I am not an expert of the #PS2, but that story related by #timeextension make no sense for me.
Why would Sony ever think to buy something *audio* related to NVIDIA?? And the « Geforce 8 » that is mentioned has obviously nothing to do with audio.
I even doubt that Chris Deering, who relates the anecdote, knew much about the PS2 engineering and fabrication choices. He was from Sony Europe: his branch marketed the console and its games in the EU and probably the Japanese did not share their secrets with him.
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/an-embarrassed-sony-had-to-beg-nvidia-for-ps2s-sound-chip-says-former-scee-boss
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