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VGKing said: No one expects the Wii U to be noticeably more powerful than a PS3 or Xbox 360. Those of you expecting that, you should savor this "rumor". |
Well, it depends on who you're asking and what qualifies as "noticeably better". Will the average non-gamer off the street notice a huge jump? Maybe not. But I think most of us that frequent forums like this probaby will:
First, the system's RAM/eDRAM advantages alone would give it better capabilities even if the hardware was otherwise identical to the current HD consoles.
Second, it's rumored to be using a highly customized AMD Radeon R700 HD GPU, released in 2008, but likely with better/optimized performance in WiiU.
Third, the CPU is supposedly based on IBM's POWER7, released in 2010.
So yeah, many of us are expecting a bit of a jump in its capabilities.
One thing to note regarding the Vigil Games interview is that Donald specifically says, "...we’re not going to being doing anything to uprez the game, but we’ll take advantage of the controller for sure." If utilizing the controller involves displaying the game on it, it would explain why the main game's resolution remains the same as the PS360 versions. Just my guess.
