The Wii-U Doesn't Need the Power

[pokoko]

Otakumegane said:

pokoko said:
Do people really believe that the only benefit of more computational power is improved "graphics"? As someone who doesn't care if visual quality ever goes up from this generation, the ignorance of that idea kind of annoys me.

As far as the Wii U goes, we just have to wait and see. It's possible that osed125 is right and better development tools will mean the Wii U gets more multi-platform titles. That will be a good thing--unless people complain about the visual quality and refuse to buy "inferior ports", at which point those releases will probably dry up.

Regardless, until next gen multi-plats start to show up, it's just speculation either way.

Well I don't see a very significant improvement in AI compared to the power. Do we have what 10X better AI compared to 10 years ago?

Nothing will ever beat PvP.

It's still always going to be up to the developers, of course.  Still, are the best AI of this generation better than the best AI of last generation?  Absolutely.  Look up the gameplay video of The Last of Us, where the enemies are giving one another directions and attempt to flank the player.

It's also about having more events on-screen, more enemies and players on-screen, and having a more interactive and dynamic environment.  If you want to see why better specifications matter, check out why the PS3 version of Skyrim was inferior to the 360 version.  Not because of visuals, but because of a difference in useable RAM.

Now, I'm not saying that the Wii U can't have great games, I'm just saying that the greater the difference, the less likely it is that they can share games.  Who knows, though, maybe that will be less of an issue with the Wii U than the Wii.