Predict: The Next Generation Console Tech
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Sometimes waiting is the best bet so you can respond to or maybe even better a competitors offering not long after it got on the market. You could say perhaps that Sony's NGP strategy was almost to wait for the next gen Nintendo handheld and then attempt to better it once they knew what they were trying to better whilst working on what they believe would be key features of the next generation device in the meantime.
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I predict that next-gen consoles will sell for
Nintendo HD ~ $299 in 2012
Xbox3 ~ $399 in 2013
PS4 - $399 in 2013/2014
Nintendo HD ~ $299 in 2012
Xbox3 ~ $399 in 2013
PS4 - $399 in 2013/2014
But is NHD a nextgen console or really late current gen console..
In terms of power it most likely will not be anything like future platforms from Microsoft or Sony.
Prices sound about right, I just hope that the machines would have as much memory as possible, would love to see proper persistent worlds in games.
NES6 is the next generation of Nintendo console, but the line is evolving at a slower rate, as it were.But is NHD a nextgen console or really late current gen console..
And if the past is any indication of the future, it will launch at a lower cost, much lower power draw (i.e. quieter, more compact, and less likely to fail due to heat related issues) and seemingly quite a bit earlier. If all of the above is true, the new Nintendo seems likely to be a fair bit less powerful in terms of pure processing capabilities than the hypothetical later launching competitors. The above can actually work out in favour of the new Nintendo offering.But is NHD a nextgen console or really late current gen console..
In terms of power it most likely will not be anything like future platforms from Microsoft or Sony.
A whole lot of supposition in that, since we are comparing one unknown against two other unknowns, launching at unknown dates and at unknown prices.
Thanks for the infos :smile:
Sounds like we're looking to 2014 for next gen sytems. I've hope for greatness even with more limited silicon budgets
On the other hand it's a long time to wait...Does any one know if Ms gave even the slightest hint about how long directx 11 should last?
I liked Dreamcast, it was an excellent system IMO and really quite powerful for its time (sold at quite a loss per unit AFAIR). Sega just didn't have the first party games or the cash to drive it along when third party support was poor.
ya the dreamcast was a solid performer it just died because of lack of support from developers.
Well I heard from somewhere that DX12 should come around the same time that Windows 8 comes out...
Direct X 9c came out Aug 2004, DX10 came out Nov 2006 and DX11 came out Oct 2009. So based off this release schedule we should expect to see DX12 in 2012.
sorry, but isn't 2GB the max amount at 2Gb density with a 128bit bus in clamshell?
((2Gb * 4 memory chip) * 2 for clamshell) / 8bit
Thats what I said. "However they can be operated in clamshell mode. This means at this point the maximum is 8x 2Gb = 2GB of RAM"
I think it'll be really tough to do $399 next gen console without taking huge loss again like last time. Considering both MS and Sony is still recovering from that launch I am not sure they'll be eager to repeat that again even in 2014.
You can't afford much with $399 these days. I reckon next gen consoles from MS and Sony need to be price at around $799 or $999, that allows for significant upgrade over current console. Minor upgrade are just a waste of time IMO.
Looking at the rumour Nintendo Project Cafe specs, it is probably going to be $349. Nintendo might be able to get the tri-core CPU and R700 on a single chip, to match the BOM of current Xbox360.
Not just a big jump in processors, but other new things that need to be standardized with the coming generation.
I'd like to see OpenCL GPGPU be a standard thing, hence why I'm all for a Fusion APU + dedicated GPU in Wii 2. If devs don't need the graphics part of the APU, they can just use it in hybrid crossfire for higher FPS. GPGPU techniques used on that platform could be directly used on the PC with AMD graphics, and we could see some very high quality PC-Wii 2 porting, instead of substandard PC-360 porting.
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