Metro: Last Light Dev Claims Wii U CPU Is "Horrible"

I got Metro 2033 on a Steam sale. Played it once for a couple of hours and never went back. I didn't not go back because it was horrible, but because I'm a ********. I really enjoyed what I played.

Games? I thought there was only one that got released.

Most people would rather have a good looking game at the expense of gameplay. I'm not one of them but I do know quite a few.

Not sure I agree Jonathan. I think you'll find most fans of 2033 are fans because they loved the gameplay, not the graphics. In a lot of ways, it was the first current gen FPS to incorporate the options between stealth and full frontal assault (not Deus Ex, though it got more attention for it), and it had a damn good story.

I hate these sort of nonsense anti-nintendo BS. Firstly, give me a good game any day, instead of a show-piece, which I would play for an hour and then get bored. Nintendo does do OK graphics, but they do excellent games, which is the point to video games. Maybe if 4A Games could tune their game engines to actually be playable, they wouldn't have to resort to bashing hardware. To this day Metro 2033 on max graphical settings plays unacceptably (I have a higher mid-range system), and yet there's absolutely nothing that looks stunning. In comparison, Crysis plays at constant 60FPS (v-sync on) on everything on extreme, and it looks a whole lot better than Metro 2033.

The direction console gaming is going is pretty obvious at this point. The days of the $600-8 core-powerhouse-yet-still-selling-for-a-massive-loss are over. The 8th generation is going to be all about innovation, not specs. The writing is on the wall; casual focused, smartglass, etc.

Not to mention the next Xbox and PS4 are rumored to use an APU (CPU+GPU on a single chip) which results in far less performance, but is cheaper and creates less heat.

In 2013 and beyond, if you want specs go PC gaming, because the PS4 and the next Xbox are not going to be a powerhouse like the PS3 was. Those days are over, for now.

I think finding that balance between price and performance is going to be key to the nex gen race. Another busines model would be to create upgradeable base models. It could be implemented similar to the formula for DLC. Buy core system and upgrade proprietary visual chip components. Stretch out the overall cost over a greater time period is perceived as having less impact while keeping the console relevant for a longer period of time. You create pricing tiers as well as performance tiers with games created to play at minimum at base specs but can be optimized for higher specs. They played around with the idea of upgradeable hardrives now expand...I can see microsoft partnering with NVIDIA for some interesting results in console longevity.

Lol upgrades is so 90's! Personally, I'm a big fan of upgrades. I loved the SEGA CD and the SEGA 32X when they were released. Just huge chunks of plastic that mount on your current console to give it a little bit more power...so awesome!

Even being a little more conservative, the N64 Ram Pak was an awesome upgrade too! Man...I miss the 90's.

BRING BACK CONSOLE ADD-ONS!

The same cycle is just going to continue. Devs are going to move more to PC because downgrading for consoles is just a nightmare. If the PS4 and next Xbox aren't going to be close or surpass current PCs than this same PC to console nightmare is just going to continue. We will never see PC games being ported to WiiU like they were for 360 and PS3.

I've said it before, but it may need repeating.

The Wii U is going to sell like hotcakes (To use an antiquated term). All the Nintendo games are going to be above average, and obviously the system movers. Third party games are going to be of lower quality with a few phenomenal exceptions. The system will make Nintendo lots of money, and third parties frustrated.

It's been the same cycle since the 64.

So....3rd parties trolling since 1996?

Or...trolling 3rd parties since 1996.

Doesn't something like this happen every time a new console is released? Some 2nd string developer makes comments like this to get attention. And look! It worked. We walked right into it. Strong work guys.

A bad workman always blames his tools

Metro whatever is horrible, I'll be surprised if they break even in sales of this game

Wii U is gonna fail just like Sega's Dreamcast did. If 3rd parties don't adapt to your hardware fast, that leaves just you to make software for it.