The Swapper’s Wii U visuals/FPS “much closer to the PS4 version than the PS3″; more details

NE: "Curve Studios made it known on Twitter today that The Swapper is heading to Wii U. We’ve since learned a bit more about the game, including how it stacks up to some of the other versions."

[C-H-E-F]

Now that's great news, def. getting my Wii-U this holiday season if the PS4 holiday library don't kill may gaming account. smh

[NatureOfLogic_]

How exactly is parity or lack of taking advantage of the more powerful hardware good news? WiiU shouldn't even be close.

[R00bot]

They never said it would be close, just closer than the PS3.

Any fully optimised game on the Wii U can get close to the PS4, it doesn't mean they're not taking advantage of the PS4, simply that they ARE taking advantage of the Wii U, unlike many developers.

[C-H-E-F]

@R00bot, exactly what I was saying after reading the article. @ArgumentumAdPopulum needs to learn comprehension of articles before commenting on stuff. This is great news for the Wii-U, shows devs willing to squeeze out the most of the system making it in between ps3 and ps4 and that's great because most games that's out now on the ps4 and xbox one are between the ps3 and ps4.

[vishmarx]

oh the irony,
heres an extract describing the ps3 version from the ign review
"PlayStation 3 Version
Couldn't really spot any differences between the PS3 and the PS4 version. It looks and controls the same as its big brother."

lol.
but sure lets just play along the pr,
wii u is high and mighty.hope you realize this game is an indie and while its beautiful its nothing that would need juice to run,devs could run it on smartphones with little trouble if they were willing.the positive is wii u is getting a good game from a 3rd party dev ,but lets not brag about graphics and bring up a legitimate reason for an argument

and now for the disagrees

[STRYFEE]

just means that they never took advantage of the PS4 code base. probably just ported the game from PC to PS4 with out doing much work. they had to optimize the game on wiiu to match it close to PS4. thats all.

[DoctorJones]

I've got The Swapper on my pc, it's a great game but it's not the best looking of games and it's not intensive either. It looks great for what it is.

Now, should I get all upset if the ps4 version looks the same as on my pc, which is more powerful than a ps4? Should I start crying about parity and how the pc version should look much better than the ps4 version, and that they haven't took advantage of my powerful hardware?

No. It's a great game and I don't really care if it looks the same because it's not a graphical showcase of power in the first place.

I hope everyone enjoys playing it on their systems, because it deserves to be played.

Regardless of 'parity'.

[Magicite]

No offence, but this games specs dont demand significantly powerful hardware.

[randomass171]

That's not a great argument if the PS4, PC and Wii U versions are doing things that the PS3 version cannot. The evidence is out there now because the developer said the PS3 cannot do some things they wanted for this game.

[frezhblunts]

Lol you can see people act so immature over the wii u, the dev is talking about how its closer to ps4 and people are finding excuses why, how about it is a great console and even though it is weaker than the ps4, it is keeping up, has potential and has a great line-up. Owner of a ps4 and wii u

[WilliamUsher]

Why are there so many people angry that devs are finally utilizing the Wii U's hardware? It was never close to the PS3/360, it just doesn't have traditional architecture reliant on the CPU.

More than anything, everyone should be happy that the Wii U is finally being properly utilized and optimized the way it should be. It's good news for third-party games coming down the pipeline.

[SonyPS4]

People will complain about everything. If there's no third party games for Wii U, people will complain about that. If there's a reasonable third party game on Wii U, the same people will complain about that as well.

[randomass171]

People hate console parity because they automatically assume that the strongest hardware is being gimped for the rest when the devs are just making the best of all hardware for their vision.

[Gemmol]

hmmmm, this made me scratch my chin

[KaladinStormblessed]

So when developers say a game is closer to ps/360 the wii u is a "weak console" and "can barely compete with ps/360" but when they say it's closer to ps4 it's "of course it is, it should be better than 10 year old hardware..." Can't anyone just be happy that a developer is actually trying to make te wii u version good?

[diepdiep]

http://n4g.com/news/1556342...

If you're sane enough, check out the comments in this article. It totally fits with what you just said.

[EZMickey]

People are debating this and I'm just like... The game's graphics are not resource intensive at all. Not at all. That there's a visual difference between the PS3 and PS4 versions already surprises me.

[lilbroRx]

False. "Shading" takes a lot of more resources than people are aware of. The aspect that the devs were talking about is the shading system which this game is dependent on, not the textures or anything which most people obsess over.

From what I understand, the PS3 could not handle the lighting system they used on the PC and still hit 60 FPS. The Wii U can.

[EZMickey]

That was really insightful man, thanks.

[hiawa23]

I would think it would be closer than the PS3. The Wiiu is more powerful, has more ram than the 8 or 9 year old hardware

[plmkoh]

Looks like Stealth Inc and I didn't like that game. But hey graphics aside, the PS3 one is still the version to buy, you get the Vita and PS4 versions included in the one price.

[KaladinStormblessed]

Yeah it's a pretty good deal, especially if the game has good replay value. Or sell the other versions for some quick cash 😉

[sin7279]

Closer to the ps4 version yeah sure ha ha ha!

[SnakePlissken]

Maybe you should actually try a WiiU game for yourself, before you make such assanine comments! I own a PS4 and a WiiU, along with a PS3.

You actually have no idea on earth what you're saying.

[Chard]

I'm still unclear on just how powerful the Wii U is in relative terms. Is it correct to say that it is more powerful than PS3 in every way?

[ExiledBlitz]

Yes. Eight times more RAM, newer GPU with more EDRAM, overall closer to a TFLOP of data output. Every multiplat between them either has a more consistent frame rate or high resolution than PS3.

Bayonetta spends half of its time dipping below 30fps on PS3. Developers have confirmed that it is running at 60fps on Wii U. Deus Ex: Human Revolution runs 720p on PS3 and native 1080p on Wii U. The list goes on.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

All you need to say is Need For Speed Most Wanted U. Wii U version is a PC port.

[Gemmol]

its more powerful, but if you listen to people who do not like Nintendo they would say its 4 gamecubes duct tape together, saying it weaker makes them feel good about their ps4 purchase,

[randomass171]

The list isn't big, but there are multiple games that run better on Wii U than on last gen. That's a good enough reason for me to believe it is a truly stronger machine.

[kwandar]

Per watt of power, the Wii U is more powerful than the PS4 or the Xbox1. That is because the Wii U runs on newer processing technology.

PS4 and Xbox1 are nominally faster simply due to having far more power to play with. In truth, the Wii U is not that far off from the PS4 or Xobx 1 on processing throughput.

[millzy102]

well i own a ps3 wii u and ps4 and all i can say is that when a game is made for the wii u properly its games look closer to ps4 than ps3.

[SnakePlissken]

I also own all 3 consoles with a huge amount of games and can say a game like DK tropical freeze looks like it could be on the PS4.

There is a very small handful of games on the WiiU that have not failed to impress me. Super Mario World 3D and Mario Kart 8 are gorgeous looking games!!!

[Gemmol]

This goes with the rumor that was posted a long time ago, where it say Xbox one is only 2 times stronger then Wii U and the ps4 is only 4 to 6 times stronger.......the gap was no big like wii to ps3, where the ps3 was 35 times stronger than the wii, only thing is we wont see these good graphics unless it comes from first party

[masterfox]

I think this is how a Super Metroid remake should like.