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Years ago, AMD wasn't in a good state... back in 2015, AMD reported a revenue slip of 10% because of a shrinking PC market, but that's where Sony stepped in with the PlayStation 4 console. AMD Gaming Client PC Business Lead, Renato Fragale, explained on his LinkedIn: "Managed 15-person product development team for Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) that has sold over 91Mu to date. Viewed as one of the most successful launches in AMD history, helping AMD to avoid bankruptcy".
AMD didn't just have a semi-custom chip inside of the PS4 at the time, with the previous-gen Xbox One consoles also powered by a semi-custom chip made by AMD. Profit margins weren't huge on the semi-custom designs, but with Microsoft and Sony selling tens of millions of consoles between them -- hell, the PS4 sold 117 million consoles, the Xbox One has sold around 58 million consoles -- and AMD avoided bankruptcy.
Years ago, AMD wasn't in a good state... back in 2015, AMD reported a revenue slip of 10% because of a shrinking PC market, but that's where Sony stepped in with the PlayStation 4 console. AMD Gaming Client PC Business Lead, Renato Fragale, explained on his LinkedIn: "Managed 15-person product development team for Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) that has sold over 91Mu to date. Viewed as one of the most successful launches in AMD history, helping AMD to avoid bankruptcy".
AMD didn't just have a semi-custom chip inside of the PS4 at the time, with the previous-gen Xbox One consoles also powered by a semi-custom chip made by AMD. Profit margins weren't huge on the semi-custom designs, but with Microsoft and Sony selling tens of millions of consoles between them -- hell, the PS4 sold 117 million consoles, the Xbox One has sold around 58 million consoles -- and AMD avoided bankruptcy.
