| zorg1000 said: Could we see Nintendo adopt a similar strategy to what phone/tablet manufacturers do with more frequent upgrades? Something like this for example Holiday 2016-NX Tablet, similar to Wii U specs/performance, able to handle Wii U-level visuals/ports at 540p, similar in size/form factor as Wii U gamepad with 7" screen, $249.99 It's hard to make a mobile chipset with Wii U tech (2010 level) in 2016. Playing at 540p is dumb, you will neglect the benefits of the hardware. Holiday 2017-NX Console, uses upgraded version of Tablet chipset (think Apple A8 vs Apple A8X) with 2x RAM, plays same games as Tablet at 1080p, $249.99 To up a 540p resolution to 1080p, you need 4X more performance. It's ridiculous to assume that only one year later. You would need 3 or 4 to do it with the same price. Holiday 2018-NX Portable, now that the tech is a bit more mature, able to use same chipset as Tablet in smaller form factor, 5 inch, 540p screen, $249.99 540p in 2018? Is this supposed to be modern? Holiday 2019-NX Tablet 2, uses the same more advanced chipset of Console, now plays games at 1080p, $249.99 Holiday 2020-NX Console 2, uses a more advanced version of Console/Tablet 2 chipset with more RAM, able to play same games as previous devices at 4k resolution, $249.99 4K? To play modern games in 4K today, you need a dual GPU card, SLI/Crossfire or the Titan X. GTX9xx can play SOME games in 4K. You want that on a tablet in 5 years? It's against the law of physics. Holiday 2021-NX Portable 2, uses same chipset as Console/Tablet 2, 5 inch, 1080p screen, $249.99 Holiday 2022-NX Tablet 3, uses same chipset as Console 2, 7 inch, 4k screen, $249.99 Holiday 2023-NX Console 3, uses more advanced version of Console 2/Tablet 3 chipset with more RAM, able to play same games at 8k resolution, $249.99 8K in 2023? I wouldn't count on 4K consoles even when the next gen starts (2020) Holiday 2024-NX Portable 3, uses same chipset as Tablet 3/Console 2, 5 inch, 4k screen, $249.99 Maybe not exactly like this but something similar. Eventually Gen 1 devices won't be able to handle later generations game but still a solid 5-6 years before they stop getting support. Could something like this be a realistic scenario? |
Basically, you got it all wrong.
