With the deal, ATI will now apparently design graphics chips for two next-generation consoles, manufactured by Microsoft and Nintendo. In March, ATI said it was developing technologies for use in future products, also suspected to be a game console. (Nintendo)
Don't expect the graphics capabilities of future Nintendo and Microsoft products to be exactly the same, however, the ATI spokesman said. "Yes, we have different design teams working on them, with different requirements and different timetables," the spokesman said.
"What I think is cool is that we've got the Gamecube, got this huge technology agreement with Nintendo