Wii 'U'nder powered?

[NJ5]

Dr.Grass said:

NJ5 said:

Dr.Grass said:

By next year many of us will be ready for a next gen console. However, personally I don't want to pay for a brand new console only to have many of its games look worse than Uncharted 3 etc. al.

A new generation of consoles are meant to make the previous gen look bad, so it will leave me feeling rather empty if my 5 year old console pumps out better looking games than my brand new Wii U.

Granted, specs haven't been released for Wii U yet, and we haven't seen enough to judge its power by. But the rumours point to it being a little more powerful than PS3.

Do any of you find this as ridiculous and deal-breaking as me? I know graphics aren't everything and the Wii U might end up 5xPS3 (hopefully), but with a new generation I want new levels of visuals.

Just try to make a PC with worse graphical capabilities than the PS3 or 360, I dare you... Especially by next year, even ridiculously cheap components will be significantly more powerful than the PS3 or 360 which have really underpowered GPUs compared to modern ones.

Plus, the next generation of Sony/MS consoles will likely be cheaper to make than PS3 or 360 were when they launched, so don't expect a big leap in graphics from any console. The PS3->PS4 leap will likely be smaller than the PS2->PS3 leap.

''even ridiculously cheap components will be significantly more powerful than the PS3 or 360''

Exactly! That's exactly why I'm disapointed with the rumours of Wii U's specs...

''Plus, the next generation of Sony/MS consoles will likely be cheaper to make than PS3 or 360 were when they launched, so don't expect a big leap in graphics from any console. The PS3->PS4 leap will likely be smaller than the PS2->PS3 leap.''

I don't get the 'Plus'. Your two paragraphs do not seem to be complimentary. I get your point in the second paragraph though, and its true that many, many agree with you. I however do not. I see no reason why the next gen of consoles won't offer a significant leap in graphics. Otherwise, what will be the point of the next gen?

What specs rumors are you talking about exactly? Every rumor I've seen is very vague regarding the GPU (they typically refer to a generation of GPUs which includes low-end to high-end components and everything in between).

The main reason why I don't believe MS/Sony will offer a huge graphical leap is that they've had huge problems with this gen's graphical leap. They will not want to put expensive or very hot (as in temperature) components in the new consoles due to "$599 U.S. dollars" and the "RROD". Expensive hardware is simply not working out well for them in terms of profits.

 

PS: Regarding the "plus" I may have been confusing this thread with another so just ignore that.