[geeks] New SGI workstation

[Eric Dittman]

> > > > Another large (the largest, I think) consumer of MIPS CPUs is also migrating
> > > > to a different architecture:  Sony.  The Playstation 3 is supposed to use a
> > > > custom CPU.
> > > 
> > > Sony already uses custom CPUs.  They just licensed the MIPS core to use
> > > in their custom CPUs.  As it is, in the PS2, most of the hard work is
> > > done by the custom parts, not the MIPS part. 
> > 
> > Don't they get a small licensing fee for each CPU?
> 
> I don't know.  My point was that to say the PS3 is going to have a
> custom CPU doesn't tell us much since it the PS2 and PSone both already
> have custom CPUs.

My point was the disappearance of the MIPS architecture.  Even if Sony has
custom CPUs, they are still MIPS architectures.  With the loss of the
licensing fees (which I assume weren't one-time only), that's a loss of
revenue for MIPS.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman at dittman.net