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jonathanalis on 27 December 2016
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Conina said:
jonathanalis said:
Yeah, pretty given.
But first they are going full ARM.
Sony sayd a ps5 would come only in a new architecture. And makes sense, a new ps machine based on the same ps4 architecture would be a ps4 pro pro.
ARM is much more scalable, is anywhere, and is achieving high performance. Perfect for scalable software and performance profiles.

Nintendo with switch kinda predicted the future(again).

When did Sony say they would pick a new architecture for the PS5? I hope they keep using the x86-architecture instead of picking a new one with no/limited backwards compatibility.

ARM is higher scalable? x86 never had problems with scalability and performance profiles.

ARM is more efficient in some scenarios, but has it even proven itself in devices much more powerful than an iPad Pro or a Nvidia Shield TV?

Well, is more a over interpreting of mine. The PS4 pro architect said PS4 pro is not a new console generation because it uses the same CPU and architecture than PS4. But I can give you that, given it could be an overinterpretation.

ARM was desinged for scalability. It is on much more kind of devices than x86. All kind of embebed systems, mobile, consoles(handheld and home). A software that runs on a ARM device is easier to run in any of those devices, cos ARM was designed for that.

Well, we are talking about CPU architectures(ARM and x86 are CPU architectures), so, we should consider only the CPU power, right? Well, The ipad, shield tv are already better powered CPUs than x86 jaguars on ps4 and xbox one. Nothing prevents one to design a system that use a ARM GPU with a GTX1080 like power.(but no one did that because for now, usually, ARM devices meant to spend low energy, but a powerfull GPU would spend lots of energy)