Meh, if the PS4 fails (which I hope it won't) to impress then I'll simply get a XB3 for next gen. After all, it's apparently blessed by "secret sauce" aka "wizard's jizz".
It just boggles my mind that they didn't go for a more powerful CPU. This article guesstimates that power consumption for the entire system would be around 150W. I remember people were afraid that about Sony and MS crossing their old limits in wattage but this is quite below that. Are they trying to mimic the WiiU in terms of saving on power? Or are they trying to keep Californian governor happy? Are they trying to keep women/girlfriends happy by being quiet during gameplay (only a handful will get this reference, XD)? And pertaining to the GPU, it looks like they could have increased the core clock to at least 850MHz (if not more) and the entire system's consumption would still be below 180W, let alone first PS3's 210W at peak. Would reaching 200W have meant substantial no. of YLOD and Red rings (or their next gen equivalents)?
Feels like this shrinkage is slap in the face of opportunity to increase power without doing something utterly revolutionary. I am hoping to be proven wrong but what good is infallible reliability in a machine/s whose specs may be perceived as underwhelming?