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freebs2 on 03 December 2015
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Soundwave said:
freebs2 said:
Soundwave said:
freebs2 said:
I was reading this on Neogaf. It's intresting but at the moment it's just a concept. It could be intended in different ways. Maybe the game console is NX and the "supplemental computing device" is a PC or maybe the latter is NX and the game console is a WiiU or the 3DS successor. Or again, the game console could be a casual AppleTV-like device and the SCD another device made by Nintendo to give it Ps4/X1 league graphics. Only time will tell.


Or even beyond PS4/XB1 graphics. 

Yes, but you still have to consider most current X1/Ps4 users don't care that much about Nintendo. This hypotetical thing shouldn't cost more than a Ps4 overall when it launches.

A common PC as the SCD seems like the best soultion imo, but I don't know if it's feasible. Or even better, let the user choose between buying an SCD made by Nintendo or using his own computer as an SCD.


Perhaps AMD could release a line of "NX Approved" PC GPUs, that the user can then use to supplement their base NX. That could work too, assuming NX has a AMD GPU which can interface, but it looks like from the patent the interface requires a physical link up, which might be a bit of a pain in the ass with a PC. 

I agree, but it doesn't seem like a physical link up is necessary since they refer to mobile platforms in this quote from the patent: "[0024] FIG. 2 illustrates select example components of the game console 102 and the supplemental computing device 104 from FIG. 1. The game console 102 may take the form of any suitable type of computing device, e.g., mobile, semi-mobile, semi-stationary, or stationary."

The Super Device I think maybe should just be aimed at enthusiasts. It's not something the casual/normal player who doesn't care that much about graphics needs, but for the people that have the money and desire to have that ... hey great. 

Ok, it's reasonable.

Nintendo can't make the console that Nintendo "fans" here think they should make ... basically that would be a Nintendo PS4 released in 2017 (four years late) ... that system will get *slaughtered*. They need to think outside the box and be more flexible with their hardware offering. One size fits all doesn't work for Nintendo because there's too many conflicting demographics they're trying to please simulatenously. 

I agree.