VGC: Switch 2 Was Shown At Gamescom Running Matrix Awakens UE5 Demo

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zeldaring said:

sc94597 said:

The large die size doesn't make sense for economic reasons rather than performance ones.  

Larger die -> more defects in the manufacturing process-> fewer chips per wafer -> higher long-term manufacturing costs (even if the wafer costs less, the chips won't necessarily, due to the lower yield rate.)

That is without considering that the yield rate of 4/5nm is about 30% more per wafer than 7/8nm, for the same die size.

Nintendo and Nvidia aren't idiots. They're not going to pay more money for a weaker chip. 

You have no idea what deal they made or when it was made.

Deal with whom? Nvidia isn't going to lose money paying too much to TSMC (or Samsung) if they don't have to.

Your delusion that Nintendo, a very conservative company when it comes to risk-assessment and investments, and which has gone through cyclic sales shocks, is stockpiling hardware for years is much more speculative. Especially, as you noted, there was a chip shortage between 2020-2023 (which is likely why they canceled the Switch Pro.) 

Edit: Plus there would be evidence of this in the financial reports of all of the companies involved.

Last edited by sc94597 - on 14 September 2023