Not if the wiiU rumors hold true.

And in regards to the card, you have to consider that dedicated hardware will allow for developers to get the most out of the hardware, instead of generically scaling it. Another note-worthy thing is the assymetrical crossfire that gives the machine a secondary GPU for that ekstra boost.

I still think they should have gone with a cell design though, and I gotta say that I'm not very impressed with, especially the CPU... But with the economy, and sony as a company as is, They probably can't afford to take big risks. This seems like a "safe" machine.

That the wiiU is roughly on par with the ps360 visually ?

It's also worth noting that it's HIGHLY unlikely that the wiiU will have a better GPU than the ps4. I base that on current gen and anything that has been revealed so far, including statements from nintendo, about how they are going to continue in the same direction as the wii took them. - It should be noted that I still rather see a more powerful GPU from sony, but i'm withholding judgement. I am with the WiiU too, But I can't help but form an opinion on both of them based on what I've read and heard :P

yea, I probably was a bit off calling it "Southern Islands" architecture - I meant the Vec16 architecture of the new chips, while the Turks that is in the 7670/6670  has the older 5D architecture

the filtering (AF/ textures) of the new architecture is said to be better (there have been in detail tests on pc sites that showed the hd 6000 series does have problems with flickering textures in certain AF modes), but well the 5D architecture is said to have lots of unused potential, so maybe that one would be a better option after all

You seem awfully defensive about this. Theres no reason for that. I'm not gonna scour the internet looking for sources. It's just what information i've compiled. I'll have you know that I had Not infact, seen any other rumors when I made that statement, and the fact that the WII was a huge success, nintendo preferring to make money right out of the gate, along with them probably, hopefully, wanting to price their machine competitively, tells me that they are likely to release a console that is not of equal power to the Ps4720. And yes, I know. But the gamecube was a flop. It's more likely that they'll continue a successful strategy, rather than go back to one that failed them in the past. Noone can say for certain how it's really going to end up, other than people in the know. Neither of us are. We can only speculate based on what we have heard. And yes, I have NOW seen another developer say that it has a great CPU. But that's not very specific, nor do I know if it's true. He may consider it great because of many things. It doesn't mean that it's extremely powerful. But it doesn't mean that it's not. I'm not trying to downplay the machine. But yes, I am biased. It's hard not to have preferences :P I do try to limit it though.

but as you see with rumors of all shapes and sizes, this is the period where speculation run amok. Some take advantage of that.

The "concept" looks a lot like this:

It's based on the older architecture though (VLIW5) rather than Graphics Core Next which is all cards from the 7750 onwards.

I think you grossly misunderstand the gap between desktop PC hardware and mobile hardware. They are not even in the same range. Tablets and smartphones havent even caught up to current gen consoles, and yet you say that when new consoles are released they will overtake them in a year.

Complete bullshit right there.

The vita is currently the most advanced mobile device in terms of hardware specs, it will probably remain so for the most part of this year. Most manufacturers have already released/announced their 2012 lineups and almost all are inferior to vita. The next wave of tablets and smartphones will probably be on par with vita coming end of this year/begin of next. Only after that wave of releases will we see most manufacturers move to next gen tec from mobile tec companies like the power vr rogues series etc. Those devices will probably release mid/end of 2013 and will still be behind CURRENT console hardware based on current trends in mobile hardware power increases.

So i really dont know what you are on about. You talk about the "drive" of the mobile computing industry? The only reason such great steps forward has been made is because its easier to get better the worse you are. And 5 - 10 years back mobile computing wasnt anywer. So obviously given the increase in popularity of smartphones/tablets etc. there has been a greater focus on the hardware and theres been great progress over the years. But the more they progress the slower that progress will occur.

And, what about the progress and drive of intel, nvidia and amd? The last two/three years intel particularly has made some amazing progress in terms of performance as well as price. And since next gen consoles will all in some way benefit from the progress of these companies, it itself becomes a industry (the console gaming industry) that has  progress and drive in terms of hardware performance and aspirations.

You know it looks like that.

I've said for a long time now, that Sony shouldnt try another PS2-PS3 jump in power. Its too costly and the results aren't seen for 2-3 Years after release.

Slightly more powerful than the PS3 would be just fine. Affordable, powerful, easy to develop for... Would be perfect.

Uh..no. Way more powerful. Exponentially. Especially is that 16core rumor is true for Xbox 720(which I doubt).