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NOPE, unless Nintendo wants to build a super expensive console. There is a reason why PSVR has specs that aren´t comparable towards those headsets. A €350 console isn't able to maximize Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, so if Nintendo wants VR they either have to work with a more budget VR headset or do not at all. Besides who on earth is going to pay €600 for a peripheral (on a nintendo console, which main target is younger gamers), €400 is already really pushing it.



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FromDK said:
Normchacho said:

And?

"The NX is definitely not aiming to compete with the likes of PS4 on a power level. Absolutely sure of that now."

Nintendo does not care about power.

I "edditet" why .. but the point is it would be pretty hard to build some that was weaker..

Nintendo care about "the experince" so if they need power to do.. what ever they want.. They use it.. (look at all Nintendo home consoles before wii.. And we have very litle official statements about NX.. but one of them is that its not anything like Wii or WiiU) 

And dont know who that Liam guy is.. and where he should know anything almost a year back from..  but we also have some game dev saying the opporsite..

Ontopic.. when it comes to VR I always think back to a used Nintendo quote from 2010-2011.. "HD is not next step"

They managed to buiod the Wii U which was barely more powerfull than a PS3 a year before the launch of the PS4 for €350-. Somehow I will think they can manage to build a weaker console than the PS4 in 2017. If you compare the PS4 and Wii U in matter of power it's clear that Nintendo doesn't give a crap about power. Besides I don't know what Nintendo needs all that power for in the first place, since their main focus is cartoony stylized graphics which don't require all that much power, unless they want to compete with Ratcht and Clank visually.



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Qwark said:
FromDK said:

I "edditet" why .. but the point is it would be pretty hard to build some that was weaker..

Nintendo care about "the experince" so if they need power to do.. what ever they want.. They use it.. (look at all Nintendo home consoles before wii.. And we have very litle official statements about NX.. but one of them is that its not anything like Wii or WiiU) 

And dont know who that Liam guy is.. and where he should know anything almost a year back from..  but we also have some game dev saying the opporsite..

Ontopic.. when it comes to VR I always think back to a used Nintendo quote from 2010-2011.. "HD is not next step"

They managed to buiod the Wii U which was barely more powerfull than a PS3 a year before the launch of the PS4 for €350-. Somehow I will think they can manage to build a weaker console than the PS4 in 2017. If you compare the PS4 and Wii U in matter of power it's clear that Nintendo doesn't give a crap about power. Besides I don't know what Nintendo needs all that power for in the first place, since their main focus is cartoony stylized graphics which don't require all that much power, unless they want to compete with Ratcht and Clank visually.

The tread is about VR..

Also.. we all know that having a console on level (or above) PS4 would give them better 3  party support.. (and you just wrote me in another tread.. that 3 party is important.. meaning you actully answered that yourself  :)



FromDK said:
Qwark said:

They managed to buiod the Wii U which was barely more powerfull than a PS3 a year before the launch of the PS4 for €350-. Somehow I will think they can manage to build a weaker console than the PS4 in 2017. If you compare the PS4 and Wii U in matter of power it's clear that Nintendo doesn't give a crap about power. Besides I don't know what Nintendo needs all that power for in the first place, since their main focus is cartoony stylized graphics which don't require all that much power, unless they want to compete with Ratcht and Clank visually.

The tread is about VR..

Also.. we all know that having a console on level (or above) PS4 would give them better 3  party support.. (and you just wrote me in another tread.. that 3 party is important.. meaning you actully answered that yourself  :)

Yes but that would also mean they should ditch powerpc and BC compability. The Xone has less power and recieves fine ports from third party devs (yes 50% gpu power is a lot) considering Nintendo's no sold at loss policy, a console around or just above Xone makes much sense since they can build for €250- and sell it for €250-. The NX shouldn't be more expensive than a PS4 if it is not considerable more powerful than a PS4. With this option it recieves much third party support and has not more power than necessary than to make cartoon games look absolutely gorgeous. Price can be a huge selling point when done right, this alongside a good portion of third party support can suit Nintendo fine. If it is more poweful than a PS4 it is going to cost probably €300 to make.

As for VR I don't know if Nintendo should do that but if they do cartoony VR can be a succes as well and needs conciderably less power than realistic VR and has probably better results to begin with. But in the thread you also metntioned OR and Vive, which would be ridicilous to support considering the power it needs. They could make an external GPU/CPU for VR support to make it on par with PSVR. And compete with Sony on that level to and use that same box to upgrade none vr games somehow, less loading times more stable framerates, better alizing etc..  



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Qwark said:
FromDK said:

The tread is about VR..

Also.. we all know that having a console on level (or above) PS4 would give them better 3  party support.. (and you just wrote me in another tread.. that 3 party is important.. meaning you actully answered that yourself  :)

Yes but that would also mean they should ditch powerpc and BC compability. The Xone has less power and recieves fine ports from third party devs (yes 50% gpu power is a lot) considering Nintendo's no sold at loss policy, a console around or just below Xone makes much sense since they can build for €250- and sell it for €250-. The NX shouldn't be more expensive than a PS4 if it is not considerable more powerful than a PS4. With this option it recieves much third party support and has not more power than necessary than to make cartoon games look absolutely gorgeous. Price can be a huge selling point when done right, this alongside a good portion of third party support can suit Nintendo fine. If it is more poweful than a PS4 it is going to cost probably €300 to make.    

Nintendo went away from that with WiiU (I believe they said that they would need to sell 2 games for being profital at launch)



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FromDK said:
Qwark said:

Yes but that would also mean they should ditch powerpc and BC compability. The Xone has less power and recieves fine ports from third party devs (yes 50% gpu power is a lot) considering Nintendo's no sold at loss policy, a console around or just below Xone makes much sense since they can build for €250- and sell it for €250-. The NX shouldn't be more expensive than a PS4 if it is not considerable more powerful than a PS4. With this option it recieves much third party support and has not more power than necessary than to make cartoon games look absolutely gorgeous. Price can be a huge selling point when done right, this alongside a good portion of third party support can suit Nintendo fine. If it is more poweful than a PS4 it is going to cost probably €300 to make.    

Nintendo went away from that with WiiU (I believe they said that they would need to sell 2 games for being profital at launch)

Really with that hardware for €300- / €350- that gamepad must have been really expensive than since the PS4 hasn't been sold at a loss and has much more power. But at least it makes the €250- proce more managable which can come in very handy for Nintendo if you target younger audiences so it's a win for them really.



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Nintendo has made hardware and software that produces 2 images at 60Hz since 2011 with the release of 3DS.
The Wii U also produces two pictures, one for the TV and one for the gamepad. They have produced some games where at least the TV picture is 1080 60Hz.
This makes them well prepared to make VR games.
As mentioned they have had very much experience with motion control, which is also integrated into the gamepad.
The gamepad straped to your face weighs 491 grams (OR = 470 grams, Vive = 555 grams). It has a superfast proprietary wireless connection based on IEEE 802.11n and does not require a lot of cables as other VR gears.
The gamepad screen is 6.2 inch (PSVR = 5.7).
Resolution and some other things have to be improved, but the Wii U is built with four year old technology and should be possible to improve.



Normchacho said:
FromDK said:

PS4 runs VR..

And?

"The NX is definitely not aiming to compete with the likes of PS4 on a power level. Absolutely sure of that now."

Nintendo does not care about power.

I wouldn't use him as a source.



no way NX meets OR's massive minimum requirements.



I hope they steer clear of this VR thing until it's been tested thoroughly.