputable source that the forthcoming Sony console is "essentially a PC" in terms of its technological make-up and in this sense, an AMD collaboration on the CPU holds many attractions - for the first time since the launch of the original Xbox, we could well be seeing an x86 processor in a console.", skriver Games Industry.
"It may be hard to imagine that the company that brought us the Cell would be embracing PC tech so wholeheartedly, but a look at the make-up of Vita suggests a fundamental shift in the way Sony builds its consoles in the wake of Ken Kutaragi's departure.", fortsätter man.
Resonemanget avslutas: "It's not about exotic, groundbreaking hardware anymore, it's all about creating the best possible games machine with an enviable set of development tools - and it's an approach that has already yielded results. While PlayStation Vita may lack a stand-out killer app, I still think that it's set the bar in terms of overall quality and quantity over and above any console launch I've seen in over 21 years in the business. Extrapolating that same philosophy towards PlayStation 4 makes a PC-style approach to Sony's next console seem very likely indeed."
Värt att notera är att Games Industrys uppgifter låter väldigt lika de som vi rapporterade om imorse, något som ger dem extra trovärdighet.
