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

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sc94597 said:

zeldaring said:

They talk about why Microsoft chose 6nm on the xbox x refresh for 2024 saying it was probably to save money at the 21 minute mark, and it's probably why Nintendo went with 8nm they are all about profits from day 1 they must have got a mind blowing deal.

Yes, it would make sense to move to 6nm from 8nm, as Sony had done with their newer PS5 revision (it saved them money and alleviated their shortage on 8nm.)

See: https://www.pcmag.com/news/new-ps5-model-uses-more-efficient-oberon-plus-6nm-chip

This detracts from the idea that Nintendo would go 8nm to save money. Both Sony and Microsoft went 8nm, and realized they needed to quickly choose a more recent fab because of how poor 8nm's yields were. Sony in 2021, and Microsoft in 2024. 

I get the feeling MS just gives zero fucks about the XBox Series S/X at this point, lol. Like Sony went to 6nm years ago ... MS did ... nothing. Sony is releasing a Pro, MS is doing nothing but going a 6nm shrink that Sony already did. 

They know this generation is already a wash out and they won't be able to win marketshare from the PS5, Phil even basically admits as much. 

They just want to get out of this generation with the Activision-Blizzard deal going through, I think they don't want to sink any more money into the XBox Series S/X hardware than they have to because they don't believe it will make a tangible difference in sales. 

They're going to focus probably making a big push against Sony with the next console when they have the next Elder Scrolls game + more Bethesda exclusives + Call of Duty on Game Pass full time. And probably will have bought some more studios in the mean time. I think they're already focusing on the next console. The next few years for MS is just to get all these new studios integrating into making games under their MS leadership. 

Last edited by Soundwave - on 21 September 2023