greenmedic88 said:
For consoles, there has always been a rough parity in terms of processing power and graphical capability. If the Wii is supposed to be the default development platform (which it is not), one of two things will happen. Either all console games will be simplified in keeping with the lowest common denominator for the purpose of ports, or the Wii will have to magically grow a CPU/GPU capable of achieving parity with the PS3/360. How many PS3/360 ports of Wii games have we seen this generation? No significant ones come to mind. What platform are most of the big cross platform releases also (or originally) developed for? The PC. Current PC games beyond the Sims (the kind that require a decent CPU/GPU and at least 1GB of memory) just aren't going to start appearing on the Wii in an unmolested/cut down form. MS Studio and SCE studio games aren't going to show up on the Wii. Is any PS3/360 owner going to buy a Wii port in this hypothetical leading development platform future over any of these games? This will be the first generation where the top selling console is not home to the most technically advanced games. "But I don't care about that!" you say? That's probably why you only game on the Wii. You're clearly not the only one. Most are aware that the game selection for the PSP and the DS are entirely different, so there isn't a lead development platform unless you just want to look at the number of titles being made. It hardly needs to be said that you couldn't pay me to play the vast majority of DS titles. |
