shikamaru317 said:
I don't think Fusion is going to be quite what some people are speculating it will be. I see alot of speculation that both the console and the handheld will play the exact same games but with better graphics on the console. I'm not sure that will be the case. Certain games will likely release on both the handheld and the console (mainly 1st/2nd party games), and they will probably be cross-buy, but I think they won't be the exact same game, there will be differences between the console and handheld versions because each version will be made specifically for that platform for optimization reasons. You'll likely be able to use your Fusion handheld as a Gamepad-like controller for your Fusion console, and you'll be able to stream your handheld games to your TV through the console. Many 3rd party games will likely release on just the console since developers won't want the low specs of the handheld holding back next-gen graphics (the chipset rumored to be in the Fusion handheld is a bit less powerful than the 360/PS3). I think Nintendo wants the console to be running a similar but more powerful chipset than PS4 and XB1 so that 3rd party devs will easily be able to port between the 3 systems. Sony and MS will likely stick with AMD chipsets for their 9th gen systems when they release in a few years, so Nintendo's next console will still be easy to port to even if it is less powerful than the PS5 and Xbox 4. Nintendo wants back the 3rd party support they lost with Wii U because they didn't listen to what 3rd party devs wanted (3rd party devs wanted x86 but Nintendo went with PowerPC instead). |
they could go the x86 road with handhelds too, that would make porting much easyer.
