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Mark Rein: UE4 running on "systems we cant name yet"
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Yeah.
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
Geez Generation=power again. Protip generation has never had had anything to do with power.
For some people, iteration does not mean generation...but proof that a step forward in performance means a generational difference
Gianni Merryman
Member
I reckon that's pretty much a given.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Because of draconian NDAs.
They could have also said they will be releasing it on upcoming Microsoft/Sony platforms, yet they didn't.
Does that mean they're not coming out on those platforms?
It's the same reason the Wii U logos aren't even on game ads that we KNOW are coming out for the system.
NDA's can be awkward.
I'm not saying UE4 is a sure thing on the WiiU but it really shouldn't be counted out at this point over what Mark Rein said.
Which is getting annoying.
I can understand Nintendo wanting to be secretive about the console itself. (I mean, already we have a rumour that Microsoft is gonna have it's take on the touchscreen controller and Sony had a awkwardly similar idea around the same time), but let the devs talk about what game we'll see on the damn thing!
Care to link the corroboration? Not that I doubt it but I don't remember seeing it.
Epic's comment was about Aliens: Colonial Marines being demoed on the system.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Why not AMD?
Not only games, it's the same thing with middleware. Just check the websites for CryEngine, fmod, Vision, BlitzTech, Havok, PhysX, Scaleform... Only very few companies mention Wii U on their sites, and they probably aren't really allowed to (which is also why I won't mention them here).
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
The only one I'm aware of is after IGN stated the wiiu was 5x, Develop source confirmed the system was more powerful then last year.
I was referring to the Xbox 720 rumor that floated around for a while that it was only getting a 6700 GPU.
Anyways, Overall I enjoy reading the speculation for all the consoles but past history has told me that it's better to just wait because there will inevitably be some surprises - for good or for bad - once the official reveal comes out.
I believe Rein confirmed that they had nothing to do with that demo, but Reggie refused to name the developer for some reason.
iamshadowlark
Banned
Did anybody actually watch the video? Its been said on here umpteen times that he said they have "Unreal Engine" running on different platforms including the Wii U , which he named specifically like that. In the same breathe he said with a bit of a grin and smirk, that they have it running on platforms they cant name. He then goes off into a seperate tangent to talk UE4.
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
Yamauchi did it while hopped up on virgin blood.
Gianni Merryman
Member
In the first place, I suppose Nintendo just wants to keep secretive not to give away any clue about WiiU's specs, as its competitors may have easily space enough to counter them.
Secondly, I think they don't want to spoil all the hype before they do actually decide it's the right time to raise the curtain on WiiU, and that is supposedly going to happen at next E3, although it could be earlier(or even later as far as we know).
Nope. They said Wii U in it's final form will be revealed at E3.
Unless you mean the specs specifically. Because Nintendo never release a specs sheet, people have to tear apart one to know what's inside.
Forsaken82
Member
I don't think epic helped at all with that demo. Isn't it possible that a Nintendo company worked on it? Maybe Retro? NST (are they even still around?) I have my doubts a third party touched a tech demo for Nintendo
Gianni Merryman
Member
No, I meant theoretically they could still call it off
they won't do it, unless they want to upset millions of potential customers
Yeah, I know, and I reckon they're quite right in their doing so, specs mean nothing, it's all about the games that run on that hardware.
That (in)famous Gamecube techdemo back in the day was done by a 3rd party. And if it was one of their internal teams, there's no reason to keep it secret. Maybe it was done by a studio Nintendo recently bought and they don't want to make the acquisition public yet.
iamshadowlark
Banned
The article literally says nothing about the Wii U. Blame Gaf.
I wouldn't call it bogus either. They just confirmed they have hardware from Sony and/or Microsoft.
Forsaken82
Member
This is certainly an argument I could agree with.
Rein confirmed nothing at all. He could be talking about iTV and a new AppleTV for all we know.
iamshadowlark
Banned
I'd doubt it. He has been mentioning how he know's a bit about MS/Sony's next consoles for months now. Then consider all the recent dev-kit rumors. I'd bet my house its MS.
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
Or this little known device called a pc.
That wasn't really my point, though.
"Mark Rein: UE running on almost everything, including systems we can't name, yet. UE4 revealed soon."
Metalmurphy
Member
He confirmed, with a grin on his face, that they're working with at least two unannounced platforms . The really clueless people will say iTV or AppleTV, people with the smallest insight will know it's the new consoles from Sony and MS.
He did mention PC.
iamshadowlark
Banned
I'm well aware of those rumors, but that still doesn't make his statement a confirmation.
iamshadowlark
Banned
Oh ok. I'll let you play semantics by yourself.
Just add a SHOCKING NEWS tag and it's perfect.
Systems he's not allowed to name, not systems that do not have a name. You guys amaze me sometimes how you don't read between the lines.
As far as we no the PS4 hadn't sent out Dev kits yet, and xbox 720 just recently sent out their first gen Dev kit. Considering the recent rumors that the 720 won't be leaps and bounds more powerful than the 360 and closer to the WiiU, the likely conclusion is that he is speaking about those 2 consoles or a next gen pc card.
But trolls will have their fun, so logic and reason can be thrown out the window.
As far as we no the PS4 hadn't sent out Dev kits yet, and xbox 720 just recently sent out their first gen Dev kit. Considering the recent rumors that the 720 won't be leaps and bounds more powerful than the 360 and closer to the WiiU, the likely conclusion is that he is speaking about those 2 consoles or a next gen pc card.
But trolls will have their fun, so logic and reason can be thrown out the window.
Darth Tigris
Member
Windows 8 tablets!
Can someone post the screens of this,I must have missed.
Because His quote said nothing of unreal4. He basically said they have Unreal Engine running on WiiU and systems they cannot name and that more details on unreal 4 later.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Let me better rephrase that statement:
I wasn't talking about the official Wii U Zelda game. As far as we know, that isn't even in development.
I was referring to how every time Nintendo shows a tech demo of Zelda at E3, the official game that comes afterward always looks much, much better. I'll try to find the link of the picture that has been posted proving this.
Sorry for the confusion.
Edit: I can't find a picture in the Wii U thread but there's a similar one on this page if you scroll down:
http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topi...versions-of-their-games-for-the-demos.?page=4
There are no pictures of a wiiU Zelda. He is either misinformed or he wrote that wrong.
B-b-but HD development is hard and Nintendo is too stupid to make their games look good!
