JGarret said:
Cobretti2 said:
JGarret said:
Soleron said:
No, it's much more recent technology, but NIntendo only had $150 to work with (Gamepad is the rest). Even the die-shrunk Xbox 360 is still $200, so it's not surprising that Nintendo ended up with 360-like performance for a 360-like price.
Nintendo also prioritises low power consumption, size and heat, which are tradeoffs with performance compared to the current gen as well. Wii U will consume much less at load than a 360.
If the CONSOLE (minus Gamepad) was allowed to be $300-400 and consume power like a launch PS3 did, we'd see what we'll get with a PS4 or 720.
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They are a bit too obsessed with low power consumption, if you ask me.
The Wii U uses what, 40w?...if it used 60/70w (still efficient), I wonder if we´d be seeing so many 'it doesn´t feel next gen' impressions.
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And how much would you be willing to pay for this?
The problem is people are not prepaired to pay big money for console (except hardcore fans).
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Dude, I realize I´m an exception, games are (along with car racing) among my favorite hobbies, so yeah I´m always willing to pay more than the average joe, but I was talking more along the lines of "there´s a 7 year period between the 360 and Wii U, couldn´t they provide a substantial tech improvement while keeping a $350 price tag and just a bit higher watt consumption?"
I don´t understand the tech talk...CPU, GPU, RAM, etc...I´m a layman, and the layman in me is impressed that a system that comes out 7 years after another can´t offer substantial improvement while avoiding a high price tag.
But then again, the layman in me might be wrong and the Wii U is actually a pretty nice improvement over the 360/PS3, but one that we´ll only see several months from now...and I´m impatient >_>
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Pah. Enough ports of current-gen games that aren't Batman.
I want to see Ground Zeroes on Wii U. A next-gen game that's being stuck with old hardware, and should use the extra power off the Wii U to realize it's potential.
*end absurd dream sequence*
