Kotaku: Is Ubisoft confused about the Wii U specs? One Ubisoft representative says that Assassins Creed will run on Wii U with HD settings in a very technical ways in an announcement at E3. Others say otherwise.
My though is the controller is the heart, but the system is the HD muscle. I can see each user having a controller which holds all your data. I don't think you share the controller because its specific to your unique profile. Cool idea but it sounds expensive as all hell.
To think there are no specs released to the public and devs are confused with the specs, I don't know what to think, maybe what Reggie said in some interview was true and it's just a box, but because it has nothing inside yet :P
And the title of the article is this one: "Ubisoft Struggles To Explain How Powerful the Wii U Is"
It has the capability to output at 1080p but that is really up to the software. Developers can choose to render the game at a lower resolution in order to get more power from the system for other things, then upscale to 1080p. This is what is done a lot on the 360 and PS3.
Reggie said it himself, "Best graphics capability. Check the box." I have a feeling that that whole "Check the box" thing will turn into an internet meme...
From what I understand so far, and by no means take this as fact, its basically twice as strong as PS3 that has all games at least native 1080P. I guess the best thing to do is just wait for Nintendo to announce the specs.
Twice as strong as PS3 because the games are native 1080p (if they even are) doesn't make sense. Twice the resolution is one thing, but you also have to factor in how much geometry it can render per second, how well it can texture that geometry, how good it's shader effects will be in comparison to the other consoles, etc.. there are a lot of other factors that determine a system's overall power than just the resolution it runs at. None of the factors I mentioned even took CPU power or amount of RAM into account either, all of those contribute greatly to the overall power of the system as well. That, and they have not specified yet whether 1080p will be a native output resolution, or if it will be upscaled from a lower resolution.
So, you can't just say "it renders at 1080p so it's 2x as powerful".
Only one user per system will have the use of the controller. Nintendo has already specified that the controller will not be sold seperately. All other users will have to use ulternate controllers i.e. Wii controllers. So not thinking the data will be stored with the controller per say.
Nintendo never gives information away. The idea of the Wii U will probably work because it's Nintendo, but I thought their conference was poor. It got hype because of the new console, but you never, ever want the audience leaving with more questions than they had going in. Nintendo is too coy for their own good sometimes, especially Reggie Fils-Aime. I applaud them for extending the olive branch to third party devs, and inherently the hardcore gamer crowd, but if they are going you try to get people like me back on board, they have to go all the way.
Let's be real, specs and chipsets are a large part of the puzzle for the average hardcore gamer. We live for all the little details, and I feel they would be doing themselves a big favor for that relationship if they weren't so secretive all the time. But I guess they really had no reason to divulge too much info over in recent times, based on the people who have been buying their hardware.
LOL I love that last part."let's be realistic." then you make a broad assumption acting like any hardcore gamer must care about specs. Been gaming for over 30 years. I dont care what the specs are, specs are for fanboys looking to prove their product is better in some way or another.
I guess you never owned a PS2 right cause it was the weakest, or any first place hardware and you only game on PC since specs are so important...
Love it when console kids talk about specs and how important they are yet they play inferior consoles...
I bet speed is important to you to, you just have to have the fastest car, thats why you drive a Prius..
"Been gaming for over 30 years. I dont care what the specs are, specs are for fanboys looking to prove their product is better in some way or another."
Now there's some good ignorance right there. I care about specs. I don't care about consoles or being "better." I happen to be interested in the tech side of things because I happen to be different than you.
Quit being as offensive as a fanboy if you're going to be belittling them like that.
Well VALK, playin on the NES was fun at the time but I aint never goin back.
Sorry, I just can't play Devil May Cry 3, Eternal Sonata, God of War, Final Fantasy 13, or any game that has somethin to do with 3D on a 25 year old system.
Specs do matter, if you a hardcore gamer you DO care about specs, if you bought a Wii you care about specs. You wouldnt buy an Atari 2600 over the Wii would you? Hell naw.
If you did, you aint no hardcore game, you some kind of retro hipster bastard that needs to stay out of current console conversations.
" I guess you never owned a PS2 right cause it was the weakest, or any first place hardware and you only game on PC since specs are so important... "
Oooh Valk, stop making sense! These guys (for the most part) cannot understand statements that make sense!
I agree, i seriously care so little about the "specs" and more on the games im playing. I could play tetris all day everyday. Falling blocks!
And the ps2 WAS the weakest and nobody seemed to care, but now, oooohh now with the BIG - POWERFUL ps3 (for a console, because really it's still very weak tech wise compared to a PC), ....now its a big deal lol
Nintendo hasn't finalized the specs so all we have is speculation. Perhaps the Tokyo game show will unearth more info. Regardless, I'm interested. Depending on what Nintendo does next gen, Sony and Microsoft may be influenced if it proves successful. Worth keeping an eye on for that reason alone. We could have xbox and playstation controllers with touch screens...
so basically your waiting for Nintendo to test out the waters get ridiculed and made fun of and downgraded so that Sony and Microsoft can just copy down the line? ...
Just spitting rubbish BGAE2 clip on youtube very impressive but not on same level as Zekda tech demo not even close Michael Ancel show us a Dupulicate of that tech demo using ur Engine i know ur talking shit WiiU has Power 7 with 4/6 cores FACT 4 times the power of ps3 if that cant run ur crappy BGAE2 game then ur either talentless or a FAN BOY get a grip ps3 games didnt look like they do today when it launched its called evolving and WiiU already has RAGE/BF3/DARKSIDERS2/DIRT/CRYS IS/BATMAN/NINJAGAIDEN3/GHOST RECKON ONLINE/NMH3 ect most are getting a better version on WiiU and this is right from the off do u remember 360/ps3 looking this good at launch i think not and look how they evolved WiiU is 4 times the power of 360/ps3 easy just to be replecating ps3's best graphics already 1 year before final specs.
at first glance, I thought you were posting youtube tags.
On topic:
if the console is the controller, and that video of the four or so people standing around the television screen is true: how will they price this? for the controller alone, I couldn't imagine it being any less than hundred or so. someone mentioned the same thing and got a bunch of disagrees. Why?
Know I am really confused. Has Nintendo finalised the specs yet. it sounds like they haven't
It will run depending on how fast the hamster runs on the wheel.
Nintendo hasn't finalized the specs so all we have is speculation. Perhaps the Tokyo game show will unearth more info. Regardless, I'm interested. Depending on what Nintendo does next gen, Sony and Microsoft may be influenced if it proves successful. Worth keeping an eye on for that reason alone. We could have xbox and playstation controllers with touch screens...
Yes, its all very confusing.
Well it can run Crisis apparently, so whatever, beat up Nintendo general?
You are not alone, Ubisoft.