pezus said:
Ram is as cheap as bread. I still don't expect 8GB, 4-6GB would be cool. |
You're talking about PC system memory like DDR3 RAM. The memory a console generally has is something entirely different and far more expensive. It's the same as or comparable to graphics cards memory.
I expect the XBox 8 and the PS4 to have the same amount of memory as today's graphics cards. Maybe the same amount as the graphics cards that will become available in 2013. So 1.5 - 3, maybe 4 GB's but that will be the absolute limit. Anything above 4 GB's I think will be highly unlikely. That's custom (dual) GPU territory. 6 GB's cards today cost at least 600 dollars, there's no way MS or Sony will implement something that expensive into their next console. Just to give people an idea of what to expect, the GPU in the PS3 was based on a 449 dollar card (the GeForce 7800 GT).
MS and Sony could use a less expensive card with a lot of RAM but then the GPU will be the bottleneck. More than 2 GB's of RAM is only really necessary when gaming on resolutions at or above 2560x1440 or with multiple screens but for those resolutions you need a seriously powerful card.
If the consoles really will use 4-6 GB's then I suspect it will be something like 2 to 4 GB's system memory (DDR3 SDRAM) and 1 to 2 GB's video memory (GDDR5 or XDR 2 RAM).
