GIB:Games for the next-generation consoles and PCs will come with suitably next-generation price tags. In a keynote address at the Montreal International Game Summit today, attended by GamesIndustry International, Epic Games chief technology officer Tim Sweeney said he expects Epic to be able to build next-gen titles for “only about double the cost” of games from the start of the current generation.
Let's see how eager developers are to want to work on the 720 or PS4 knowing that they may have to spend twice as much on costs.
The much smaller studios might need to make use of digital only releases next gen
Well that would mean almost no new big ips and two big sides to gaming. The smaller download side and the big AAA games (this isn't a bad thing)
In that case developers that ignore Wii U can enjoy bankruptcy. Anyone being realistic knows this will have a terrible impact on consumers.
As I have said all along. A stop gap generation is what is best.
It benefits manufacturers for maximum profits.
It benefits consumers for prices of consoles, games and DLC.
It benefits developers who want to earn back money they lost due to the new engines they built several years ago.
Forget power. I don't want companies sinking just because a minority of customers want massive power increases.
Something tells me a whole bunch of "please bring games to the WiiU" posts are about to flood in.