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sc94597 on 27 July 2015
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AlfredoTurkey said:
sc94597 said:

The PS4 released at $400. In 2016/2017 it will probably retail for more that $200 (the guideline stipulated by the OP.) With inflation, this difference is slightly more pronounced. I can't see them making a profitable console for $200 that is more powerful than the PS4 in 2016/2017.


Just becuase PS4 will probably be more than $200.00 doesn't mean it will cost more than that in 2017. I think if Nintendo WANTED to release something that beefy they could and still make money off the thing. 

I think it will all hinder on the controller. Standard controller will help alot with cost etc.

Unless they are going for 14nm with AMD's new CPU generation, it does mean that. Low-end GPU prices per performance have remained quite stagnant as well (and that is what they'd be getting with a $200 platform.) Furthermore, I expect Nintendo to put larger flash memory/SSD in their next platform, which will make it more costly than a PS4 in that area (assuming Nintendo goes for something 160-240 GB.)

@Bolded Sure it's possible, but not likely. If it is late 2017 I can see it happening. Now if they boosted their budget to $250 - $300, they could build a console significantly more powerful than the PS4 (because then they leave the cost vs. performance plateau that is the <$100 (retail) GPU range.)