| SubiyaCryolite said: Dude. Uncharted 4 is targeting 60fps correct? Currently it hovers around 40fps (67% of the target), they can still aim for 60 or cap it at 30 if they hit a brick wall. PCars was supposed to be 720p30 on the Wii U from day one, currently its stuck at 23fps (76% of their target). Unlike Uncharted they cant say lets lock this to 30fps(15fps) and call it a day. They thought they could optimise the game further, but they cant. From my understanding not even devs have clear cut specifics on the Wii Us GPU and they all have to make estimations. Its a shame that Tachikoma isnt here to clarify but I distinctly remember that being said, everything is trial and error with the system. (will find source) "the actual console itself is quite good" Also, every dev has been saying similar things about the PS4 and XB1 even though those consoles fell short of their initial expectations too. |
There is a big difference between saying, "I'm satisfied with the game's progress" when it is running at 40 fps and when it is running at 23 fps. Other than screen tearing 40fps isn't that bad as far as how smoothly the game runs, and like you noted one can lock it to 30 fps. Meanwhile 23 fps is quite noticeable AND still has the same tearing issues. I can't imagine anybody saying, "this is good" and we have all of these effects too. A reasonable developer would say something like, it is a good start, but we really need to get it to 30 fps and then we can see what we can do about image quality/resolution/AA by optimizing the code. A reasonable developer also doesn't say such empty promises when inquired with regards to the viability of the Wii U's release unless he/she is certain of it.
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