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Are features like HDMI 2.0a and HDCP 2.2 tied to the SoC itself or is that something else? Plus, A9X doesn't do hardware HEVC decoding, does it? I remember they had on the spec page for the iPhone 6 using HEVC for FaceTime but nothing else. You'd think they'd want to implement that regardless of...

Here's my go at it. 2019 7 or 10nm process 4-8 core ZMD Zen x86-64 CPU 8-10 TFLOPS GPU 32GB HBM2/3 No disc drive (uses up too much space) usb 3.1 bluetooth 4 802.11ac wifi 2tb hdd 128gb ssd acting as a cache backwards compatibility out of the box ~$449 (pre-inflation 2015 dollars)

I don't think this really matters anymore. Microsoft would easily argue, what is the difference between an iPad an PC is both can do very similar tasks. One just happens to come with a keyboard, the other does not. And there are plenty of Android tablets for users to pick from as well. The...

I'm thinking on a really long term horizon, like say, Xbox 360 for streaming Netflix vs. an Apple TV v3. It's *because* it isn't low power vs those tiny STB devices (that currently don't exist) that you wouldn't want to use it vs. the PS4/Xbox One you already have. But besides, all of this is...

Last year there was a really good deal from Newegg where you could by MS gift cards for 20% off. Combined with decent Xbox game sales, you get a pretty good deal off standard MSRP. Granted, if you want a game on day one, there's not much you can do. I just suck it up, I absolutely do not want...

Both AMD and Intel have mentioned hardware-assisted HEVC decode that reuses some of the common blocks between H.264 and HEVC. It's not a pure hardware solution of course, so some stuff gets implemented in software, which will consume power. I think that if Samsung is using 4 Cortex A15 CPUs to...

The huge transition to day one digital makes me wonder if you can build a 9th generation console that doesn't have backwards compatibility in it. Plus, think about the huge number of software investments made this generation in apps that I'm not really sure we can go through again. Both Sony and...

I assume Apple is going to gobble up first past at new TSMC processes anyway since they are willing to pay, so we're looking at 2016 honestly. A form factor redesign is as much marketing as it is tech. That's perhaps they reason why they might do it so early.

I thought starting with 20nm, there isn't a different LP or HPM fab process from TSMC anymore. Just a single one.

I'm really hoping they don't wait another 8 years between this console generation and the next. Makes me wonder how far ahead they though for a hypothetical Xbox Two running Xbox One games and apps so they don't have to start over from scratch. Regardless of how well the Xbox One sells relative...

Hasn't it already been thoroughly established that 1080p60 on consoles makes no sense to developers? The kind of 1080p60 that never budges on framerate means you are leaving done performance on the table and brings no benefit to marketing since neither images or online video will show off those...

The Vita number vs 3DS kinda shows how US-centric GDC is. I find that number hard to believe generally. Keep in mind EA has washed its hands of all Nintendo platforms.

Japan console decline has been a long time coming. PS3/Wii barely broke over what the PS2 did by less than a million units (9+12>20 respectively) and I have a hard time believing the PS3/Wii purchases were all mutually exclusive. So even if the PS4 is effectively by itself, will it ever actually...

I really wish I could set up a double-blind scientific study showing that the average person sitting the average distance (10ft) on an average size television in 2014 (~50) could not tell the difference between a 720p and 1080p game while it was in motion. Playing on a PC where the monitor is...

Xbox One failed. Time to pack it up folks. :cry: But seriously, PS4 sales aren't going to continue at a brisk pace forever. Even $400 is a lot of money for a console with few exclusive games. It's not as if the PS3/360 instantly becomes a paperweight. More importantly, because the best...