Prediction: The NX home console will be weaker than the xbox one

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sc94597 said:

penguin10916 said:
Considering how weak of a console the Xbox One is, along with the improvements made since 2012 and the supposed release time of 2016, there is no reason that it should be weaker. There is no reason they couldn't release a console- be it x86 or ARM based with an equivalent, or superior CPU setup, 8, 12 or 16GB of DDR4 or HBM and a GPU that is equivalent to the r9 280x .

But considering that we're talking about Nintendo... they probably will.

I think it depends more on power than cost for Nintendo. They are obsessed with small form-factors and low power-consumption. 

They aren't obsessed with small form factor and low power consumption they are obsessed with hardware with high profit margins hence low performance hardware sold at a high price which so happens to be the type of hardware that is small form-factor and low power consumption.

The wii u for example could easily have used 28nm fabrication chipset like the xbone and ps4 which would enable a smaller form factor and lower power consumption but instead they used 45nm fabrication which is more power hungry and produces more heat however because of the very low performance level of the wii u it didn't matter and not much heat or power was consumed.

The wii u design could easily have achieved far lower power consumption and been more compact using components of slightly higher cost. You have to remember the wii u design is very low performance not even comparing well to 360 and PS3 for many parts of its specification.