Sony: Why Vita gives us an advantage over Wii U

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ebw said:

Nsanity said:

Eurogamer

The Vita's impressive horsepower gives Sony an important advantage over the Wii U and its tablet controller, so says Sony Worldwide Studios VP Scott Rohde.

Speaking in an E3 interview with GamesIndustry International, Rohde argued that Vita-to-PS3 connectivity inherently holds more potential than the Wii U's dual-screen offering as both Sony systems boast their own processor.

"That Wii U tablet doesn't have a processor in it, so it's got to be fueled by that box sitting under your TV," he said.

Does this guy actually know what he's talking about?  According to the pre-E3 show, the GamePad acts as a fully independent TV remote control with touchscreen.  It doesn't strike me as a device without a processor, and it seems easier to implement the connectivity we've seen using a processor and rudimentary OS.  I'd expect it to have at least the CPU power of a DSi (those ancient ARM processors must be dirt cheap to produce).

It is confirmed that it is a streaming device. It's output comes from the Wii U console not the game pad itself.