Wii U Discussion

[Malacite]

Re: Wii U Discussion

Well, as mentioned in the video, Black Ops 2 barely held at 30 FPS, and even dipped under at several points.

That does not bode well when a major seller like that can't perform on your console. The Wii-U graphically is about up to par with the PS3/360, but still under performs overall. So basically all that money is into the stupid Tablet controller. Now, most people (including myself) I imagine get Nintendo systems for their 1st party stuff. But at this point, for $300+, no dice. I don't care how epic the new Zelda is, no f'ing way. Maybe when it's $150 or less, but if I'm gonna drop that kind of cash, I'd rather have the new Xbox or PS (assuming Sony doesn't go bankrupt...)

[Aeni]

Re: Wii U Discussion

Why you can’t read too much into the Wii U’s “slow” clock speed | Ars Technica

It's not about the technical aspects but I figured I might as well add this here into the discussion.

Then again, Martin also points to a lack of hardware threading and "weak SIMD" on the Wii U that hurt that relative clock-to-clock performance.

SIMD architectures | Ars Technica

[Icemage]

Wii U Discussion

Moved these posts out of the What Are You Playing thread because people apparently can't figure out how not to pollute other threads with it.

EDIT:

Didn't really think it needed it's own thread, but OK.

Do you see why now?


Icemage

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: What games are you currently playing?

Having multiple developers call your system's CPU "Monstrously Slow", and being parsed at running below 30 FPS is not a good sign.

Its not my connection/rushed port it's your bad net code/slow CPU.

Good ol' projection.

Those devs need to explain why TTT2 runs just fine and their own games run like crap.

[Raydeus]

Re: What games are you currently playing?

However, as a game designer that means absolutely nothing to me."

That's the biggest pile of BS.

[Malacite]

Re: What games are you currently playing?

Having multiple developers call your system's CPU "Monstrously Slow", and being parsed at running below 30 FPS is not a good sign.

[Kailea]

Re: What games are you currently playing?

Didn't really think it needed it's own thread, but OK.

Besides, it's semi-relevant as ppl here are playing Wii-U (I imagine) and that video pretty much seals the deal for why I'm NOT gonna be playing it.

I am however, looking at Planetside 2 now.

I do not listen to anyone who has not even tried out the system.......

I played all the way through Zombi U and never had a problem, the game ran fine.

I was reading this artical, and I liked this part, because it is very true.
How Powerful is the Wii U Really? • Articles • Eurogamer.net

Why specs don't matter

There's another school of thought: for so many developers actively working on Wii U, its technical specifications aren't important. The Wii U is what it is. It's better than the current gen in some areas, worse in others. It won't compete with the next gen, but this is Nintendo. That's not the point.

"It's very easy for people to get hung up on hardware specs and technical specs," Nash said. "It's great to have a massive processor that's got a graphics pipeline that uses DX11, but what people need to focus on particularly for games going forward, is, what kind of experience can you build in the space of possibility afforded by the hardware in terms of features? Not in clock cycles. Does it connect out to the internet well? Does it connect to mobile well? How does it connect to your other friends and involve them in that experience? That's where games are moving forwards.

"Nintendo's approach is to say, we're going to package that other screen with the console straight out of the box so there's nothing to worry about and the developers have a stable platform, whereas maybe the other platform holders are saying, maybe we're going to involve other devices. That will bring another set of problems. Sony and Microsoft will go toe to toe again as they have done on this rev. They will do the same on the next one. Nintendo are doing something different.

Best quote from the article....

"There's going to be some geek out there who will screwdriver that processor out from the machine, run it through all the tests and compare it to Pentium 3 upwards and tell everybody how rubbish it is. Of course they will. That's great and I applaud people for doing such things. However, as a game designer that means absolutely nothing to me."

[Malacite]

Re: What games are you currently playing?

Didn't really think it needed it's own thread, but OK.

Besides, it's semi-relevant as ppl here are playing Wii-U (I imagine) and that video pretty much seals the deal for why I'm NOT gonna be playing it.

I am however, looking at Planetside 2 now.

[Malacite]