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AMD CEO 'Thrilled' with How Console Launches Went; 'There's Higher Demand Than We Thought'

AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company is thrilled with how next-gen console launches went. She added there's higher demand than they thought.

wccftech.com

AMD CEO Lisa Su participated in a remote Q&A with select journalists after her CES 2021 virtual keynote, where the executive unveiled the AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobility Processors.

An edited transcript of the interview was posted last Friday by VentureBeat. Among many other topics, the AMD CEO also went over the next-generation console launches by Sony and Microsoft, since those systems are powered by AMD technology. Overall, Lisa Su said the company is thrilled with how those releases went and added that there is higher demand for the console than they had anticipated.

We’re thrilled with how the console launches went. You’ve heard separately from Sony and Microsoft, their discussions about the size of the launches and the reception of the products. From our standpoint, if you think about it, with just the amount of new hardware that had to come into place — millions of units of both consoles, or all three consoles — that needed to ship, it came together very nicely.

As far as what we’ve learned, there is higher demand than we thought, and we’re trying to put more capacity in place for that. But we’re very happy with the launches, with the partnerships with both Sony and Microsoft. They have somewhat different strategies, but we’ve partnered very well with both of them. This is a big cycle. That says a lot about how much technology we’ve been able to integrate into the console form factor.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I can't believe consoles are dead for the second time in a row.

 

[ssringo]

I can't believe consoles are dead for the second time in a row.

Peasant numbers. PC has been dead for decades.

 

[Spukc]

I am also thrilled about finding anything from them available to buy.

been waiting for a year to get a ryzen laptop..

then they launched the new ones

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I can't believe consoles are dead for the second time in a row.

My uncle works at walkstreetbets: go short on Sony that's all I'm saying.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Lisa, oh my dear Lisa.
Pleas, kindly just STFU and make more of whatever you need to make so Sony and MS can sell us more.
'Kaythankxbye

 

[SlimySnake]

Lisa, oh my dear Lisa.
Pleas, kindly just STFU and make more of whatever you need to make so Sony and MS can sell us more.
'Kaythankxbye

between the PS5 and Xbox. They have likely sold over 10 million in a little over two months.

Compare that to Nvidia cards that launched in September and AMD's own lineup. You are looking at maybe tens of thousands max.

I'd say Lisa has done more than enough to get the consoles on shelves. Or at least prioritize consoles over the PC cards.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Lisa, oh my dear Lisa.
Pleas, kindly just STFU and make more of whatever you need to make so Sony and MS can sell us more.
'Kaythankxbye

It's mostly up to TSMC.

If the chip fab doesn't have the capacity, they don't have the capacity. There's little AMD or Lisa can do about that.

N7P is an advanced process technology with many process steps, and TSMC will be tightly managing how much capacity they can devote to low margin high volume parts like consoles, versus ridiculous margin parts sold into the HPC markets.

 

[llien]

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

― Quarterly revenue of $3.24B up 53% year-over-year; Full year revenue of $9.76B up 45%; quarterly and full year net income more than doubled from prior year ― SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NAS

crweworld.com

 

[v_iHuGi]

Yeah it'll be hard for Ps5 to meet demand until 2022.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

between the PS5 and Xbox. They have likely sold over 10 million in a little over two months.

Compare that to Nvidia cards that launched in September and AMD's own lineup. You are looking at maybe tens of thousands max.

I'd say Lisa has done more than enough to get the consoles on shelves. Or at least prioritize consoles over the PC cards.

It's mostly up to TSMC.

If the chip fab doesn't have the capacity, they don't have the capacity. There's little AMD or Lisa can do about that.

N7P is an advanced process technology with many process steps, and TSMC will be tightly managing how much capacity they can devote to low margin high volume parts like consoles, versus ridiculous margin parts sold into the HPC markets.

Noted and thanks for the insight guys but It was just a joke. Sorry I should have added some kind of emoji to bring that across but I do appreciate the posts though. I learned something today.

 

[Fake]

I can't believe consoles are dead for the second time in a row.

How many times consoles need to be killed for Candy Crush.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

How many times consoles need to be killed for Candy Crush.

I actually played that shit for some time on my mobile.
Can't believe I went through with that.
Do I still need to see a shrink?
Should I repent?

 

[Kazekage1981]

Good job AMD! Gave us the right specs and sweet spot to start off the decade with a bang...

If only the developers could let go of the potato...jaguar :/

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I can't believe consoles are dead for the second time in a row.

Who said consoles were dead in 2020?

I definitely remember hearing it in 2012/2013. I don't remember hearing it lately.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Who said consoles were dead in 2020?

I definitely remember hearing it in 2012/2013. I don't remember hearing it lately.

This thread is what immediately came to mind

The PlayStation 5 will be the last console ever produced.

Interesting article. Sony may win the console battle with Microsoft but it may very well lose the war. Even Microsoft seems to acknowledge they are looking to compete with Google and Amazon and Sony isn't even their concern anymore. Microsoft has the infrastructure and know how to...

www.neogaf.com

edit: i actually thought there were more from recent time but that is the only one i can find right now

 

[RoboFu]

Make more 6800 xt !!!!!

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

"There's higher demand than we thought."

Laughing my mother-fucking ass off.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Will be more thrilled when they’re readily available.