AMD Sea Islands aka 8000 series GPUs will be featured in next generation consoles

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KBG29 said:

Lafiel said:

darkknightkryta said:
Why are people saying 180 watts for the GPU would be too much? The PS3 had a power supply of 380 watts when it launched. There's plenty of overhead for other components.

the consumer acceptance for the size/weight of the first PS3 model was very low - a device that consumes even more power (1st gen PS3 max consumption was ~200W) has to be even bigger and heavier to accomodate for the cooling system it needs

additionally the heavier/bigger sth is the higher are it's transport costs

I think it's safe to say both MS and Sony won't make a console that's bigger than the PS3, so a 180w GPU is out of the question

I have never understood the reason why consoles have to be small. It makes since to have smaller options over time for many reasons, but why at launch? Why does it matter how big something is when it is just going to sit under your TV? I understand the days when consoles were an accersoy item, but now it is nearly the only device you need connected to your TV.

I hope either Sony or MS come out with a very high power system, and leaves size out of the equation. Times have changed, and it is time game devices become fully respectable A/V units.

Bigger consoles means much costlier shipping and warehousing, so there are economic incentives to make small and light consoles.