Desert Punk

Another thread of fanboy crap with no connection with the real world.

The wii u is in the same area of performance as ps3/360 and they have as much claim to being next gen as wii u does.

Again for people stupid enough to read these threads and actually believe them you need to look elsewhere like eurogamer faceoffs, lens of truth etc and comparison reviews in general.

As for the comment about the gamecube vs ps2 again you can't just say the gamecube is superior full stop. Each format has advantages and disadvantages. PS2 has 5.1 sound not 2 channel sound, it has 32bit colour not 24bit to enable some good transparency effects, bloom lighting etc, it has full size dvds not mini-dvds. Games like Gran Turismo on ps2 are 1080i. Clearly the Gamecube has other huge advantages over ps2 like a massive more powerful cpu and more powerful gpu in most areas. Certain games will have advantages on different hardware depending on what resources they need.

It is so sad to see the denial of reality in this forum. You are so out of sync with real world views of the wii u techically that you see on multiformat forums.

The answer to the question posed by this thread is that the few PS4 or xbox one games that get downported to 360, PS3 or wii u will be very similar across 360, PS3 and wii u with a greater chance that they will perform a little bit better on 360 and PS3. As has been the situation so far.  The only real chance of the wii u version performing between 360/PS3 and PS4/Xbone is if its a game that has lower cpu requirements but relies on more memory being available.

I hope when Watchdogs comes out and we see how the wii u performs (very close or below 360/PS3) we can stop half the unicorn tongue on these threads.

What about putting Dragon Quest x on that list. There's hope of a western release.

I voted for Windwaker. I played the original on gamecube and it is a truly terrific and magical game. Under appreciatted by the masses due to the low sales of the gamecube console and sadly never updated to a wii game with motion controls.

There is much to see and do with cartoon graphics that are a joy to the eyes.

I'm pretty biased though as when I first got the game I'd just got my first projector, a Panasonic AE100 and a component cable for my gamecube. I had the sound piped through a home cinema system and the whole experience was enriched by an image that spread across a whole wall almost.

Ultimately though it always depends on what games you really enjoy. You should state what are your favourite games as that helps weight the choice to a game you are more likely to enjoy.

Many face offs have already reported many minor differences in graphics. Yes the main graphic assets are teh same but that doesn't mean all sorts of other images factors don't come into play as well. Not only can lighting and other issues but often some graphic effects can be simplified or simply removed in some versions.

Assasin's Creed 3 looks like this on wii u;

Compared to 360;

If you read the face offs you often get a mixed bag of good and bad and how each system produces a final image.

Whether people care about the differences is another matter but there are a huge number of factors on how games which should look identical due to shared assets can actually look different in use.

Sometimes the resolution is lower. Sonic transformed on wii u is at a lower resolution than 360 and PS3.

In Darksiders the graphics were simplified for wii u with some missing features;

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http://images.euroga...7/0/PS3_027.png

There is one wii u game which has more pixelated shadows and others with weaker lighting. Some games have shorter life graphic effects that are cpu intensive.

This is why I think the wii u has been very disappointing hardware because in such situations you expect the wii u version to show enhancement over the older models but if anything the 360 is multiformat king and the ps3 still overall shows it is superior to wii u graphically.

My expectations of the wii u was that such ports would be enhanced on wii u with additional graphic detail and improvements not as often is the case small downgrades graphically and lower frame rates to go with it.

Yes I went with the hut. They recently sent me a 10% off code so used that to get it for £36. I also went through quidco so may get a few extra pence off. Sods law a better deal will appear within hours now.