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Maelstrome on 16 December 2012
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Mazty said:
Cobretti2 said:
Mazty said:

So let me repeat myself:
If you are developing a game that will go on the 360 and PS3, which are significantly larger markets then the Wii U, whilst being sure that most Wii U owners will own either a PS3 or 360, why develop for the Wii U? More to the point, why develop for the Wii U this close to the end of a gaming generation when you could be focusing on the next gen? 

Well if they are focusing on next gen I am guessing Wii U will be getting many future unannouced games instead of these current gen games in development.

If we look at generations in terms of hardware, then the Wii U is not next-gen as it is not capable of producing much more then the existing consoles. 

As a developer if you are looking to significantly increase what your games can technically do, as in go fromt his gen to the next, you will be looking at the dev kits for the next xbox and playstation. 

what gives you the idea that the next gen xbox and playstation will have a power gap large enough to make the wii u irrelevent? 

we have not had any confirmation of next gen xbox or playstation hardware at all. if you are looking at ports and launch titles of the wii u to determine its full capability then you should take a look at the launch games on 360 and ps3.

i do agree that there is not much use to putting a lot of resources into porting current gen games to wii u. on the other hand i believe some resources should be put into new titles, be they spinoff, new ip, or sequel, onto the wii u to establish a fanbase.

hardware power wont be as noticable next gen as we are reaching the end of whats feasible to develop do to budget or developer talent.