TheSpecialOne
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SemiAccurate: Nintendo NX handheld to use Nvidia Tegra-based Soc
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Yup. At least in theory, it should definitely free up quite a bit of resources for both Nintendo and third parties. Wish I followed this sooner, haha.
This is all speculation, but one thing Nvidia might especially like and even get from Nintendo: their brand on the hardware.
Nintendo did that on the GC and Wii with both IBM and ATI:
Yes that's true, but....
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McHuj
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Word
Better image scaling too.
James Scott
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What PS4k is supposed to do, yeah.
Iwata did say that, when debunking the idea of a Hybrid, that instead of lowering the amount of devices they could increase them depending on market demand.
This is for the handheld. It would be a bit faster than Wii U. The console is discussed in the other thread, and it's on-par with Xbone, give or take. I don't think that Nintendo saw those upgrades coming at all.
720p is needless if the handheld has a normal screen. 540p on 5" is reaching retinal limits when held at about a foot from your face.
So an underclocked X1 in the handheld and an overclocked one in the console (There is literally both a console and handheld device like this on the market right now).
It really makes sense
Almost too much sense
I mean it matches the rumors to a T + 1
Considering the chip is a year old now we might also get something a bit newer and better with the rate Nvidia's going their next mobile chip should be an Xone competitor...
It really makes sense
Almost too much sense
I mean it matches the rumors to a T + 1
Considering the chip is a year old now we might also get something a bit newer and better with the rate Nvidia's going their next mobile chip should be an Xone competitor...
what I'm curious about, is....say there is one mario kart 9.
Is it made for the console, but can run on the handheld? Does developing for both mean that it won't play to the console's full strength. Or will the handheld be strong enough to run a Mario Kart 9, but just at a lower resolution. But the base game retains all it's bells and whistles on consoles.
It could also be a P1, but that may be pushing price limits.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Time do some work with monster hunter capcom.
I wouldn't rule it out Nvidia has put their top of the line chips in self manufactured $200 devices 2 generations in a row now. I don't think price will be an issue especially if they are taking a slight loss.
Actually, I also just realized that the controls would have to be re-kajiggered for each system as well. Maybe not a huge deal probably, but something to keep in mind.
I'd expect that's how it works. The handheld does a full version of the game at 540p or 720p, while the console hits 1080p
James Scott
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In an ideal scenario they design the game with both in mind, kind of like Smash 4, but sharing more assets, upgrading and downgrading where necessary and 1080p60fps on console
In a less ideal scenario games from (for example) Japanese 3rd parties that don't care too much about the console could just be the same game at a higher resolution which could look good depending on the style like Ace Attorney
If the NX is going to be a "platform" that is going to share the same games, then I say same difference.
We have no idea what the controller is for the console let alone the form factor of the handheld. If anything, they both could be designed in a very similar fashion to make picking up and playing on one or the other as easy as popping the cart in.
It would work the same way you play a game on an iPhone 5 or on the latest iPad. Just like it works on a midrange PC and a high-end PC.
Mediking
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Okay, this doesn't sound that bad at all.
Oh, okay. So now we think it's a console and a handheld again?
- Tegra 1: Bellow 3DS, slightly bellow PSP. No way it will be used.
- Tegra 2: GPU trades blows with 3DS and loses in some areas (with advantages on others). CPU is considerably above 3DS' but not N3DS'. Is very likely this was a contender chip be on the 3DS.
- Tegra 3. Famous for powering the Ouya. Power comparable to Vita, depending on clocks but not nearly as power efficient as the PowerVR SoC. A handheld based on this chip would roughly have half the GPU power of a Vita.
- Tegra 4. There are actually two main variables. The one used on the Shield Portable with active cooling, making it the most powerful handheld at launch (so yes, more powerful than the Vita) and the one intended for Phones with smaller power draw and less power. The smaller version of the chip flopped. Runs games like Portal and Half-Life.
- Tegra K1. Based on desktop class Kepler architecture. Launched with the Shield tablet, making it the most powerful tablet on the market, even ahead of the respective iPad, which is very hard to do. Approaches 360/Ps3 levels of performance, but it didn't made it to any device smaller than a tablet.
- Tegra X1. Marketed as a 500Gflops device and retailing on the Shield Console. Should be more powerful than a Wii U but it has yet to be seen on a handheld form factor. Runs games like Crysis 3. The most likely contender imho, but at significant lower clocks.
- Tegra "Parker". Pascal based, no devices yet on the market.
Please, correct if wrong.
Theoretically, nothing, and that's possibly the most interesting part of what we think the NX idea is.
If the NX is indeed some kind of back-end architecture persisting through form factors, then it will also likely persist through hardware generations. Nintendo could very well apply its handheld revision strategy to its console and do an iPhone/PS4K situation somewhere down the line. Depending on the rate it could even eventually catch up to Sony and Microsoft in terms of hardware.
As 2 separate products, not a hybrid which was speculated for a while.
Especially considering what Thraktor said.
Based on the two leaks today, that's exactly what it is.
