It seems like the decision making process eventually whittled down to both AMD and Intel. However, it's possible that backwards compatibility for PS6 may have been the deciding fa

Even though Sony has yet to formally even reveal the future console's existence, a new report from Reuters claims the Japanese company has contracted AMD to design and fabricate the chip for the PS5 successor during a bidding process that took place back in 2022.

Reuters is reporting that AMD landed the contract to provide the chip for the PS6, after a bidding process took place against Broadcom and Intel in 2022. Ultimately, the report suggests that it was the fact that AMD created the chipset for PS5 and PS5 Pro that was the crucial point for Sony deciding to go with AMD for the PS6 chipset.