justinian said:
McDonaldsGuy said:
I know this says you are Iwata in 2014, but what if I was Iwata in 2009?When Wii U R&D really started to begin.
Do you think with these specs the Wii U (with a name change too, like "Super Wii") would have sold better, got more third party support, and just in general compete with the PS4 and One?
IBM Power-based multi-core processor
45nm process
1 billion transistors
POWER7 SCM, 4 active cores at 3.0GHz
256 KB L2 cache per core
2.6 MB of FLR-L3 cache per core
16 MB of PSRAM
4GB DDR3 LRDIMM main memory, at 800Mhz
Custom GNC Architecture 28nm GPU by AMD
Engine frequency: 825mhz
Memory frequency: 795MHz
1GB GDDR5 memory
One 250GB SSHD hard drive
Slot loading optical disc drive (25GB per layer, up to four layers)
Regular controller pro-controller based off of Gamecube (think something like this but tweaked for modern games) and/or advanced Wiimote
SD memory card slot
2 USB 3.0 Ports in front, 2 at rear
AV Multiout port
HDMI 1.4 out port
Sensor bar power port
Ethernat port
Supports 48KHz 24-bit audio
64-bit audio processing
Dolby Digital 5.1
Retail price: $349 |
Now this is an interesting twist. But with hindsight it makes this question far easier to anwser.
I like your specs but not sure of the price. Surely you would need to sell that console for more money.
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I'll probably make a thread then - What if you were Iwata in 2009? Though it has to be realistic (that's why my specs are more down to Earth, rather than 8GB GDDR5 Power7 processor with 8 cores 3.6GHz with a 1GHz GPU etc etc for $299)
I think I could sell it at $349 even though it could lose money, but with a regular controller it may not. The production costs for this one should come out to no more than $370+ or around there.
$50 for RAM
$110 for GPU/CPU combo
$25 for controller
$30 for optical drive
$35 for hard drive
$50 I/O + wireless + HDMI + other
$5 for cabling
$5 for headset
$20 for PSU
$25 for cooling
$15 for assembly
if it does cost more, maybe nerf it a bit? 2.5GHz clock speed instead and 1GB DDR4 GPU RAM with 750Mhz speed.
