Intel wants Larrabee in next generation of game consoles

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Intel wants Larrabee in next generation of game consoles

Chip giant says relationship with game developers is key as it pushes new processor.

 

Computer chip giant Intel has told Develop that it hopes to convince console manufacturers that its Larrabee chip will be an ideal processor for their next generation of games hardware.

 

The Larrabee chip is a many-core processor that is primarily targeted at the graphics space but can also be used for other computing functions. Itʼs Intelʼs latest cutting edge chip and has been in the works for some time.

 

Early engineering versions of the chip are expected to arrive later this year, while consumer products using the hardware will be available by 2010.

 

And speaking to us in an exclusive interview, Aaron Coday, manager of the EMEA visual computing group, said that Intel had been in the meantime working closely with a variety of games industry partners to work out what kind of next-generation GPU developers want – and that console manufacturers are next.

 

To read the full interview, click here.

 

Larrabee: Details and performance graphs.