Einsam_Delphin said:
shikamaru317 said:
Sounds like a small tablet sized handheld that will replace both Wii U and 3DS by topping the specs of both and allowing you to stream games to your tv while using the handheld as a controller. A handheld with close to XB1 level specs, that's darn impressive. But I have to wonder, what would the battery life on something like that be? The most powerful tablets out right now don't come anywhere near XB1 specs afaik, they're like half of XB1 specs. It is rumored to be using AMD's newest generation tech (CPU and GPU) which AMD claims are quite a bit more powerful and efficient, but I still have to wonder about battery life.
I like the sound of the haptic analog sticks, as long as you can disable the function if you find it annoying for some games. I could see it being cool in racing games, it could potentially allow you to "feel the road", much like you can with high end racing wheels.
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That and price. I'm not a tech guy but it's hard to imagine it selling for less than 400$. That'll hurt it's ability to be sold as a handheld, assuming it even qualifys as one. With dual screens and analog sticks, I don't see how it's gonna fit in my pocket.
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It doesn't really have to fit in your pocket. It could be a new type of hardware form factor, people have no problem taking tablets everywhere with them anyway.
I don't think it would be $400 either, people underestimate how powerful new mobile chips are and how cheap they are. The top of the line Apple A9X in the iPad Pro which pumps out like 500 GFLOPS costs about $40 to mass produce/unit. If Nintendo is using a cheaper-ish screen (1280x720 resolution say), they could easy get a monstrously powerful "portable console".
