THQ on WiiU: ''much more powerful than the other HD consoles''

[JEMC]

TomaTito said:

JEMC said:

I really hope THQ is not trying to be like Ubisoft and treats us better (ie: less talk and more good games).

Regarding the successors of both the xbox360 and PS3; I agree that Microsoft will include Kinect (or an upgraded version) with their next console, but given that it can be bought for less than 100 € and that they aren't afraid of losing money the first years, it should not hinder them. And Sony will also include some form of motion controller as well (being the only ones without it would put them on a disadvantage), so move, navigator and camera or whatever substitutes them will come in the package.

Regarding the hardare of the nextbox and PS4 I agree that WiiU will determine how powerful they are as there is one thing we know for sure: the new consoles won't cost as mush as the PS360 at launch, which means that final specs and the price of WiiU will tell us what to expect. If WiiUs hardware is 4x the power of PS360 and launches at 350 €/$ (just an example), chances are that the nextbox and PS4 will launch for 400-450 €/$ and "only" be 2-3 time more powerfull than WiiU (about 8-12 the power of the HD consoles). Still a big leap not not as big as before.

Depending on how the Vita works for Sony they could aim for the same strategy, release later for the same price but higher specs. It'll be interesting to see how they will treat their motion and standard audiences.

Even if Vita works Sony can't launch much later than its competitors. Nintendo will launch WiiU between E3 2012 and November (Black Friday, pre-Xmas, etc.). Rumors say Microsoft will announce their new console at E3 2012, and last time they announced and launched their console the same year, so there is a chance that the nextbox will launch almost at the same time that WiiU.

Now, the thing is that both Nintendo and Microsoft are in a better position now than before, so if Sony gives them another year of advantage, it will be harder for them to recover, or even impossible.