What's the power of PS3 or 360 for -- except for graphics?

[ookaze]

There is NOTHING more than graphics that all this superior power adds. Most people that answered anything other than graphics here just don't know what they are talking about. This myth will likely go on though. AI is not bound by processing power at all, AI is bound by memory space and a good algorithm, and also a good automata. Neural networks are complex evolved automata anyway, that have lots of memory. The Wii can handle all that just fine, but it will be limited by the memory allocated to it. That doesn't mean that it will be more limited in AI than PS3 or X360, as these need more memory for GRAPHICS. Physics are entirely possible on the Wii too, on the exact same level as the X360 or PS3. The only limitation, is once again, GRAPHICS. Because even if the Wii can compute the behaviour of thousands of zombies just the same (nobody does that, as that would be a PRETTY BAD and STUPID algorithm), it can't display them all unless it cheats. Loading times: one of the worst BS I saw there. Loading times are not bound by processing power at all. The Wii has less loading times than both PS3 and X360, and the GC had even less. Sound: again, one the worst BS I ever read. My wife was scared by Zelda TP sound from behind. This is entirely dependant on your sound setup and the sound design, not on your console power. So basically, the added power in the consoles, compared to the Wii, only brings better graphics, that's all. You will see that every answer already posted, and to be posted, is actually GRAPHICS in disguise.