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The rush to develop new games and engines that make use of the Xbox One and PS4 will benefit PC gamers, AMD’s Matt Skynner, corporate VP and general manager of the Graphics Business Unit, has told Forbes.
“PC gaming is alive and well,” said Skynner. “That’s a segment that’s growing. Whenever new consoles come out it gives a boost to gaming overall. Because the architectures are similar, it reduces cost, makes it easier for a developer to create for console and PC. Gamers aren’t console or PC gamers. In my mind gaming is gaming, and any advance in one area helps things across the board.”
He added: “The new consoles too triggered a rush in game engine development. Anytime developers are spending new effort and new focus on designing new engines, then of course they’re going to release PC games that feature these technologies.”
Skynner believes AMD is best positioned to take advantage of these developments thanks to its involvement in both the console and PC business.
“Couple years ago when we saw how the console thing was gonna shake out, we thought how can we leverage this to a better Radeon gaming solution across other markets, also. As you know when consoles are first launched, games are first developed on console and then ported to PC. Because it’s our architecture there, it’s easier to port the games. And because they’re first developed on our hardware, there should be a performance advantage. They should run better on our hardware.
“So if we can create that performance advantage on the PC, from a graphics point of view, then we can give our customers a better gaming experience and grow our market share.”
The AMD-powered Xbox One and PS4 will launch on November 22 and November 29, respectively.
Source: Forbes
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