As you probably already know, both Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's Playstation are based on 28nm custom APUs and according to recent rumor, AMD might be working on a 20nm APU for Microsoft which could lead to a cheap and possibly a slimmer Xbox One.


The rumor, spotted by Beyond3D forum member, comes from a LinkedIn profile of Daniel McConnell, who is a senior manager at AMD, who states that he has "Successfully planned and executed the first APU for Microsoft’s XBOX One Game Console in 28nm technology and a cost-reduced derivative in 20nm technology" as well as "Assembled and grew two cross-site execution teams for 2 successive XBOX APU revisions. This included developing key technical leads into senior positions allowing for successful execution and future team expansion to handle more SOCs."

This is pretty much a clear indication that Microsoft is planning on a newer, possibly slimmer as well as cheaper Xbox One.

It will probably be a while before we see a new revision of the Xbox One but is definitely good to know that the transition is in early stages and will happen eventually.



Source: via VG247.com.