Will the next-gen Wii be more powerful than the PS3?

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NJ5 said:

HappySqurriel said:

Mr Khan said:

Depends on how we define power. My guess is that the CPU will be in the same ballpark as the PS3, but the GPU, and especially system RAM, will handily out-strip it. 1 GB of RAM is a minimum, i think, with 2 as a possibility, and either way leaps ahead of the PS3's .5

 

Also the next Wii might still use DVDs. Not sure there.

I would personally doubt DVD at this point in time ...

There is little/nothing Sony could do to prevent Nintendo from using a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD variant, and with Blu-Ray players regularly available at $100 today the added manufacturing cost of including this drive will be minimal by the time Nintendo's next system releases.

Yeah using DVD is pretty unlikely... especially if Blu-Ray / HD-DVD licensing fees are not that high when movie playing is disabled.

 

Nintendo's pretty close with Panasonic too, who holds just as big a stake in Blu-ray as Sony.   Honestly, I think all 3 will be using BD next gen.