| phaedruss said: Wii u is hardly more powerful than ps3 or 360. It's basically a more efficient 360 with more modern features. |
First, it is more powerful than the PS3 that "hardly." It is notably more powerful. The law of diminishing returns has just eroded the effects. Most people forget that the really good looking games on PS3 often ran either at sub-720p native or 30fps (regularly not met) target or even both. Meanwhile Nintendo hasn't pulled those shenanigans yet so comparisons aren't entirely fair if you are going to only stare at texture resolutions or poly counts.
Second, it is *still* more powerful. If the Wii U had been, say, 40% more powerful than the Wii or some nonsense, it would have done even worse than it has. FAR worse.
And besides, the PS4 will be an easy mark to pass in 2018 or even 2017. Tech prices are falling and PS4 uses the less efficient (although admitedly more convenient) x86 architecture. So Nintendo should be able to surpass PS4 then easily while still offering the console at a competitive price.
