Next-Gen Xbox chip news from Semiaccurate

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Joelcool7 said:

Nintendo better watch out. If WiiU is drastically under powered compared to the Nex-Box and the Nex-Box comes out in 2013. Nintendo could be in major trouble here in the west and Europe. Of course until Sony announces something Nintendo is safe in Japan. However Sony is bound to have something in the works to counter Microsoft.

Not looking good for Nintendo, under powered again. Will consumers buy it especially if MS can price the Nex-Box competitively with WiiU?

That's true, but if they are really going with a SoC strategy then the GPU will not be a lot more powerful than that of the WiiU (if WiiU rumors are true), as SoC are usually done with consumption in mind.

Think about it, if this is true we may end with 2 different scenarios:

1-All 3 home consoles focus on consumption and low costs and end up with about the same power, just like the GC-Ps2-Xbox era. Developers won't have (real) excuses not to develop for everyone.

2-We end with 2 "low power" consoles, Nexbox and WiiU that may be 2-3x more powerful than this generation, and a very powerful console from Sony. What will developers do? Choose the same route than this gen and go with the PS4 or change and develop for all of them?