Zero999 said:
bolded1: the most ridiculous thing i've read in a while. if it was true then congratulations for nintendo for developing in 2000 a cpu stronger than the ones in ps360. bolded2: the gpu is heavily custumized and nobody really knows wich series it's based on. bolded 3: 2gb ddr3 RAM + 32mb eDRAM the controler has the components of a regular controler + camera, speakers, microphone, nfc, motion sensors, touch screen and maybe a more expensive than ususal battery. while the list is long, none of those is really expensive. just imagine a 3ds without a gpu and cpu wich are arguably the most expensive parts. we'd get a machine that could retail at 80-90 dollars at a profit, wich means development cost is in the 60-70 area. as i stated before, if much, wii u gamepad costs $40 more to produce than a regular controler. now just remember, what you call cheap 2gb memory is still way more expensive than the 512mb on ps360. what you call low end gpu is still way more expensive than the ones on ps360, same with the cpu. i don't know abot xbox360 price right now but i'm sure it could retail for 150 at a profit, so what's wrong in a new machine with more expensive parts everywhere being 299 at a small loss. wii u price is right. |
Dude how is what i said ridiculous?
All rumours point to the WiiU CPU being considerably weak and based on the same CPU as the Wii.
Also the GPU is heavily rumoured to be based on a low end 6000 series AMD gpu. If this info is wrong then please link me correct info, but last i checked this is what the general consensus was on tech forums. Also the games we have seen so far on the Wii U seem to match the specs.
Also @ bolded are you even taking in what you saying, the gamepad has a shit load of stuff more than the usual 360/PS3 controller. I can't see how anyone can argue that the gamepad isnt the main cost factor. Common sense says it is.
And i didnt say the WiiU's price isnt right? I just said its a bad example.
And for the last time, we don't know if the WiiU is still selling at a loss.