Intel lost out on a contract to design and fabricate Sony’s PlayStation 6 chip in 2022, which dealt a significant blow to its effort to build its fledgling contract manufacturing business, according to three sources with knowledge of the events.

What’s next after the PS5 Pro? A report from Reuters focuses on Sony’s plans beyond this fall’s new $700 system, saying that the battle to win a contract for the chip powering a future PlayStation 6 came down to AMD vs. Intel, with others like Broadcom eliminated earlier, with AMD eventually winning out.

Fans are unsure of PS5 Pros offerings versus price, putting more eyes on Sony's PS6. Intel's bad luck continues as it lost out on potential billions after Sony chooses AMD as manufacturer for the PlayStation 6's CPU,