Exclusive: How Intel Lost the PlayStation Deal with Sony
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Intel (INTC.O) missed out on a contract to design and produce the chip for Sony’s PlayStation 6 in 2022, a setback that significantly impacted its attempts to grow its emerging contract manufacturing business, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Intel's attempt to outbid Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) in a competitive process to supply the design for the upcoming PlayStation 6 chip, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW) as the contract manufacturer, could have generated billions in revenue and required the production of thousands of silicon wafers per month, according to two sources.
Intel and AMD were the final two contenders in the bidding process for the contract.
Securing the PlayStation 6 chip design contract fr...