Zippy6 on 14 December 2021
| AllfatherStarr said: so is the chip shortage hitting MS and Sony way worse than Nintendo due to the difference in the nature of hardware (i.e. PC vs Mobile) ? |
Almost certainly. Just as the Series S is easier to produce than the Series X no doubt it's easier than that to produce the Switch. The size of the APU's can give some indication of why Switch is easier.
Xbox Series X APU = 360.45mm2
PS5 APU = 307.20mm2
Xbox Series S APU = 197.05mm2
Switch APU = 100mm2 (2019), the 2017 model was 118mm2
It's a much smaller chip, so it requires less materials to make.
