Wii U specs are surprising, says Sonic developer, specifically the GPU and memory

[Crono141]

SWORDF1SH said:

Crono141 said:

First, you can say as many things as you like.

Second, I agree that if Sony goes the 599 us dollar route again, they are going to be in a world of hurt.  But if they are packing 4k res technology into it (seriously, not just as a bullet point), then the console will have to be prohibitively expensive, or they will have to take a prohibitive loss up front.  The most logical conclusion then, is that PS4 isn't going to be a "quantum leap" over PS3.

I think that it can be a quantum leap above the ps3 by adopting less expensive tech. Graphically it might not be a quantum leap but how you experience might be. Got a feeling its going to be more that just about graphics next gen

That is true, but Sony has always been a one trick pony.  They believe they make premium devices and try to sell them at a premium price point.  Vita and PS3 both fit this mold.  I think they're going to try to steal Nintendo's thunder by having PS3/4 and Vita connectivity just like Nintendo and the UPad.  But lets be honest about first impressions.  The first impression anyone gets from video games is how they look.  So if WiiU and PS4 look about equivalent, then it goes down to the next impression.  The Wii won with the second impression - unique experience.  If Sony copies the Upad successfully then the experiences will be similar or the same.  So the it comes to the 3rd impression: price point.  We don't know the WiiU's exact price point, but we have a ballpart betwee 250 and 350 dollars.  400 is possible, but I don't think it is at all likely.  So if we take the high end for WiiU, that's 350.  Comes with a tablet controller.  To get the same game experience and WiiU offers someone will have to own a Vita, which currently costs 250 dollars, as well as purchase a PS4.  So unless PS4 costs 100 dollars, WiiU wins on the third impression: price.

"But wait" you say, "PS3/Vita connectivity already happens, so all a person would have to buy is a vita to get the same WiiU experience.  That's only 250 Dollars."  You'd be right, which is another reason why I think WiiU will sell for 250.  But even if it doesn't, and we give a 100 dollar advantage to PS3/Vita; WiiU looks better than PS3.  Its at least a half step above, if not a full step.  So it wins on the first impression.  Plus, it has the psychological effect of the "the latest new thing", whereas PS3 is old hat.  WiiU is going to sell like hotcakes based on it being a new thing.  And by the time PS4 comes around, with whatever price point it sells at (I'm thinking 400 min for any kind of "quantum leap"), then we'll have 2 competing consoles with about the same graphics, about the same play experience, and one that is 50 to 150 dollars cheaper.  WiiU wins again.

So i'm pretty much counting Sony out of the next generation.  They squandered all their PS2 goodwill on PS3, which flopped and has been bad PR for them for the most part.  I don't see a way that they can match or beat what WiiU offers without it costing lots more than the WiiU will cost.