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caffeinade on 01 May 2018
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Trunkin said:
caffeinade said:

Yeah, my solution is stupidly overpowered for what would be demanded from it.
GDDR6 and HBM 2 offer more bandwidth per watt, compared to GDDR5: they will be nice to have in laptops and similar devices.
I doubt Sony would want to include expensive tech like HBM in a portable console, assuming they have a desire to target the masses like Nintendo.

Finding a way to store PS4 games on a portable device will probably be the most challenging problem to overcome.
SSDs are obviously pretty expensive for the capacity they offer, and who would want a hand-held device with a HDD in it.
Then again who would want a portable console with:

  • Active cooling, that requires the device to have an air vent.
  • Roughly three hours battery life (running AAA games).
  • An SoC that launched in 2015.

I'm still not totally clear on the whole active cooling thing with regards to the Switch. I mean, I guess there must be a fan in there, but I never hear in running--not in handheld mode at least, and the only time the device is warm to the touch is after extended sessions in docked mode. Also, trust me, as someone who owned a Zune, an HDD in a portable device is a much bigger inconveniece than an air vent -- or even poor battery life.

I'm also surprised that you honestly believe a handheld PS4 is physically possible(without active cooling?), especially when the current PS4 already sounds like a blowdryer when it's running.

I said a passively cooled PS4 Portable is possible?
News to me.

The Switch is a family device, meaning children.
Children are dirty, gross, and stick things in vents and stuff.
If a child is old enough to play GoW, then they should know better than to shove gunk in a console's air-vent.

Last edited by caffeinade - on 01 May 2018