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I don't know if I'd totally agree with that.
Even if you don't use Intel FPGA IP, you can create your own custom components and connect them together, relying on the interconnect automatically created by PD instead of building it all yourself.
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This is certainly true. However, in my world I tend to move my code between various development boards using a mix of Xilinx and Altera parts. So I try and keep my HDL as cross platform compatible as possible, and not lock myself into a single vendors tool suite. If you don't care about doing this, then using QSYS for your own modules could make sense.
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