Did the Wii U force Sony to cut how much power the PS4 will have?

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Kresnik said:
I'd actually been wondering for a while if Sony were going to side with Nintendo on the power front next generation.

Basically, this gen we had PS3 > 360 (but only slightly) >>> Wii. Nearly all multi-plats were developed for the HD twins.

Next gen, what if it was Xbox >>> PS4 > Wii-U. Where would the third parties go then? Would they go straight to the most powerful, or would the hang back with PS4/Wii-U provided there was sufficient market share there?

Or would, in fact, Xbox even go that much more powerful? What if all 3 consoles were just a minor increment more powerful than the HD twins? Wii-U would join the HD race; Sony would clean up and make a more approachable and multi-tasking console; Microsoft might be able to put some power aside for Kinect.

Idk. Will be interesting to see how it plays out anyway.

Kresnik, as usual, has wisely pointed out what will be the defining question of the next generation: how far apart will the 8th generation consoles be in terms of horsepower, and, more importantly, how will they be grouped? Because if A and B have roughly the same specs, and C is either significantly underpowered or significantly overpowered, I firmly believe C will struggle.