PerturbedKitty said:
Shiken said:
I said Nintendo is a gen behind IN TECH, meaning power. No debate there.
As for the PS4 and X1, they are a step up in power. True current gen only releases could not be handled on the PS3 or 360 in terms of AI, physics, frame rate, and all visual effects. Of course it will be up to the devs to actually utilize the power boost given, but it IS there. Furthermore the new features of the PS4 such as remote play, share play, games streaming (can also be done on PS3 but bear with me), and live streaming are just as next gen as any utilization of the gamepad from the WiiU. Because lets be honest, if they wanted to they could have made that controller for the Wii and skiped out on the power upgrade.
That is why I say the WiiU is a gen behind based on a tech level, and one of the reasons it does not appeal to the masses.
For the record, my WiiU sucks comment is a joke reply. I am just sour that I don't have Zelda U yet. =P
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bolded: lol ok.
but anyway, back to arguing. you mention "current gen only" releases that cant be done on ps3 or 360. but i have to ask.. like what? any game that is only on ps4 can be done on ps3 at a lower framerate. games like MGSV prove that. off the top of my head, that is the most ambitious game i can think of that came out last year, and even that was accomplished on the PS3. the only substantial difference between the two versions is that the PS3's framerate is shit.
dont get me wrong, the PS4 is a next gen console. those features that you listed for PS4 are characteristics of generation 8 hardware. all i was saying is that in certain ways, i can certainly see the PS4 as a console that is stuck in the 7th generation. and i would only bring something like that up when people make some kind of nonsensical argument about the Wii U being mid gen, or a 7th gen console, because its just ridiculous.
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It would not be just a lower frame rate for games like The Witcher, Bloodborne (use Dark Souls 2 as comparison), Dying Light (7th gen was cut due to them not being able to run the game without MAJOR sacrifices), Driveclub (the visual fidelity of this game could not be sustained at any framerate on last gen), Horizon Zero Dawn (if this game looks like what what have seen and is open world to boot...yeah not happening on PS3), Uncharted 4 (same as Horizon) just to name a few.
The problem with your logic is that it does not take into consideration processing for AI, various visual affects and artifacts outside of resolution, processing for physics, draw distance, etc. The difference us pretty big and your argument is making it out like 7 fps is playable and acceptable. Fact is they would have to dumb down a lot more than just frame rate and resolution which at that point, while looking similar in the outside) would result in a totally different game.
Here is an example, Final Fantasy 14 is available on PS3. Most of the game is playable, but the endgame content with big raids and multiple players fighting at once IS NOT. I have lost out on Boss fights in that version because so many peoplr were attacking at once that not only did half of them not show on my screen, half of the enemies and THE BOSS ITSELF wouldn't show either. When I upgraded to the PS4 version, everything was flawless. None of the problems from the PS3 followed and it looked sharper to boot. It literally went from unplayable to working perfectly. THAT is the difference between last gen and current gen.
The WiiU is only slightly more powerful than the PS3 or 360, no where near the PS4 or X1. Games that are designed for PS4 and X1 could not be done on the WiiU without major drawbacks, not just framerate. However ANY game on WiiU could work on the other two minus the game pad (unless you have a Vita and you use the second screen function, which can also be done with a smart phone). This is why people classify the WiiU as a gen behind in tech.
I get it, you like your WiiU. It is a good console FOR WHAT IT IS. Don't let that blind you to the facts though. The cross gen releases speak nothing of the difference between 7th and 8th gen. The only thing it shows is how much devs are holding back just to squeeze a few more sales out of last gen (same thing will happen with the next gen I am sure). That is one thing I can say Nintendo does right though. When they do move up a gen, they do it fully and focus on what their next console will offer without worrying about the previous for the most part minus a few games like Twilight Princess for example. They actually move forward with what they have. This however does not change the fact that the PS4 and X1 offer more behind the scenes than just framerate and resolution.