Let’s face it, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are beginning to look outdated and discussion of next-generation platforms is at hand. Nintendo revealed the Wii U at E3 2011 and expects to ship sometime later this year with the promise to support the “core” gamer. Rumors of the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 have been reported on the web with speculation and interest beginning to reach fandom. While details about the technical aspects of the consoles have yet to be confirmed, gamers can get a taste of what is to come by viewing the tools designers use in next-generation game engines.
Here's what it's like to buy a used Wii U in 2023.
I'm tempted just because I missed out on xenoblade chronicles x. But it's a big waste for just one game
It's also a great system for backwards compatibility and emulation too, especially with the off TV play through the tablet.
I bought a Wii-U last year due to the fact that the Wii Punch-Out for some reason has not been ported to the Switch, which is odd since almost all of the Punch-Out games, arcade included are available for the Switch.
The Wii U was an abject failure, but sometimes even failures are worthwhile (if still expensive) learning experiences.
From giant crabs to surprise launches to weird-looking tablets, these console launches were...yeah.
Yet they all turned out to be great systems with lots of gems, except for Jaguar. Wii U was a criminally underrated system. The Gamepad implementation of Zelda Twilight Princess was incredible! I was so disappointed they removed it altogether for Breath of the Wild because they wanted "parity" with the Switch version. Its a shame and it was a lame excuse.
You can tell BotW was designed around the gamepad usage, with all that menu navigation. That item management and weapon switching would have been 100x better with the gamepad. The worst part was they never let the wii U players know they were removing it! I got the game for Wii U at launch and was disappointed it wasnt there.
PS3 was a mess at first but what a turnaround! That was a crazy generation. Uncharted 1,2,3, Infamous 1 & 2, God of War 3, Last of Us, MGS4, Ratchet and Clank series, Little Big Planet, Modnation Racers, Killzone, Resistance. My god they were so on point later in that generation it was crazy!
Nintendo Screwed themselves using the Wii name again. And the jaguar was straight doo doo; I still have it.
I had it too... Jag could have been something great considering how good the ST games were. And now many of those have been ported but it was too little too late. The CD was just plain unreliable (apart from being an obvious design flaw). The thing about the Jag was it was just too Euro. given that Atari was built initially a US brand and then it later became more European and you could tell from the games. There is just something that stands out with EU created games vs NA or JP ones. Alien vs Predator was cool but def needed a better frame rate. At least 30fps instead of the 15-20 it was.
Im actually surprised nobody has gone back and tried to remaster that one for other platforms. It was a pretty good game.
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PS3 had a buggered up launch but Sony was able to turn things around with the PS3. I still say the XB360 had a terrible launch half the systems cooked themselves and the RROD would appear. Then the 3DO, CDI, Pippin, the Amiga, 32X the list can go on and on with systems with terrible launches.
*Look at the title*
"Duh?"
Lol
Another look at the CryEngine 3
I am only a bit worried if us humans can keep up with the speed that hardware develops at.
Theres only so many people out there that can craft hollywood level cgi, and with the current increase in demand for spectacular gfx, i keep wondering how we will possibly keep finding enough talent capable of producing these gfx.
Its nice to have speedy hardware, but you also need people capable of producing enough eyecandy.
personally i like to draw, and it can be quite a hassle to improve upon your own work, and we canot keep improving at unlimited speed.
In the end consoles may get so powerfull, that most artists wont be able to take advantage of the visual aspect anymore.
This is Highly Unlikely.
I assume PC games will be at 2 next gen more advanced when the next gen consoles are released.
>> There's no need to have high end GPU's for PC to have better detailed graphics.