Was Nintendo right to opt out of the graphics arms race?

[Norion]

Soundwave said:

Norion said:

He specifically said your statement about architecture mattering more than raw horsepower was not true, not that architecture wasn't important so he clearly wasn't arguing against those points in that response. If you think he's wrong about raw horsepower mattering more you should actually back up your claim instead of arguing against something he didn't say there. Also bozobanana is right, you really are acting childish over this by implying he might be lying about owning a Switch 2 for no good reason and other nonsense like the GPU comments.

Architecture does matter massively when you are talking about a 7+ year difference in architecture, I didn't think I had to spell that out specifically because I would think people would do their homework and know that GCN 2.0 (the PS4) is 7 years older than Ampere, but apparently I had to point that out as I guess that wasn't common knowledge or common sense? 

Of course there will be a large difference between Ampere and GCN 2.0 (PS4) ... like does that seriously need to be explained and dumbed down? Just like Ampere will be dwarfed by a GPU architecture from 2027 (7 years afterwards). That shouldn't even be a controversial statement at all, jeeezus. 

If you want to side track the discussion, y'know it's not terribly hard to find GCN 2.0 GPUs (PS4 class) ... go see if the configs of those AMD cards that are roughly in line with the PS4 (so like not cherry picking the highest config GCN 2.0 card) can run Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Shadows and the like. Frankly I don't care, I don't even know why someone wanted to fall on their sword to defend the PS4's honor in a thread that isn't even about the PS4, lol. Like who cares. This topic isn't about the PS4. 

Why are you consistently conflating his claim that raw horsepower matters more than architecture with something else? Raw horsepower mattering more than architecture doesn't mean that architecture doesn't matter a ton over that length of time. Those are two completely different statements since raw horsepower mattering more and architecture being very important do not contradict each other at all since raw horsepower could be even more important thus both of those things could be simultaneously true.

His response was specifically focused on your claim that architecture matters more than raw horsepower so as I said if you think he's wrong about raw horsepower mattering more you should focus on backing up your initial claim instead of arguing against something he didn't say there.

Last edited by Norion - on 13 January 2026