8th December 2005, 12:25 AM
Wow I had no idea that the NES and SNES had RAM :D It makes sense that all computers need RAM but I just didn't make the logical leap.
Still, I dont see how going from a few kb's to 8 MB's across 3 home consoles is any more of an upgrade compared to the GC's 40 to Rev's 128. In fact, am I wrong or is that a much larger jump forward than their previous consoles? That certainly looks like 'trying' to me. :D
2 to 3 times the power of the last generation is definitely the margin to which new consoles are measured. Going all the way back to Atari we can see how 4 bit became 8, to 16 to 24 bit (Remember the Neo Geo?) then the 32 bit era, the 64, the 128 (now) and the next gen which is at 256 (360 and I believe PS3 as well). Those "bits" as you probably know simply meant the capability of the processor, but you can litteraly cut open the consoles and see that these are basically doubled or trippled in power when compared to their last incarnations. 360 is no different except for its desire to be an HD machine which requires different architecture and massive amounts of power to even do the simplest things.
I really dont expect the Revolution to look worse than 360. Maybe my head's in my butt but I think Nintendo knows what they're doing. Regardless of it being better or worse than 360, it will be more than twice the power than GC and as we find out more about the GPU, I suspect that number to climb or become completely irrelevant
Still, I dont see how going from a few kb's to 8 MB's across 3 home consoles is any more of an upgrade compared to the GC's 40 to Rev's 128. In fact, am I wrong or is that a much larger jump forward than their previous consoles? That certainly looks like 'trying' to me. :D
2 to 3 times the power of the last generation is definitely the margin to which new consoles are measured. Going all the way back to Atari we can see how 4 bit became 8, to 16 to 24 bit (Remember the Neo Geo?) then the 32 bit era, the 64, the 128 (now) and the next gen which is at 256 (360 and I believe PS3 as well). Those "bits" as you probably know simply meant the capability of the processor, but you can litteraly cut open the consoles and see that these are basically doubled or trippled in power when compared to their last incarnations. 360 is no different except for its desire to be an HD machine which requires different architecture and massive amounts of power to even do the simplest things.
I really dont expect the Revolution to look worse than 360. Maybe my head's in my butt but I think Nintendo knows what they're doing. Regardless of it being better or worse than 360, it will be more than twice the power than GC and as we find out more about the GPU, I suspect that number to climb or become completely irrelevant