[citation][nom]g00ey[/nom]I'm actually begging that the GPU manufacturers are thinking really hard about what GPUs they are going to push into the consoles.Since the PS3 and the Xbox 360 have been around for so long and pretty much set the mark also for the PC games it might be worth the while if they put a really fast GPU into the next generation consoles even though it may be at loss of R&D expenses. (Or at least make them expandable or something.)This is because a beefier GPU on the consoles may create a market for video games that can more easily be ported to computers and fully utilize the extra power of better graphics cards on them and in that way create a demand for such cards.As it is now, it is the video games that set the pace of the development and with an old console not many games utilize the full power that is available on the current generation graphics cards that are available on today's computers which is damaging this market considerably.So I hope they will employ a strategy that will also benefit the PC graphics cards market.[/citation]
im not sure how this would work out. keep in midn consoels ahve to be designed for tight quarters and lots of heat removal when it coems to consoles , look ath the xbox 360 story, MS nor any company involved with the 360 wants anotehr repeat of that , i could easily see a middle to lower end dx 11 part makign it into the next gen consoles , but i certianly dont' expect nothgin beastly like a GF 590 or a radeon 6970. keep in mind also consoel makers really only ahve to focus on hitrting 1080p and dx 11 , they don't necessarily ahve to aim for 1080p +16 xAA and uber tesselation dx 11 on crack , to just improve graphics , 1080p with dx11 right nwo would bea huge leap from 720p on dx 9 . though 4x AA woudl be nice , but i wont hold my breath or my wallet over that small of an issue ., right now my pc monitor doesnt eve get 1080p (im limited to a resolutioon of 1600x900 on a 19 inch wide screen lcd monitor 1080p is 1920x1080) though i can put my pc on my tv for 1080p but it's not a feasible thing for doing actual work so i really don't do it (my tv is a 42 inch 1080p LG and with my room set up it's not conveinant to use it as a PC monitor)
stil my main point is don't hold your breath expecting some beastly hardware , even a low to mid end DX 11 gpu wil be hard pressed to take a chip shrink and produce less heat in a cramped console chasis.
personally i see nothing wrong with just making a console the same size as a pc , and slapping in what ever goddly hardware you wish, but that's me , lotta folks prefer a gaming console to be small and "babish" compared to a pc in size.