Yeah, well, if it was a hybrid then it would have been a fairly underpowered console (probably).
Metalingus5150
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Tegra X1 running games at Vita resolution would be a mighty fine handheld.
So basically a Vita and a PSTV?
The Abominable Snowman
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Like I said in the other thread, I'm happy. Nintendo needs to focus on services and their handheld offering rather than another console.
In addition to that, I want Bluetooth support. I love that I can use my LG Tone's with my Vita.
Probably closer to a vita and a ps3 in terms of power difference
Probably.
Well it sounds like the console will be more powerful to drive the games a bit better on TVs but the handheld should be able to hold up pretty well with the games. It's still all speculation for now though.
So while there's no official word on anything about the Tegra Parker. After looking up some information that could point to it and a ton of speculation from tech sites I've come up with this.
It's more than likely based on what the Nvidia Drive PX2 will be using which is an 8tf GPU
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9903/nvidia-announces-drive-px-2-pascal-power-for-selfdriving-cars created for in car infotainment systems. Obviously the actual mobile chip won't even come close to that it's an interesting metric as they are both pascal based 16nm FinFet chips.
Based on an outdated Tegra roadmap we should see a significant bump in performance at a minimum. (One thing to note about it being outdated is that Parker is confirmed to be Pascal based instead of Maxwell which should put the performance gap from the previous chip even higher)
It's more than likely based on what the Nvidia Drive PX2 will be using which is an 8tf GPU
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9903/nvidia-announces-drive-px-2-pascal-power-for-selfdriving-cars created for in car infotainment systems. Obviously the actual mobile chip won't even come close to that it's an interesting metric as they are both pascal based 16nm FinFet chips.
Based on an outdated Tegra roadmap we should see a significant bump in performance at a minimum. (One thing to note about it being outdated is that Parker is confirmed to be Pascal based instead of Maxwell which should put the performance gap from the previous chip even higher)
More like Shield Tablet vs. 4K Shield TV
Pokemaniac
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Yes, some Tegra-based devkits have been spotted in the wild. It is generally believed that it was dropped due to power consumption issues.
If the Handheld has two screens, and the console has a Wii U GamePad style controller, it would be very simple for the two have basically the same inputs.
Napalm_Frank
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I gotta say while my hype of console NX has plummeted my hopes for the handheld is thru the roof. Need a worthy successor for my Vita.
So this is an entirely separate rumor geared toward a next-gen handheld?
I guess I could see it. Basically Tegra never found a home, and at this rate they'll need to shut it down because a low selling Google tablet and reference device every year isn't going to sustain the effort they are pumping into this. A last ditch effort to prop it up by low-balling Nintendo doesn't sound unlikely, that's pretty much exactly how AMD got their console contracts.
Tegra is pretty beastly for a mobile chip but it might be a bit too power hungry. There's a reason we haven't seen it in phones. If they could get an underclocked X1 in a 3DS sized device that would be impressive.
I guess I could see it. Basically Tegra never found a home, and at this rate they'll need to shut it down because a low selling Google tablet and reference device every year isn't going to sustain the effort they are pumping into this. A last ditch effort to prop it up by low-balling Nintendo doesn't sound unlikely, that's pretty much exactly how AMD got their console contracts.
Tegra is pretty beastly for a mobile chip but it might be a bit too power hungry. There's a reason we haven't seen it in phones. If they could get an underclocked X1 in a 3DS sized device that would be impressive.
LordRaptor
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It would be very interesting to have Team Green 'in the fray'; if nothing else its likely to lead to more interesting game face offs than "these two machines with near identical chipsets have near identical performance"
Dreamwriter
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Nintendo has said there's something very different and unique about the NX console, similar in scope to how different the Wii Remote originally was. So no, it's not just going to be a Wii U Gamepad as its special thing.
Of course, personally I don't think it's going to be the controls that will be different but something else about it.
Based on an outdated Tegra roadmap we should see a significant bump in performance at a minimum. (it's outdated as Parker is confirmed to be Pascal based instead of Maxwell which should put the performance gap from the previous chip even higher)
From which year is this graph? Looks veeeeery outdated. Tegra 2 was A9? :/
Nvidia hasn't been able to fit a Tegra within a phone-sized battery for several years now. The K1 and X1 are tablet and above. The Shield tablet is a beast but the battery life is utter crap. Unless the NX handheld has a 7" screen, color me skeptical. Phone makers have been avoiding NVidia regularly.
BTW, battery life was the reason Nintendo dropped the Tegra 2 from the 3DS. Yes, it was going to be even worse.
BTW, battery life was the reason Nintendo dropped the Tegra 2 from the 3DS. Yes, it was going to be even worse.
Graphics Horse
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I'm still skeptical there will be another trad home console right away, if this thing can stand in for a Wii U replacement for now they can make do with that.
Well... I doubt that will be the case, especially with so many Wii U touchscreen games working fine without a tv.
Well... I doubt that will be the case, especially with so many Wii U touchscreen games working fine without a tv.