tiredheadcrab
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Didnt AMD get a contract for a mobile product recently? Maybe its the NX?
http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/16/amd-ceo-says-laptop-sales-dropped-more-than-expected-in-advance-of-windows-10-launch/The company began work on a new semi-custom design during the quarter. That work is still confidential.
Nintendo rereleases stuff all the time. Most obvious would be the "new play control" line of remasters on Wii of gamecube games. Let's not pretend they are above dooing it, shall we?
Hope it have the power to run Monster Hunter NextGen.
Since we know there will be multiple NX devices, I wonder if they can include Wii U BC in some models for those who want it. Or possibly the first gen NX devices will, to ween folks in, but the second gen won't.
Iwata has said that he was looking for future hardware to absorb the wii u architecture. Of course i am paraphrasing and i just remember reading it and have no sources. Powerpc will not be forgotten
14nm is likely still reserved for higher-margin top-end devices, and Nintendo is known for choosing an older process.Probably going to be a 16 or 14nm FF+ process with GCN 1.2 graphics. Should be a good design, but I'm really annoyed that they said they wouldn't compete with PS4, like how can you not make a $399 box in 2016 that outperforms the 2013 PS4.
Probably going to be a 16 or 14nm FF+ process with GCN 1.2 graphics. Should be a good design, but I'm really annoyed that they said they wouldn't compete with PS4, like how can you not make a $399 box in 2016 that outperforms the 2013 PS4.
this is what iwata said with regards to nx last year
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130qa/02.html
time to skip BC and stop making that shit a priority. most sane people keep their old systems.
but if they can add BC in the future like MS is doing with X1 and 360, that's cool too
not gonna hold my breath.. they still have problems emulating GBA on the 3DS and VC on the WIi U is a mess
Im surprised your thermal paste hasnt crisped up like a turd on a sidewalk by nowI certainly hope they don't ditch BC. I take advantage of that shit hard. To this day I'm disappointed that Sony dropped PS2 BC from the PS3. My PS2 is packed away, but there's definitely games I would like to throw in and play again. I actually play PS1 games on my PS3 every once and a while.
chill
Don't really know much about this stuff, but who made Nintendo's past processors?
3DS runs GBA games natively since it lacks the power for real emulation and Wii U VC's mess is in the software side.
those 2 things would be non-issues next gen if they do their job properly (i'm guessing they halfassed Wii U VC because very few people were buying those games)
Nintendo is almost assuredly not making a $399 box. They know their price point for the Wii U was way too high and it hurt them badly.
We don't know what the performance target is for this thing.
Nintendo is almost assuredly not making a $399 box. They know their price point for the Wii U was way too high and it hurt them badly.
We don't know what the performance target is for this thing.
Yeah I wasn't saying it would hit PS4 levels. Just that we don't know what they are targeting. Nintendo having some kind of magic sauce is ridiculous, of course.To get the performance target of a ps4, it will cost.... The same (if not more) as a bloody ps4 to make. That statement is true this year, and it's still basically true next year considering 16ff isn't ready for mass production.
The folks that say they should be easily eclipsing the competition should keep in mind that Nintendo doesnt have some kind of magic chips that perform much better and cost much less than the competition equivalent, because we are talking the same node process.
Wii U was expensive because of the gamepad
I don't think we'll se a gamepad-like expense for the next console.
Hopefully they're smart enough to spend that money elsewhere.
Heck, use it to add a 500GB-1TB HD and call it a day.
Wii U was expensive because of the gamepad
I don't think we'll se a gamepad-like expense for the next console.
Hopefully they're smart enough to spend that money elsewhere.
Heck, use it to add a 500GB-1TB HD and call it a day.
If they do have Wii U BC, the smart thing to do would be to ship the console without a Gamepad, allow people to use their old Gamepad for BC, but also sell a standalone Gamepad (either the exact same one or a revised one) bundled with eShop codes for a couple of Wii U games.
Then the NX should support the Gamepad but primarily for of screen play and maybe a handful of optional features in games developed by Nintendo.
Hope it doesn't so they put it on fucking Steam for once maybe.
Backwards compatibility is so damn overrated... Come on Nintendo, be business-smart and just make remasters of great games like everybody else. Almost nobody will care about the remaining games enough to approve another potentially compromised system architecture.
I don't want BC because that means the Gamepad will stick around.
Nintendo needs to ditch that money sink of a controller and just go with the Pro U controller.
If the GamePad is sold separately, hardly anyone will buy it.
But everyone will have to pay for the extra PowerPC hardware in the NX regardless.
And of course, if the GamePad is bundled with the NX, the system will be too expensive, just as the Wii U is.
So it doesn't make any sense to include PowerPC hardware in any case, so as I said before I'd be shocked to see it or non-emulation BC of any kind present in NX. The costs are too high and the benefit too small.
I think Wii emulation will be impossible with some weak-ass APU. You need a strong CPU to get Dolphin running properly on PC. Nevermind a Wii U. They should just forget about Wii/Wii U BC to be honest.
And if it's a portable hybrid, fucking forget about a second screen too. Nothing but trash.
Has Nintendo even said if they want BC?
Yes I'd say backwards compatibility would be a poor choice if it requires increasing hardware costs significantly or compromised the hardware in other ways. If AMD can come up with a solution that bypasses (significant) increased costs or compromising performance then it is a good idea.
There are (clearly) a large number of fans of Nintendo games who didn't buy a Wii U. Bringing that library of games across to a new home console would clearly be attractive to many potential customers.
The majority of Wii U games do not require a Gamepad, so in the scenario I outlined many people would still benefit from Wii U BC without also owning a Gamepad.
If they do have Wii U BC, the smart thing to do would be to ship the console without a Gamepad, allow people to use their old Gamepad for BC, but also sell a standalone Gamepad (either the exact same one or a revised one) bundled with eShop codes for a couple of Wii U games.
Then the NX should support the Gamepad but primarily for of screen play and maybe a handful of optional features in games developed by Nintendo.
Hope it has the power to run Monster Hunter NextGen.
The problem with that is that nobody is going to keep their old gamepad but not the console. A Wii U with no gamepad has zero trade in value.
What Nintendo would end up doing is spending more money on hardware that people either won't want (very few people have money invested in fhe Wii U library) or don't really need (they can't get rid of a Wii U with no gamepad so they'd have to keep the hardware anyway)
I always thought Wii U having BC was pointless anyway. The Wii was so small there was no harm in having it still hooked up in your entertainment system. The same applies here too. Even if the NX is two or three times the size of Wii U you'd still be able to fit both consoles in a smaller footprint than an Xbox One.
That's just absurd, lol. $150? That gets you a 3DS, not a PS4.It is very odd to me that they are going the home console route.
What if a super basic upgrade version is sold at $130-$150 without any controllers or wires where you just hook up your Wii U stuff (game pad, hdmi, power block, HDD) and tie your NNID and you are ready to go?
As a Wii U owner, I don't care how impressive the graphical upgrade is, I cannot justify spending over $200 on day one for a Nintendo home console so soon after the Wii U.
Now if there is an option to "upgrade" at $150 and it's near PS4/XBone power. I'm in.
Hope it has the power to run Monster Hunter NextGen.
That's just absurd, lol. $150? That gets you a 3DS, not a PS4.
That would be great. Could mean easy third-party ports to the system. So long as it has comparable power to the PS4 or XB1.
That's just absurd, lol. $150? That gets you a 3DS, not a PS4.
Wow... you're hinting at something, arent you ?