In other words, I should probably trust your thoughts that it's only a slight bump over current gen?
That I don't know, and do not have enough information to make accurate claims about the hardware. I honestly don't think it will be a 'slight bump' over the current generation, but I'm not sure what part of that is legitimate guessing and which part is me being hopefully.
Or, to put it simply, I do not know the Wii U's specs, nor relative to this generation what kind of performance across the board we can expect.
I just know a few things about some benchmarks as well as some engines, eg's Epics. Nothing concrete, just bits and pieces. One thing to remember with UE4 is that it's not a finished engine. It's not like UE3 where Epic has a finished engine to get working on new hardware. UE4 is still a work in progress itself.
Well, is it possible that IdeaMan was right about v5 kits being out and that those added the features it needs to run UE4?
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. And yes, maybe? It's possible I guess. I don't know. Honestly don't. And even if they did, I don't know what those 'features' would be to get UE4 running, as I don't know what the requirements would be.
So rather than contend the idea that kits came out with UE4 equivalent updates, I was moreso surprised that such a thing had been approved and leaked through sources. Epic has kept a pretty tight lid on UE4, and the engine isn't finished, so I'm surprised we're at a stage where Nintendo can make a change to specifically accommodate UE4, and for that to leak.