arstechnica.com— In the next-generation console war, the side that costs-reduces faster will have a definite advantage. So who's ahead in the race to a smaller process?
Feb 5, 2007View in Crawl 4
Well they shouldn't get dugg down all the time. The Wii has the basically the same processor and GPU as the Gamecube, just both of them are faster (think early P4 vs. late P4, both are P4s just the late ones are faster). It's about double to triple the power of a GC and roughly the same as an Xbox. However the Wii is awesome in other ways, what it doesn't and can't do by horsepower alone it does with an innovative control scheme and easily accessible games for all. So yeah, from a technological standpoint, the Wii is basically an upgraded or overclocked Gamecube with more memory, but overall it kicks ass.
Sony works directly with a fab (Toshiba), and has already started on 45nm work with them. MS uses contract fabs and is in the midst of 65nm right now.I expect Sony will be there first, and it'll probably save them more money than MS. Of course, chopping $100 off PS3 versus $50 off 360 isn't going to get Sony to price parity.
"most people bought the crap console because "everyone else is doing it." Funny, I said the same thing about the PS2 and PSP..."but where is their media strategy"I think Nintendo has done pretty well over the last 25 or so years without having to worry about MP3 and DVD downloads. If you are basing success from those items then iTunes is the king of all media right now and I don't see MS or Sony catching them anytime soon.
"And meanwhile the Nintendo execs are laughing their asses off at Sony and Microsoft fighting over the few hardcore gamers while Nintendo rakes in the millions from everyone else."Yea, and those Nintendo execs are also laughing at you, the consumer for clammering at the opportunity to spend your money on 7 year old technology!My wife an I camped out for a Wii for our daughter and I'm still astonished that it's being called "Next-Gen". Sure it's fun, but then my old N64 games are fun also. Nintendo doing exceptionally well this round is going to hurt the gaming community rather than help it.
yoda133113Feb 5, 2007
Well they shouldn't get dugg down all the time. The Wii has the basically the same processor and GPU as the Gamecube, just both of them are faster (think early P4 vs. late P4, both are P4s just the late ones are faster). It's about double to triple the power of a GC and roughly the same as an Xbox. However the Wii is awesome in other ways, what it doesn't and can't do by horsepower alone it does with an innovative control scheme and easily accessible games for all. So yeah, from a technological standpoint, the Wii is basically an upgraded or overclocked Gamecube with more memory, but overall it kicks ass.
Closed AccountFeb 5, 2007
How about we start calling it CURRENT GEN....all of them are out now
happyscrappyFeb 5, 2007
Sony works directly with a fab (Toshiba), and has already started on 45nm work with them. MS uses contract fabs and is in the midst of 65nm right now.I expect Sony will be there first, and it'll probably save them more money than MS. Of course, chopping $100 off PS3 versus $50 off 360 isn't going to get Sony to price parity.
wisgaryFeb 6, 2007
65 MILLION nm = 2.5 inches.You fail at common sense, comedy, math and life.
doghoundFeb 6, 2007
The only time it is really worth it is when there is an online component to the game.
razorpitFeb 6, 2007
"most people bought the crap console because "everyone else is doing it." Funny, I said the same thing about the PS2 and PSP..."but where is their media strategy"I think Nintendo has done pretty well over the last 25 or so years without having to worry about MP3 and DVD downloads. If you are basing success from those items then iTunes is the king of all media right now and I don't see MS or Sony catching them anytime soon.
thund3rstruckFeb 6, 2007
"And meanwhile the Nintendo execs are laughing their asses off at Sony and Microsoft fighting over the few hardcore gamers while Nintendo rakes in the millions from everyone else."Yea, and those Nintendo execs are also laughing at you, the consumer for clammering at the opportunity to spend your money on 7 year old technology!My wife an I camped out for a Wii for our daughter and I'm still astonished that it's being called "Next-Gen". Sure it's fun, but then my old N64 games are fun also. Nintendo doing exceptionally well this round is going to hurt the gaming community rather than help it.
mokeyjoeFeb 6, 2007
They're all IBM processors. IBM are the real winners in this console war, no matter which console you buy that's what you're getting.