Is Switch's processing power important to you?

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Miyamotoo said:

curl-6 said:

In terms of power, Wii was similar to 2001 hardware, Wii U was about equal to what a 2007 console would have been, and if Switch is around three times as powerful as Wii U, that would put it around par with what a mid range 2011 system could have achieved. So all three are around 5 years behind the curve.

And no, "modern hardware" doesn't change that. If Switch is x3 Wii U, then it is mid range 2011 power.

You dont need to look years at all and they are really not important, it's way more important direct gap between consoles in same gen, just compare directly Wii hardware with PS3/Xbox360 and Switch with XB1/PS4, and you will see that gap between Switch and XB1/PS4 will be much smaller than Wii was compared to PS3/Xbox360 (gap is around 20x).

Wii launched at the same time as PS3 and one year after 360 though, while Switch is launching more than three years after PS4/Xbone but will still be much weaker. Those extra years in Switch's favour have to be taken into account.

Switch will also be launching several months after PS4 Pro, and the same year as Scorpio, which will widen the gap against it even further.

If you want to go by available hardware rather than year though, Switch will actually be weaker for its time than Wii U; Wii U was at least on par with the consoles available at the time, PS3 and 360, while Switch will be weaker than PS4, Xbone, and PS4 Pro.