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General Gaming / Iwata Confirms Nintendo Will Release an HDTV-capable console AFTER Revolution
« on: March 23, 2006, 11:58:07 AM »
from a pre-keynote interview
question:
Iwata's Answer:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2006/03/gdc_an_intervie.html
So I guess that Revolution's successor will be the Nintendo console that takes advantage of HD resolutions / HDTV. does that mean a couple years after Revolution, or a full 5-year console cycle ?
interesting nevertheless. Sony was already talking PS4 as of last year. good to hear Nintendo is planning to stay in the console war beyond Revolution.
Since Nintendo is waiting what will probably be a full generation, that is, a full console lifecycle before it supports HD resolution / HDTV, when they do finally jump on board, that better include 1080(p)rogressive scan. by 2011-2012, HDTV sets that are 1080p should be widely released and in homes, and, HDTV sets in general, even ones that are just 1080i / 720p should be in a much larger percentage of homes across the world.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 is only 3/4ths of the way supporting HDTV, since it completely lacks 1080p support. The Sony PlayStation3 does support 1080p, but lacks the bandwidth and horsepower to make next-gen games feasible at that resolution at playable framerates.
1080p gaming does not make sense until the following generation consoles (Xbox720, Revolution-HD, PlayStation4) of the early part of the next decade
question:
Quote
Why didn’t you choose to support high-definition TV with Revolution?
Iwata's Answer:
Quote
If you look at HD in the long term, you’ll see the number of TVs will shift. In the short-term, the percentage is low. Compare with what it takes to create a game with four times to six times the memory, similar factors of higher processing power. Developers are required to make those assets. For us it was more important to create this interesting new interface with the controller. In the future Nintendo will release a console that does take advantage of HD. At this point, we’ll have other functionality in the Revolution. There are other issues with HD. Now, you have a wide variety of resolutions. As we see the formats evolve, we will get a stable technology. NTSC is a stable format. It’s a matter of taking advantage of HD technology once it becomes more standard. Our focus is always next on what we can do to surprise the consumer. HD is not the best weapon. Only a small number are there...
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2006/03/gdc_an_intervie.html
So I guess that Revolution's successor will be the Nintendo console that takes advantage of HD resolutions / HDTV. does that mean a couple years after Revolution, or a full 5-year console cycle ?
interesting nevertheless. Sony was already talking PS4 as of last year. good to hear Nintendo is planning to stay in the console war beyond Revolution.
Since Nintendo is waiting what will probably be a full generation, that is, a full console lifecycle before it supports HD resolution / HDTV, when they do finally jump on board, that better include 1080(p)rogressive scan. by 2011-2012, HDTV sets that are 1080p should be widely released and in homes, and, HDTV sets in general, even ones that are just 1080i / 720p should be in a much larger percentage of homes across the world.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 is only 3/4ths of the way supporting HDTV, since it completely lacks 1080p support. The Sony PlayStation3 does support 1080p, but lacks the bandwidth and horsepower to make next-gen games feasible at that resolution at playable framerates.
1080p gaming does not make sense until the following generation consoles (Xbox720, Revolution-HD, PlayStation4) of the early part of the next decade
