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Rumor: Unnamed developers say Wii U power not up to PS3/360 level

The latest report in the Wii U power saga comes from GamesIndustry, who was collected a number of quotes from unnamed developers. Two of these folks are in agreement when they say that the Wii U isn’t as powerful as the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

One developer said:

“No, it’s not up to the same level as the PS3 or the 360. The graphics are just not as powerful.”

A second developer echoed the same thoughts. The person below believes that the console “just can’t quite keep up” even though “some things are better, mostly as a result of it being a more modern design.”

“Yeah, that’s true. It doesn’t produce graphics as well as the PS3 or the 360. There aren’t as many shaders, it’s not as capable. Sure, some things are better, mostly as a result of it being a more modern design. But overall the Wii U just can’t quite keep up.”

A third source has weighed in on the Wii U’s controller, expressing some concern:

“The whole thing about the tablet controller is that you only get one of them, and you can only use one and it’s not completely independent. The base console has to be on, and you have to be in range. Other controllers are just Wiimotes, or other Wii controllers. They may change the form factor or looks a bit, but it’s the same controller.”

I think it’d be best to take this with a grain of salt. We simply don’t know who these developers/sources are, are there have been a number of contradictory statements that conflict with this report.

O_O hat geschrieben:"The graphics are just not as powerful.”

NERV hat geschrieben:

O_O hat geschrieben:"The graphics are just not as powerful.”

d. h. no beschissener.

evo hat geschrieben:hoffentlich!! gueti grafik isch für langwiiler

Master(G) hat geschrieben:gametrailers.com umfrag:

auf welche neue hardware freut ihr euch am meisten?

platz 1: playstation 4
platz 2: xbox 720
platz 3: en neue PC
platz 4: wii-U

Master(G) hat geschrieben: platz 3: en neue PC

mr.raw hat geschrieben:Nintendo muess nur es guet durchdachtes Zelda...d.h mit ControllerBildschirmGrossDingsDiWeisst unterstützig uff en Markt bringe...und scho prints Money.

Zoran hat geschrieben:http://wiiu.gaming-universe.de/news/108 ... dware.html

vo dere Sitte hat geschrieben:So habe die Wii U mehr RAM als die meisten Konkurrenzsysteme

O_O hat geschrieben:Zelda printed kei moniez meh.

Unnamed Wii U devs say not to expect anything special graphically, issues with PS3/360 ports


You know the drill by now. There are some unnamed “key developers” out there who have spoken with CVG, and these folks are saying some concerning things about the Wii U.

One developer source told the site:

“Assumptions that Wii U games will look like ‘up rezzed’ current-gen titles with better textures aren’t quite right. They’ll look just as good, but not better. You shouldn’t expect anything special from a graphics point of view.”

And a second source:

“We’re still working on dev machines but there have definitely been some issues [in porting PS3/360 games]. It’s not actually a problem getting things up and running because the architecture is pretty conventional, but there are constraints with stuff like physics and AI processing because the hardware isn’t quite as capable.”

“I suppose you don’t need sophisticated physics to make a Mario game.”

I’m not sure about you guys, but all of these rumors, unnamed sources, and random quotes are starting to become quite agitating. In the search for new Wii U information and details about the system’s power, there sure have been a lot of contradictory reports flying around…