Predict: The Next Generation Console Tech
- Thread starter Acert93
- Start date
- Status
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/04/wii-u-amazon-distributor-claims-nov-11-release-249-price-tag/
Wii U wholesale price $249 at on distributor? Could be 279.99 MSRP if true
Wii U wholesale price $249 at on distributor? Could be 279.99 MSRP if true
Why not what's so magical about November?
The 360 launched in October. Almost all of the other MS products launch in October. If you have the supply to meet demand, launch as soon as you can and maximize sales for the year. They're going to sell out their initial shipments no matter what.
360 launched in Nov 16 2005
oops, you're right. I think if they can get the stock ready earlier, they'll launch earlier. No reason not too. I think all the previous launches were late November due to limited ability to get stock to sufficient quantities for a world wide launch (mainly due to the bleeding edge tech), I don't think that will be a case this time.
anexanhume
Veteran
Retailers typically sell consoles at cost. They make their money on accessories and games, just like the manufacturers.
Maybe October or early November will be better,like Kinect launched in Nov 4
east of eastside
Newcomer
Every reason MS & Sony should finally come to terms on one standard hardware platform specification. This would be the best thing that could happen for the next-gen.
I have consistently maintained that price point with conviction because it was very simple to rationalize from a marketing perspective. In fact, if this was a multiple choice question on a marketing exam it would be one of the early give away questions.
No, that means that there is low amount of working chips that were produced.Low yields mean low performance? sorry, english is not my main language
What SemiAccurate said is so low that I have to wonder what kind of chip are they? Complexity could be an issue.
Last edited by a moderator:
I dont think Nintendo has told the price to anybody before announcement. There is just no need to do that. Also i dont believe in multiple SKUs. $299 with or without Nintendo land is likely the only SKU. $249 with weak dollar/yen would push their profitability which Iwata said he would correct
November is considered the latest you can release in the US to catch the bulk of the XMas shopping.
Specifically you need to be in stores by Thanksgiving.
Earlier is better, but with a console you'll want to give devs internal and external as much time as possible to get product done.
Thanks... Could it mean some "new" production process? something like 3D stacking?
It's just as likely it's just the size/complexity of the chip.
All the proposals I've seen speculated on here for both PS4/Xbox whatever, if they were done as single chip combined GPU/CPU would be very large, much bigger than any existing SOC.
That would be my guess. Too many defects, but that would indicate a huge chip. For comparison, Tahiti is ~350mm and it doesn't seem to have awfully low yields. There's plenty of stock everywhere and prices are dropping consistently. Charlie mentioned Fermi. The first Fermi chip that supposedly had horrific yields was over 500mm, that enormous.
Could the next xbox have a single chip much bigger than 300mm? None of the rumors so far have indicated that so far and it just seems so improbable.
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
