News & Rumours: Playstation 4/ Orbis *spin*

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Shifty Geezer said:
I don't see many PVR devices outside of Vita and Apple. Tegra certainly has a lot more prominence in Android devices, along with Mali and Snapdragon - almost every Android device I read about is one of those three, but never anything ImgTec.
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Kindle Fires also have PVR GPU's.

PowerVR is in most of the SoC that's in Tablets & Smartphones.
 
Cyan said:
The PS4 is apparently the most anticipated console of all time and has unprecedented levels of demand, according to MCV.

http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases...ted-rsquo-console-release-of-all-time/0112499
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PS3 was also the most anticipated console of all time before it released. That didn't help it much after the first couple weeks, though.

I fully expect PS4 to do better than PS3 at launch as long as there's no incredibly high pricing. But the sales are unlikely to match that sort of hype.

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SB
 
onQ said:
Kindle Fires also have PVR GPU's.

PowerVR is in most of the SoC that's in Tablets & Smartphones.
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Where's you data on this. I've just been looking and found this:
"Indeed, Mali GPUs can be found in more than 70% of graphics-enabled Digital TVs, in over 50% of all Android tablets and 20% of all Android smartphones."
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Of course, there's no breakdown there. That could be 50% of tablets by model, but not by sales. I'm just seeing very little evidence that PVR is massively popular outside of Apple (although the Kindle is news to me, and Samsung are switching over).
 
dagamer said:
40GB of hard drive space, a card reader, and a chrome trim. Hardly worth $100.
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The 20GB model didn't have wifi either. That alone could've been a deal breaker for some. Obviously wasn't a big deal for me seeing as how I got the 20GB model on launch.

Space wasn't a big deal back then, but the OS (or whatever it was) took a big chunk out of the HDD. The 60GB model was definitely the more popular model.
 
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Compare 20 GB vs. 60 GB PS3 to the two SKUs of Wii U. The more expensive option is the one people who do want a Wii U care to buy, because the cheapo one is a bit too gimped. It's fairly often the case that the entry level box is only there to tick a price-point checkbox, and reality everything costs more than the bare minimum when you've added necessary extras.
 
Shifty Geezer said:
Compare 20 GB vs. 60 GB PS3 to the two SKUs of Wii U. The more expensive option is the one people who do want a Wii U care to buy, because the cheapo one is a bit too gimped. It's fairly often the case that the entry level box is only there to tick a price-point checkbox, and reality everything costs more than the bare minimum when you've added necessary extras.
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Last month's numbers were around 70% for the deluxe SKU, but they're only separated by $50, not $100.
 
Dr Evil said:
60GB vs 20GB was a bigger deal back then than you make it sound. 20GB model was limited in numbers and wasn't even released in Europe.
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Not true! My ps3 was 20gb. (but it was 6 month after launch)

The 60 gb vs 20 gb has another factor. For most consumers the higher number sounds very impressive, which probably explains why the 20gb didn't sell well..

Similarly how the xb360 was perceived as a alot cheaper although launch models "required" you to purchase buy a wifi dongle ($70) + rechargeable batteries ($30) etc. similarly the core didn't sell well as the core seemed vastly inferior
 
Cheezdoodles said:
Not true! My ps3 was 20gb. (but it was 6 month after launch)
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Your memory is playing a prank on you. There never was 20GB units in Europe. You probably had a 40GB unit, which was unveiled pretty much exactly 6 months after the Euro launch with a price cut to 399€ in 2007.
 
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Cheezdoodles said:
Not true! My ps3 was 20gb. (but it was 6 month after launch)

The 60 gb vs 20 gb has another factor. For most consumers the higher number sounds very impressive, which probably explains why the 20gb didn't sell well..

Similarly how the xb360 was perceived as a alot cheaper although launch models "required" you to purchase buy a wifi dongle ($70) + rechargeable batteries ($30) etc. similarly the core didn't sell well as the core seemed vastly inferior
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The modular approach MS took with the 360 was praised by many who argued that Sony forced consumers to buy things they didn't want. The price of the HD, WIFI, chargers for some were perceived as offering the consumer choice.
 
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