One more AMD government has stepped ahead to assert that the PS4‘s success saved the element producer from a monetary catastrophe. Yesterday, the LinkedIn profile of a present senior director at AMD made rounds, wherein he claimed that the corporate prevented chapter as a result of its work with Sony. Now, a 19-year AMD veteran has corroborated the declare.
How PS4’s success averted a monetary catastrophe for AMD
Phil Park, a efficiency architect at AMD, instantly quote tweeted the viral thread that began the dialogue yesterday. Park mentioned that the unique declare, made by 22-year AMD veteran Renato Fragale, was true to his data.
Based on Park, AMD took successful in the course of the 2008 monetary disaster and needed to promote “a number of” IPs to boost money. Park additionally revealed that “most of us” took pay cuts. It’s unclear if he meant all the AMD workforce or simply senior stage executives.
“The 2008 International Monetary Disaster put us in an extremely dangerous place, particularly after Intel’s restoration with Merom/Conroe/Woodcrest and Nehalem,” Park tweeted. “In 2013, the PS4/Xbox One had been launched which is what we wanted for regular income to maintain us afloat and put money into future merchandise.”
Though Park mentions each the PS4 and Xbox One, Fragale’s LinkedIn profile particularly credit the PS4’s success.