Rev Graphics barely better then GC?

[Teuthida]

They'll release a Nintendogs game...more fluid petting maneuvers with the new controller...instant success...I'm not worried.

[Xantar]

I suppose if 2.5 times more powerful could be considered "barely better than the GC," then you could say that this rumor is true.

And apparently what's also very nice about the Revolution is that it will be very easy to develop for, especially compared to the multi-core systems from Sony and Microsoft.

[Null]

many developers are happy about developing for the multi core systems, they say its giving them good practice to have for future computer games.



honestly tho, we hear about hard to develope for / easy to develope for every console gen.. it means very little to most people.

[Canyarion]

Up until the past week or so, developers close enough to Nintendo's inner circle to have seen any Revolution hardware were working with development kits that were simply GameCube kits with mock-ups of the "wand" controller attached - a clear signal, if any were required, that the system is more about innovative control than about the hardware specs.

That explains a lot.

[MuGen]

I really don't think it matters which system is easier to develop for. In the end you get out of it what you put into it. If people weren't challenged, they wouldn't get better.

PS3 and (i think) the X360 both utilize OpenGL and C+ based languages for developers so I wouldn't say they are the hardest ever to develop for considering these are all tried and true languages. Revolution can't be that much easier to work with, unless what they are saying is that the system hasn't changed much from GCN and they already are familiar with it's architecture.

"Work hard and you will be rewarded. Take the short cut, and you will be cut short. Your reward can be financial or spiritual... but it will always be proportioned to the effort you made."
Rev Run

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Xantar

I suppose if 2.5 times more powerful could be considered "barely better than the GC," then you could say that this rumor is true.

What I don't get about the Nintendo fans (mostly on IGN boards... when I generalize 'Nintendo fans', I'm speaking of the overall tone of the IGN boards, which really are a horrible source to 'poll', I admit) is that they laugh about how the 360 is "Xbox 1.5" graphically, and yet it's a lot more powerful than "2.5 times Xbox"...

But when they hear that Revolution is "About 2.5 times more powerful than GameCube", they're like "Come on 2.5 times more powerful than Gamecube? How is that bad at all! Imagine RE4 now with 2.5 times more power!"...

As if 2.5 times the power = 2.5 times better graphics...

But like... 5-10 times (or whatever, I dunno Xbox/360's specs) the power = "XBOX 1.5 LMAOZ!"?

[Xantar]

Calling an entire system two or three or ten times more powerful than another system is silly to begin with. But the point I was making when I posted that link was that apparently, the Revolution is more than just "barely" more powerful than the GameCube. Surely it won't be as powerful as the Xbox 360 or PS3, but at least it will be an improvement.

And well, I guess the controller is worth a tenfold improvement in processing power for some peolpe anyway.

[Canyarion]

We all know fanboys are stupid, what's your point DsH?

[Dyne]

It's only called Xbox 1.5 because of that statement from Kutaragai or whoever.

You're taking at face value, DsH. Don't.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Dyne

You're taking at face value, DsH.

Not really, I wasn't basing everything on "Xbox 1.5" so much as I was simply pointing out that they are defending Rev's power, yet laughing at 360's graphics...

" '2.5x' power isn't bad at all!"
"360 LOL They call that next-gen TEE HEE"... It just doesn't make sense...

But yeah, Canyarion brought up a valid point... Fanboys are stupid
I just love to point out such stupidity...