Is Switch's processing power important to you?

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Miyamotoo said:

curl-6 said:

It's not that Switch is actually any more powerful for its time though. Just as Wii U was about 10% the power of its strongest rival, the standard PS4, Switch looks to be about 10% as strong as its strongest rival, Scorpio.

Now we beginning to go in circles...yes but XB1/PS4 are still this gen consoles that are staying on market they are not last gen console that will be replaced, and Switch power offcourse will be compare to them also.

Switch isn't launching alongide PS4 and Xbone though, it is launching alongside Scorpio and Pro. Wii U was part of the 2012-2013 hardware cycle, Switch is part of the 2016-2017 hardware cycle, and both look to have about the same power gap compared to the other systems in their cycle.

However, that doesn't mean the visual gap will be the same; Pro and Scorpio look to be wasting most of their extra power on resolution boosts that deliver diminishing returns, so if Switch doesn't make the same mistake and focusses on delivering optimum detail/shaders/effects/etc at 720p or even 900p, then the perceptual gap could indeed shrink even if the actual power gap remains consistent. If Switch shoots for 1080p though, much of its power will be wasted just in achieving that.