Does AMD's "Rumor" have your Worried About Wii U?

The news broke that the next Xbox's graphics will be able to pull off detail equal to "Avatar"'s movie, cinema graphics. Does this news have you worried that this technology could hurt Wii U? Does it change your feelings about what system you want to save up for now? Or does it not even faze you about your decision on buying a Wii U?

No, because anyone with a decent knowledge of tech would know that's complete BS. The power needed to render Avatar will not be available for 10-20 years.

Yeah there have been similar claims in the past for the N64 and PS2 pre launch. Talk is cheap.david60639

No, because anyone with a decent knowledge of tech would know that's complete BS. The power needed to render Avatar will not be available for 10-20 years.

ChubbyGuy40

This, for a game to run in Real time, with the detail from Avatar, running in a console, no!

PCs can't even do that now with a Hex-core Icore7, and SLI GTX580's or CF hd6970s. (even if they could it would be a slideshow, or crashfest)

Alot of nonsense like this was spread around before the 360 was released. (we see what it was all watered down to be)

IF MS was to announce a new system right now, it would really PO a lot of its fanbase.. Especially those who just invested in Kinect. Seriously If they mention a new xbox system even only a year after Kinect launches... There will be problems.

Besides my pc has a Phenom II x4, and a GTX570, (3 year old system with upgrades) Handles all the high graphics now, The WiiU, will be for the game library, the ability to play it in HD, is just one major plus. My next rig probably a year and a half to 2 years till I build it, will be an 8 core Ivy Bridge, and probably SLI gtx 570.. (or use the 570 for physx, and get an even more powerful card for GPU in a 2-3 years) It will be able to smash the Nextbox anyway. Not to mention all the other things it will be used for.

[QUOTE="david60639"]Yeah there have been similar claims in the past for the N64 and PS2 pre launch. Talk is cheap.AmnesiaHaze

And yeah, Sony's "PS2 will be able to render Toy Story graphics in real-time" claim was hilarious.

No, because AMD is probably lying

Not worried. I can stand 8-bit graphics, so there.

Not worried. I can stand 8-bit graphics, so there.

emirblade

2D NES is my limit; 3D my limit is N64 quality.

Even if it was that powerful MS would find themselves in the same position PC gamers have been in forever. Namely games that are developed for the weakest console with slight improvements.

No... because the PS2 had real-time Toy Story graphics, remember?

Seriously... even if graphics were what were making me purchase a Wii U (it's the Nintendo games that do it :P)I wouldn't be concerned, just because this rumor has no substance to it... only evidence to the contrary, actually. Unless the Xbox 720 is going to be a one-room addition to my house, there's no way it could render that in real-time with all of the physics, animation, and AI they're claiming it will be capable of (hell, a TV shelf-sized box couldn't do the graphics alone). I mean, it's just a matter of common sense. Microsoft isn't going to be selling a $400 super computer.

No. I love AMD, but that claim is a huge exagerration. The tech that would be necessary to render something at Avatar level while also supporting a player and AI controllers, anti-aliasing, and other things games use that something like Avatar don't hasn't been made yet.

no. even if it was true im not buying the wiiu for the pretties. i have a PC for that and will continue to upgrade that as i see fit. so whatever specs the other consoles have will have no baring on whether i buy the wiiu or not. im buying the wiiu based on the games itll have and its game playing features. also this is just marketing crap from AMD. they said about the wii GPU at launch that we were only seeing the tip of the iceberg. needless to say the iceberg wasnt very big. im not bashing the wii but zelda TP is not exactly a million miles off mario galaxy or MH3.osan0

Great responses guys! You all made me feel a lot better! lol. I JUUSSST had to comment on this though and say... that TWILIGHT PRINCESS WAS MADE ON THE GAMECUBE! The only thing they had time for fixing on the Wii version is the Wii remote integration. If Twilight Princess had Wii graphics, 1: It wouldn't be able to be released on GameCube, and 2: The game would have been delayed for a record of like 6 YEARS!! ... instead of like what, 4? lol.

Just haaad to clear THAT one up >=)

clearly not true. and if it was, it'd cost $600+, which would alienate their target audience: the casuals.starwarsjunky

More like if it was, it would cost 5000$ and alienate it's target audience: Humanity.