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Jonathan Blow: The Witness not on PS3/360/Wii U because of low specs


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#1 Zinix

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 03:41 PM

"The real situation is that, because we are a small developer, we only have the ability to launch on a small number of platforms at once. We liked the idea of being on a console, and originally we thought we might be on the PS3 or Xbox 360, but eventually we decided not to target either of those due to the relatively low system specs. After some more time went by, and our release date drifted further into the future, we realized that the next-generation console launch time might be a good time to release the game. (For a while we were hoping to be out substantially earlier than the next consoles, e.g. right now, so we didn't start thinking seriously about this until recently)."
"The Wii U still has pretty low system specs, so it came down to a choice between the next Microsoft console or the next Sony console. There were people at Sony who really liked the game and were keeping in touch with us about it, and so we naturally started going to their PS4 developer events, got a dev kit, and started playing with it. I don't have good communication with anyone at Microsoft right now, and haven't been disclosed on their next console, but all our technical people like the PS4 specs a lot more than the leaked Durango specs, and we like the positioning of the PS4 (it's about games) a lot more than what we perceive Microsoft's positioning is going to be."


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Well this sucks. This game looked pretty cool, it would of been great on the Wii U. I'll probably get the 720 version though.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 03:56 PM

That sounds like a load of horse maneur. Sounds more like Sony made him feel wanted more and gave him keynote time at the reaveal so he's made his bed. Has zero to do with specs, because nothing about that game looks particularly great, it was underwhelming in fact, though it did look interesting. Better things have been done graphically speaking on both of the previous consoles as well, so I don't know what he's on about.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 03:59 PM

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it's a puzzle game where you joint he dots.
How much power does it need?

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:05 PM

it's a puzzle game where you joint he dots.
How much power does it need?


Exactly, just a thinly veiled swipe at Wii U, probably at Sony's request.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:12 PM

this statement doesnt sound like a developers statement.. lol I dont think wii Us best looking game, will look like that.. hahahahaha

he sounds like a troll, sony fan... instead of a developer. He says... I was looking for the best specs, nintendo and microsoft didnt appeal to me... He doesnt say that wii U or 360 or ps3, CANNOT play that game.. he says what he was after. He didnt tested it at all...

it looks orchistrated, he also took 5 min in sonys show, some bucks... indis are like that.. hahahahaha

Edited by Orion, 22 February 2013 - 04:14 PM.


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Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:21 PM

it's a puzzle game where you joint he dots.
How much power does it need?

The WIi U's hardware can't handle joining dots.

This statement is false. The previous statement is true.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:21 PM

heh jonathan blow....blow...... heh

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:48 PM

The WIi U's hardware can't handle joining dots.


and 720 hahahaha only ps4

Edited by Orion, 22 February 2013 - 04:48 PM.


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Posted 22 February 2013 - 05:01 PM

I've been saying this for a while. A LOT of developers are fanboys. Believe me a LOT of developers feel this way and they know Sony and Microsoft will deliever. They will say Wii U specs are low compared to other consoles so we can't make a game for it. I will be happy with the developers that GO ALL IN... If not stay the F away and don't give me a crappy port.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 05:37 PM

This guy is a jerk. His game is bad and he should feel bad
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 05:55 PM

...I kinda liked his game...
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 05:59 PM

This guy is a jerk. His game is bad and he should feel bad

So his game is bad because you don't like him?

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 06:04 PM

it looked like zelda (wii) HD hehehe

Thats why nobody was facinated, they didnt showed something special... They showed some old demos, 2 years old... But nintendo showed demos also...lets wait for the real thing.

Edited by Orion, 22 February 2013 - 06:05 PM.


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Posted 22 February 2013 - 07:03 PM

From the article "This exclusivity does not prevent us from being on the PC or iOS at launch, for example," Blow wrote .

Blow clarified the announcement on the game's website today, explaining that the statement of exclusivity only referred to consoles. "You will see the game on the PlayStation 4 for a while before you will see it on the Wii U or the rumored next Microsoft console...


http://www.escapistm...PS4-Exclusivity

LMAO, so since the Wii U has "low" specs, it could still be released on IOS, because we know those tablets are far surperior in hardware...... it just sounds funny... although I am sure he was just giving an example of a different platform.... or maybe he really meant to say IOS.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 07:12 PM

I thought they said that it was a timed exclusive for PS4 and that it could come to Wii U

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 07:15 PM

I thought they said that it was a timed exclusive for PS4 and that it could come to Wii U


Right, but it's just the way he came across basically throwing the Wii U and even Microsoft in a sense "under the bus" . You gotta choose words wisely when you are a developer, and he did... but they were the wrong words... :P
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 07:46 PM

So his game is bad because you don't like him?

His game is bad because his game looks bad.

This statement is false. The previous statement is true.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 08:46 PM

i beleive it there is nothing from nintendo to prove otherwise

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 10:05 PM

I feel like any Developer already blowing off the Wii U this early for low spec's is just a lazy developer that isnt even trying. Criterion has NFS:MW running PC graphics on Wii U, Crytek has Cryengine running on Wii U "beautifully", sorry but lazy dev is lazy....or as stated above, a fanboy.

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 10:51 PM

i beleive it there is nothing from nintendo to prove otherwise


You couldn't be more wrong. His game wasn't technically spectacular in any way. Been talking to the guy on twitter, he claims there is no max view distance, but also claims to be using texture dithering and LOD, which smacks of max viewing distance, so...




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