Rumor: Nintendo NX Will Be Less Powerful Than PS4, Closer To Xbox One

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Another report on the upcoming Nintendo NX has emerged, and this one is probably going to end up worrying a lot of Nintendo fans who are hoping for Nintendo to make a play for the larger console market with this new machine. According to this new insider report, the Nintendo NX will not be the powerful, PS4 beating console that a lot of earlier reports and rumors have made it out to be- instead, while the console will be modern, it will be closer to the Xbox One in power than anything. This means that it will not even begin to approach the PlayStation 4 in terms of raw power, let alone the upgraded PS4K.

“After speaking to seven different people this week, I can say with confidence that this is false,” Nintendo insider Emily Rogers stated her blog. “NX is not using x86 architecture like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The NX has special, custom-made chips and the overall design of the hardware is very modern. The chips are industry leading because they are very modern chips, but having modern chips doesn’t necessarily mean Nintendo is aiming to create the most powerful hardware on the market. Furthermore, any NX rumors on “Polaris chips” and “Polaris architecture” are all wacky. There’s a good reason why those rumors are wacky.”

She went on to draw a direct comparison of the NX with the other machines on the market.
“In terms of raw power, numerous sources tell me that NX is much closer to Xbox One than PlayStation 4. Even that might be stretching it a tiny bit. Anyone who is claiming that NX is “two times the power of PS4 GPU” is being misled by their sources. Based on what I’ve heard, I don’t believe the NX will compete directly with PS4 (Neo) / PS4K in raw power.”


This… sounds problematic. It honestly sounds like the Wii U all over again, except with the Wii U, Nintendo at least managed to get the console out before the more powerful PS4 and Xbox One were on the market. Here, it seems as though the PS4K will end up beating the Nintendo NX- meaning Nintendo will be launching, in 2017, hardware that will effectively be two generations behind.

Emily Rogers has a track record for accuracy with Nintendo rumors, in general- there is no reason to not trust her. Nintendo fans, however, will doubtless be hoping that she got it wrong this time.

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Source: http://gamingbolt.com/nintendo-nx-gpu-wont-be-powerful-than-ps4-wont-compete-with-ps4k-neo-for-raw-power-report

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AxerPosted:

Thats Not for a while so i guess my wii u isnt dead yet

SeamPosted:

Then again, they are just 'Rumors' we wont know anything until they share with us

FriskyPandaPosted:

tbh nintendo rehashes every single game they have made in the past 3 decades, and they are using 3.5-5 year old hardware lol im gooooood

LebronIs6Posted:

No human can tell the difference with their eyes between XB1 and PS4 so this post is invalid

MissPosted:

Who cares if it's more powerful or not. As long as it's a good console I couldn't care less, nor should anyone else.

Julianoz1224Posted:

Urf
THQ The ps4 and Xbox one aren't even that much different


Yeah, one being able to play at 900p and 30FPS and the other at 1080P 60FPS isn't a big difference at all


There are heaps of games that run at 720p - 1080p at 60fps on XB1, The resolution isn't even noticible. It's the framerate that's important

IQPosted:

If this is in fact true I would love to see its potential

FreshwafflePosted:

Urf
THQ The ps4 and Xbox one aren't even that much different


Yeah, one being able to play at 900p and 30FPS and the other at 1080P 60FPS isn't a big difference at all


Relax, you're comparing two same generation consoles, not consoles to PC.

MaggardoPosted:

This is just a rumor, but I don't think this is true. I have been told that the NX isn't even done yet, because if it was they would be releasing it for the holiday season. It isn't supposed to be released until March 2017.

JastyPosted:

That will be awesome, I am hoping Nintendo pulls it off and becomes a top tier competitor again, I personally think there exclusives are miles ahead both consoles and can't wait too see what they push out.