They’ve also already told us of the processor, an IBM quad-core. They’ve already gone on record and said that the Cell processor is waaay faster(it’s pretty much alien technology that Sony found and repurposed) than the Wii U’s IBM “Watson” processor.

So the Wii U’s GPU is more powerful than the PS3′s and it’ll definitely end up with more RAM, but its processor is weaker. Not exactly a massive bump up in performance, pretty disappointing if you ask me(a Nintendo fan, outside of the crappy 3DS).

Sony didn’t go on record and say the PS4 will only be a little more powerful than the PS3, they actually said that it’s gonna have to be leagues more powerful or otherwise they shouldn’t even release it yet. Also, looking at leaked documents and statements it’s almost 100% certain that the PS4 will have a 6000 series GPU in it, all the leaks actually lean toward an APU with an integrated 6770 along with a different 6770, dual-GPU. They’d also have to make it have at least six good processing cores to be better than the Cell processor, though I’d expect an eight-core setup instead. The 6000 series of GPUs are way more energy efficient and cool than the 4000 series of GPUs and they’re a lot more powerful; it’s pretty much gonna be a redo of the 3DS, with the 3DS only being a slight bump above the PSP and the Vita being an amazing piece of kit. The 3DS’ CPU and GPU combo are weak and energy inefficient, meaning the 3DS’ battery life will always suck, even with the 3DS XL’s larger hull mostly being filled with a larger battery its life is worse than the Vita’s and the DS before it. Nintendo doesn’t care about performance and energy efficiency as much as price, hopefully they’ll learn their lesson after the 3DS.

At the end of the day, the Wii U will be grossly outdated by 2015 but it’ll still be a success because it’s a Nintendo system and Nintendo fanboys are the most cultish and out-there fanboys of them all… except Apple fanboys. *Shudder*

I disagree about the Gamecube comment. They aren’t in a rush to release a new one cause I think they kinda future-proofed it with the Bluray player. See the HD-DVD vs Bluray war…. Microsoft need to make up for their loss of investment, which I think they have with Xbox Live. I think the 720 will come out first and a year or 2 later the PS4. By then the cost of the hardware will have come down and hopefully Sony can start to make a profit from the start. Im not trying to say 1 is better than the other, people need to realise at the end of the day FAIR competition is good for consumers! We all win! I hope! But I do love my PS :)

Source: PSP Go.

Also keep in mind Sony said the PS3 would be a 10 year console. That didn’t happen

Expect the PS4 to be the Gamecube of next generation. Middle of the road in power compared to the other 2, but closer to the higher end.

Nintendo’s got a fair history now of choosing to hack out its own path by going with unconventional interfaces rather than raw power. At times that’s worked, at times the company has stumbled, but from a reporter’s perspective it’s at least *interesting.* Can they get 3rd party developer buy-in when porting stuff is a question mark due to the second screen controller? And so on. You might as well actually report on this stuff in a way that’d be more interesting that this horse race approach….

Any peripheral manufacturer (Belkin, Logitech etc) can produce high quality controllers like those introduced by Nintendo that would interface with the aforementioned cloud gaming systems (cloud App delivery in the case of Apple TV, not streamed gaming) – so therefore obsoleting the Wii before it even gains momentum.
Nintendo hardware is superb, with excellent build quality and ergonomics, but one gets the feeling they live in a different Universe and think that said Universe will remain stable forever.
Not so.

iPad and iPhone gaming will never hold a torch to a full blown console game. Period. As great as mobile (phone based) gaming is, it’s not unreasonable for people to still have a DS or other portable unit for TRUE mobile gaming.

Don, the saddest part about all your article is how you make such grand statements only to come back a few months later and contradict yourself. When the Wii U comes out and is wildly successful, you’ll write some silly fluff piece about how Nintendo is such a brilliant part of the gaming world blah blah blah, completely looking past how often you slam them.

NIntendo will always have a prominent place in the gaming world and Apple is pissing people off with their silly lawsuits faster than ever before. Seriously, Don, get with it.

What about the people who don’t have a tablet or smartphone?

I have an iPad and iPhone, and yes i’ll probably end up playing with smart glass. But to take it out every time I play a game – just to check the specks of a weapon? (that was one of their examples)

Unless a game requires it (Which i doubt, since you have to have your own tablet or smartphone for it to work), I think it’ll get old after a while as far as games go. And eventually the hype for it will probably thin out.

The Wii U’s gamepad is part of the controller for the console, so it’s always ready, and always in front of you.