@Kodeen
Well, ×86 can still technically run PPC games, and vice versa. You do relize that PS3 and Xbox 360 were PPC? Then the original Xbox was x86, too, so alternating between architecture types isn't really as drastic as people are making it out to be.
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@Kodeen
Well, ×86 can still technically run PPC games, and vice versa. You do relize that PS3 and Xbox 360 were PPC? Then the original Xbox was x86, too, so alternating between architecture types isn't really as drastic as people are making it out to be.
ARM and PowerPC are also architectures with a good deal of similarities, one of which they both adhere to the RISC paradigm( x86 on the other hand is CISC). I could see ARM64 emulation of PPC being a reality if they choose to go down that path. x86 and PPC don't mix up that well, I think the emulation of original Xbox games on 360 left much to be desired. Having ARM architecture on the handheld and also on the home console could be useful. Maybe the future is fusion, indeed. If they choose to keep PPC, I wouldn't be surprised either, a Power 8 machine could conceivably be a cost-effective way of delivering 4K games.
@Kodeen
Ok, so if there's a good reason for Microsoft and Sony to have ×86, for the foreseeable future, then who's to say that Nintendo doesn't have just as good of a reason to have gone PPC? I completely understand that it depends on transition, but switching between the 2 implies that neither is better or worse.
I'm sure Nintendo has good reason to continue down a PPC path.
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Reggie for Nintendo President instead of Iwata is what Pachter thinks should happen I disagree and feel someone newer blood needs to be given a shot but it will most likely be another Japanese executive or something, what do you guys think?
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Well, ×86 can still technically run PPC games, and vice versa.
It can, but it requires a lot of overhead. An XB1 or PS4 might have the hardware to emulate a Gamecube at full speed. Anything beyond that would probably require beefier hardware (my PC with 8-core AMD FX and GTX 770 struggles with Wii something something in a lot of cases.
Then the original Xbox was x86, too, so alternating between architecture types isn't really as drastic as people are making it out to be.
The reason that MS moved to PPC for the 360 was that x86 was in a transitional period that was not well suited for consoles. The main processors at the time were the Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon, both of which generated too much heat. x86-64 was in its infancy, and again, generated a lot of heat (and consumed ever more power). Neither of those were suitable for a video game console. At this state it's a moot point, x86 can generate competitive power levels with lower heat generation and power consumption. Through brute force budgeting and man-hours in R&D, it has pretty much become the perfect non-mobile architecture for the foreseeable future.
It can be done PPC -> X86 - Transistive did it for Apple when they switched with a reasonable overhead. Problem is IBM bought and gutted them and they won't do anything to help their last volume customer leave. (I personally observed them do sparc -> X86 with about 5% overhead and 100% reliability - well enough to run a complicated expensive sparc only application that had to work perfectly).
x86 is great for mobile as far as I am concerned the Motorola Razr i I have used seems to have a reasonable battery life (And performs quite well even running arm only stuff). Not tried any of the more modern ones. The new atom looks like it would be fine.
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