Why PS4 won't be cutting edge, and neither will Xbox3 - or Why Nintendo might win next gen

[DanneSandin]

HoloDust said:

DanneSandin said:

I'm still on the fence whether or not it'll be much more powerful than Wii U; it's the only way Sony can go really. They can't make a cheap console on par with Wii U, because then, they'll receive the same ports of equal quality, and considering Nintendo has Nintendo games PS4 would be screwed. But I don't think they can go toe to toe with MS either; MS has waaay too much money to let Sony be the most powerful console next gen. So Sony is in a pickle right now. I'm most interested in seeing Sony next gen, because they're right in between Nintendo and MS.... Which way will they go?

You do realize that, right now, you can buy $450 PC, with pretty much the same components rumoured PS4 will use, that is around 3x as powerful as WiiU? Those $450 include manufecturer's and retailer's profit. So in a year from now, those $450 should be, I don't know, $350? I really don't see Sony being in trouble by not being able to make decently powerful console, or loosing money on it. Same power as NextBox? I doubt it, but I'm not sure even MS with all their money can afford to go over 1.5x of that.

But those components will be tailored to Sonys needs... And that probably will up the costs, as will R%D - all going into the costs of the console... You and me have the benefit of not cosumizing our parts and spending ton of money on research...