Unnamed devs say Wii U not as powerful as 360/PS3, lacks ...

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Unnamed devs say Wii U not as powerful as 360/PS3, lacks shaders and more
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"No, it's not up to the same level as the PS3 or the 360. The graphics are just not as powerful." - Dev 1

"Yeah, that's true. It doesn't produce graphics as well as the PS3 or the 360. There aren't as many shaders, it's not as capable. Sure, some things are better, mostly as a result of it being a more modern design. But overall the Wii U just can't quite keep up." - Dev 2

Another dev talked a bit about the controller, stating information we already knew. Where things get different is when he mentions the idea of redesigning the Wiimote to have a different look but same tech.

"The whole thing about the tablet controller is that you only get one of them, and you can only use one and it's not completely independent. The base console has to be on, and you have to be in range." Queried about other controllers, the source was clear: "Other controllers are just Wiimotes, or other Wii controllers. They may change the form factor or looks a bit, but it's the same controller."

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[GulAtiCa]

lol, what bs. Not really going to believe something when they won't even state you said them.

[LegendofSantiago]

The older rumor seems to make more sense that there are different/weaker dev kits out there and the bigger developers seem get the newer dev kits faster. Either that or these guys are talking out of their @ss. You can tell that this guy is wrong by just looking at the Wii U HD tech demos, that's more impressive than anything i have played on my PS3. also, another contradiction, the Wii U can use 2 or more Wii U controllers.

[Hylianhero777]

I find this very, very, very, very, very, very, VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY HARD to believe.

[Tendonin]

Obviously referring to some earlier dev kit. Probably just upset that Nintendo doesn't think they're important enough to get more up-to-date versions.

[Woopman]

Anonymous devs: Not as powerful.
Vigil/Gearbox/Ubisoft devs: More powerful.

[Hadrian]

Two anonymous devs...its hard to believe when named devs say otherwise.

[Gold_Ultima]

That's very interesting considering Sega and a few other developers have already said it's more powerful. They've actually gone on record as saying Aliens: Colonial Marines on Wii U will be the best looking version. The guys working on Darksiders II have said that they directly ported over a slice of the 360 version of Darksiders 2 using one coder and a couple hours work.

[Fabian128]

"There aren't as many shaders, it's not as capable" . Sounds like someone is trying to use some tech lingo to make it this bs believeable but just made it worse. Shaders are not a standard to measure power on game machines, that's like talking about blast processing, it just sounds so 2005.

[IxisNaugus]

They're trolling. They're actually trolling. Late April Fools perhaps?

@Tendonin

I find it very difficult to believe that even the very earliest dev kits were less capable than the X360 and the PS3 :/

[Fabian128]

and what game developer would say "the graphics are just not as powerful". come on , I expect that from my 8 year old cousin

[D3stiny_Sm4sher]

I thought other people were saying it's more powerful...?

That said, the Wiimote/tablet business is still a bit concerning...If Kid Icarus Uprising has taught me anything it's that awkward forced controls CAN be overcome for the sake of an engaging game...but it shouldn't be the standard.

[MasterofMonster]

I'll just leave this here, me thinks~

[misswliu81]

it's about the gameplay that matters more than graphics. unnamed devs huh? like others have pointed out, they might be indie devs, as opposed to major developers.

and most ignore what unnamed devs say.

[LegendofSantiago]

@D3stiny_Sm4sher The Wii U controller is a regular controller (with all the buttons) plus a touch screen, i don't see how that's a bad thing.

[bonesawisready]

Oh god while I don't believe it, I have to say it makes perfect sense for Nintendo to leave out things like particular shaders and make life harder (whether justifiable so or not) on developers.

Ugh. Hopefully this is all BS, but if there is any truth to it then next gen is going to be a long ride of not getting multiplats again.

[mock turtle]

She's my daughter! She's my sister! She's my daughter! My sister, my daughter... She's my sister and my daughter!

[bomblord]

The CONFIRMED BY AMD AND IBM processor and graphics card combo is leagues better than the ps360 period. They are blowing it out their you know what.

[thegreatscp]

If this is true then the Wii U better launch at $250.

[NSiderNDUDE]

Sounds like April Fools.

[Zug Zug]

the earliest dev kits were at least on par with 360
this is bull

[kdognumba1]

Devs say this, rumors say that, industry insider sais something else. I really don't care what Joe Blow has to say as each Joe says something completely different. I'll make my opinion after E3 when games are shown off.

[HylianHeroLOZ]

I just want this thing to come out so we can stop hearing these rumors.

[player value]

Not as powerfull! either they are trolls either it's an April joke!

[ddddd]

They must have interviewed that "arkam" dude from the neogaf topic lol