Nvidia"s contribution to Sony"s next game console should be ready by the end of 2005, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang indicated yesterday. While the bulk of his recent "fireside chat" with investment firm Morgan Stanley covered the bigger picture of Nvidia"s business, Huang filled in a few more details regarding the chipmaker"s collaboration with Sony.
Though it"s designed to work in concert with the Cell processor, developed by Sony and IBM, the GPU for the new console is derived from Nvidia"s technology. "It"s based on the next generation GPU technology," Huang said, "and our expectation is to try and put it into production this year." Later, he reiterated that point -- "I have every expectation that we will be able to see final production silicon later on in the year."