Revolution's Specifications Leaked

GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
edited April 2006 in Science & Tech
IGN reports on the leaked specifications of the Nintendo Revolution: about twice as powerful as the GameCube.
Lots of numbers, but what do they all mean? The short answer is that Revolution is exactly as Nintendo has publicly stated: a console whose primary focus is not quadrupling raw horsepower, but rather a potentially gameplay-changing new controller. Nintendo's new hardware supports this innovative new peripheral and not the other way around. Looking back, it makes sense.

In early 2004, Nintendo's former president Hiroshi Yamauchi said that it was unnecessary to accelerate the release of next generation consoles; that current machines were more than adequate. The Big N announced that it would release a series of peripherals to extend the life of GameCube, but only halfheartedly supported the approach with limited microphone and bongo-enhanced titles.

Sources close to Nintendo have, however, told IGN Revolution that the company was experimenting with in-development GameCube controllers very similar to Revolution's freestyle-style unit. The problem research and development faced at the time was that these controllers encountered unavoidable latency issues, which made them nearly incompatible with fast-paced software. Apparently the Big N overcame this particular hurdle.
Source: IGN

Comments

  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited March 2006
    Matt from IGN got these from 3rd Generation Dev kits that arent even final. The final dev kits arent even out yet.

    so dont hold your breath...
  • KeiyentaiKeiyentai Mount Vernon, Wa
    edited April 2006
    Interesting. I wonder what games will be like with the Remote and so on. As long as they dont pull a CD-i I am happy lol. *Shutters* Evil system that was...:hiding: I wonder if Nintendo will ever "Rule the gaming Arena" again. Personaly this Sony/Microsoft War is anoying...:grumble:
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