Rumor: Intel Chip in Playstation 4

Quoting some “people hanging around the Sony booth” at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, The Inquirer reports with questionable certainty that the Intel Larrabee will star as the graphics processing unit in Sony’s next console. Reporter Charlie Demerjian further says that ATI will probably work with Microsoft in the next generation, leaving Nvidia out of the picture. The article lacks official company statements, but Ars Technica got one from Sony: “PS3 is still in its third year from launch and it is too premature to talk about the next-generation home platform,” a representative said. “At this time, nothing concrete has been decided.” Let the rampant speculation and accompanying flame wars begin. [The Inquirer via Ars Technica]