IGN Builds their own Project Cafe console

[Joelcool7]

Viper1 said:

$199.99 for an HD 4850?  LOL, who just ripped off IGN?   They cost almost half of that at Newegg (and would run for less but there is only 1 vendor selling them now).

The difference in closed system (Project Cafe) versus open system (PC) and the optimisations of the components and software make this an invlaid comparison.   All it really suggests (and we've already known this) is that it will run current generation PC and HD console games better than the HD consoles.

Yah I hate all the rumours. Nintendo will also be using customized chips so who knows how much power the Cafe will have. But it was cool to see IGN make the rumoured Cafe. I can't wait to see Nintendo's legit version.

Also Nintendo will get these parts so cheap its not funny. Though IGN's peice does re-assure me that the next Nintendo console will likely be the most expensive one built to date. I bet Nintendo will stick to their profitability strategy and Cafe will launch at a profit. So 450USD doesn't seem all that outrageous to me especially since 360 and PS3 both launched for higher prices then that.