I flew too close to the 1TF sun and my Switch wings melted.

[mutantsushi]

The idea it was going to equal even the architecturally-retarted member of current gen consoles was always a farce.
I honestly can't believe that the people arguing otherwise didn't actually themsevles consider that to be highly unlikely.
The ultra fanboy "it could be UBER!" crowd if anything simply "averted their eyes" from a truly critical assessment.

But even by realistic expectations, I do find the end result extremely underwhelming.
The hardware is most comparable to mobile/tablets, yet nobody there would launch new platform with 20nm Maxwell.
When starting a new console gen, it is only prudent to choose the latest available tech, because it needs to last for years.
People equate that option to being more expensive, when CPU arch + fab progression is all about efficiency and power/cost.
Future fab progress involves 3d FinFET, so launching @2d 20nm means future SKUs would need costly redesign.

Nobody is even asking for the REAL latest tech available which is 10nm from NVIDIA partner Samsung (and TSMC).
14 FinFET is currently MAINSTREAM standard, Sony and MS use it after all in much larger chips. (XboneS almost year earlier)
It's not about "equaling Xbone", a modern arch + fab node would allow moderately higher performance + better battery life.
Even using a conservative standard, 20% perf:watt is reasonable to gain from 14nm, likely even while lowering power draw.
So yeah, people are not being given what they would expect from any other electronics vendor in consoles, phones, etc.