Miguel_Zorro said:
zorg1000 said:
Well there is this quote from Iwata last year that Soundwave just posted,
"Still, I am not sure if the form factor (the size and configuration of the hardware) will be integrated. In contrast, the number of form factors might increase. Currently, we can only provide two form factors because if we had three or four different architectures, we would face serious shortages of software on every platform. To cite a specific case, Apple is able to release smart devices with various form factors one after another because there is one way of programming adopted by all platforms. Apple has a common platform called iOS. Another example is Android. Though there are various models, Android does not face software shortages because there is one common way of programming on the Android platform that works with various models.
The point is, Nintendo platforms should be like those two examples. Whether we will ultimately need just one device will be determined by what consumers demand in the future, and that is not something we know at the moment. However, we are hoping to change and correct the situation in which we develop games for different platforms individually and sometimes disappoint consumers with game shortages as we attempt to move from one platform to another, and we believe that we will be able to deliver tangible results in the future."
He doesn't rule out the idea of a single device but he seems to be leaning toward the idea of multiple form factors. Also the recent patents that released were for a home console.
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So if he's comparing to iOS, we're looking at more or less the same software, but multiple different pieces of hardware that can play it. I still think they'll go with one device that switches back and forth between mobile/home console.
Although not every iPad game works on iPhone today.
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Essentially, so we may see something like NX Console & NX Portable that share the same architecture & operating system that allows for cross buy/play/save. I personally think the console will basically be a souped up version of the portable (2x CPU cores, 2x GPU gflops, 2x RAM) so that games can easily be created for both devices with some minor tweaks like resolution.
