AMD Backs Up PS6 Portable Rumors With "Zen 6 LP" Core Support in Linux

3 months ago by Rekall Incorporated to c/hardware

When rumors and leaks about the internals of the upcoming PlayStation 6 Portable handheld started to emerge, we caught wind that the upcoming gaming handheld would feature a Zen 6c CPU with four Zen 6c cores and two Zen 6 LP cores. The rumors that the PS6 Portable would feature Zen 6 LP cores has be...
kahjtheundedicated 1 point 3 months ago

First of all, I don’t see how this could really mean anything in regards to a PlayStation handheld when this chip seems equally useful for laptops and pc based handhelds.

I’d only be interested in a PlayStation handheld if it was significantly cheaper than pc based equivalents, and if they took physical media (not happening). If that was the case, I could use it without connecting to the internet or updating firmware, and hope somebody figures out how to crack it. And it would satisfy a bit of my psp nostalgia.

So that was a long way of saying I’m probably not interested and it probably doesn't make any sense compared to Linux alternatives. But the chip itself seems like a good thing.

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