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TheLastStarFighter said:
Soundwave said:
The Supplemental Device patent states the the SCD uses the same power supply as the base unit.

So it's unlikely it's a $200+ desktop Nvidia GPU if they ever even use this SCD patent. That would need it a second power supply for sure.

You know what wouldn't? A second little Tegra X2 chip.

Honestly, that doesn't make any sense at all.  Why would one chip require the system to be plugged in twice and the other not?  They are connected to each other.

It likely means the SCD is basically literally pretty much just the SoC. Everything else is stripped off (the patent even says this) presumably so the SCD can be pretty cheap. Which I'd be ok with. 

Two Tegra X2s in unison maybe with a higher bandwidth pool of RAM for 1080p resolution would be a kick-ass little rig all things considered and probably Nintendo would also save money on manufacturing costs because they'd be ordering more of the same chip. 

It's better than nothing (new Nintendo slogan?), lol.