WiiU Confirmed specs from SDK and GPU info: DirectX 11 features!

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Aielyn said:
I actually have a question, now.

As far as most rumours go, including this one, and based on the graphical qualities of some of the exclusive Wii U games on the way, it seems that the GPU of the Wii U is quite powerful. Specifically, it seems that the CPU is mostly comparable to PS3/360, but the GPU is well beyond that.

Now, quite a lot of PS3/360 titles lack any sort of offline multiplayer, but have a reasonably-well-developed online multiplayer. And it's likely that games developed for 360/PS3/WiiU will have assets designed for the weaker systems, graphically speaking. Which leads me to this question: would the Wii U's increased graphical power make it possible to have local multiplayer on these games, without requiring a reduction in graphical quality? Or would the system need a significant boost to CPU to accommodate this?

Honestly?

I think the problem will be developers wanting to do local/spliscreen multiplayer rather than the console being able to do it.

And while the CPU may not be a huge jump from last gen, it still is much better than the ones found in the HD twins. By how much? Until we know the speed it is unknown.