The guys at Sega Nerds have noticed something that may upset some Wii fans. They insist the PSP version of Alien Syndrome looks as good as, if not better than, the Wii one. The Nerds point to cleaner and clearer textures that lead to the improved PSP visuals (though you can use the image above to judge for yourself). Certainly no one thinks of the Wii as a graphical powerhouse, but it should be putting out better graphics than the PSP. So is the Wii's Alien Syndrome graphics a victim of PSP being the primary development platform, an unfinished product, the game engine, an inexperienced developer or something more damning? Either way, the very existence of the Wii means more games for PSP due to several developers' desire for cross-platform releases and in the end, that's all that matters to PSP owners.
[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
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3-23-2007 @ 12:31AM
Dreadhead541 said...
it doesn't look good even by psp standards
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3-23-2007 @ 3:10AM
Alien said...
Lets dont forget , the PSP can handle PS2 games , while many say that the Wiis GPU is weaker than the Xboxes so ...
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3-23-2007 @ 3:35AM
daniel-kun said...
That's so lol. It's obvious that the Wii version looks better. Not MUCH better, but definitely, without a doubt, better. More polygons, better light-effects AND better textures. Dunno what kind of crack the Sega Nerd were smoking.
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3-23-2007 @ 6:15AM
Alien said...
Yeap thats true , the Wii version looks a bit smoother , but if you will check out the trailers for both youl see that both look pretty crappy lol
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3-23-2007 @ 11:21AM
Fatass of Kickassness said...
The ONLY reason the Wii version looks like the PSP version is because the game itself was designed around the PSP's graphics engine, and the devs were too lazy to upgrade the engine for the Wii. Trust me, if the engine was Wii-optimized, the game would be SOO much better.
@2
Are you joking? Please, don't believe Sony's ads. The PSP could hardly handle PS2 games. Its signifigantly weaker than the PS2. And there is documented proof that the Wii's GPU is better than the Xbox's. Not by much, but good enough to provide graphics signifigantly better than the Xbox's.
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3-23-2007 @ 3:53PM
Jay said...
Listen to you desperate wiiboys (why are you here?):
"Look, my 2.2-litre V6 can beat your 1.6-litre V4!!"
Hmm. And, so it damned-well should you utter imbeciles.
Fact is, there isn't much in it!! So much for the "next-gen" Wii (sic)! LOL
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3-23-2007 @ 4:34PM
Saigon said...
The graphics do look similar, but the wii graphics do look slightly better.
Fatass, maybe it's hard to accept that wii is just a modified xbox, but it's the sad truth. The only thing next gen about wii is the controller, which is overrated at that.
On a side note, I find it funny you coming on here with the intention of trying to prove wii is more powerfull than psp. Nintendo fanboys, you gotta love 'em.
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3-23-2007 @ 7:42PM
Fatass of Kickassness said...
@Saigon
Why don't you STFU? I come here and post quite a bit. The reason I came to this article is because I knew people were going to interpret this as 'OMG teh PSP is more powerful' when the only reason they look similar is because of the fact that the same graphics engine is being used. I post a serious post which doesn't praise nor bash the PSP or Wii, and I get shit from it from fanboys like you?
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3-23-2007 @ 7:47PM
Fatass of Kickassness said...
@Jay
I'm here because I happen to own a PSP, too. Unlike you pathetic fanboys, I am not stricken with a case of 'Company Loyalty'. Like I said in my last post, whats the use of posting a logical post when morons are gonna either ignore it or misinterpret it as 'desperation' anyway?
God, I fear for the future of humanity.
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3-23-2007 @ 8:16PM
Nick said...
Yeah...the Wii graphics do look a bit better than the PSP's. It would be a sad situation if they didn't though. Still the main thing to keep in mind is that the engine is optimized for the PSP, not the Wii. All the same, it's pretty cool that the PSP's graphics are doing well enough to hold up so strongly with a "current-gen" console (albeit the runt of the bunch).
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3-23-2007 @ 8:40PM
Jay said...
Fatass,
Yeah right, because my post was just dripping with Sony fanboyism, wasn't it......
You've just told us exactly what we need to know about you. Well done.
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3-23-2007 @ 9:31PM
Fatass of Kickassness said...
And whats that supposed to mean, Jay?
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3-24-2007 @ 5:11AM
Andir3.0 said...
@Jay: Lol, my 1.3L R2 Rotary can beat the stink off most V6 engines and some V8 ... Engine configuration/displacement is like GHz in the computer world anymore. (well, actually, it's more like bit rate..or something like that, whatever, you get the point I hope.)
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3-24-2007 @ 11:17AM
kevin said...
man i just wrote an essay ad its gone lol
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3-24-2007 @ 11:20AM
kevin said...
GUYS the psp is what 2-3 years old, we are comparing it to a new generation console. Lets be serious now its like comparing a play station one to a game boy advance or ds lite w.e the point is if sumthing thats portable and 2-3 years old can be COMPARED to a new gen SYSTEM theirs a fact that the PORTABLE is good maybe not as good but good. I would say the psp stands out but Wii has smooth graphics as seen as the floor. the characters for the Wii looks like paper mario but the psp characters look like 3D action figures. AM I RIGHT? im sure i am and just because u have a wii and not a psp facts are facts.
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3-24-2007 @ 4:12PM
TwoLOUD said...
The Wiis more smooth but doesn't really look all better overall..I still say thats pretty damn good for a 2 year old PSP. Imagine if we were comparing PSP and DS graphics..HA! btw..thanks for the laughs over there at wii fanboy..some dumb and idiotic people over there. Geeze..some people just need to learn to live outside the box.
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3-25-2007 @ 1:39AM
theburn16 said...
#15: your argument is not a very good one, maybe if talkin about ps3 or 360 graphics you can say that it's because they're not comfortable working with the hardware. but the fact of the matter is that the Wii uses the exact same hardware...only slightly more powerful than the Gamecube, so your argument makes absolutely no sense....they've been working with this hardware for 6 years
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3-25-2007 @ 1:00PM
Matt said...
@2, not to mention that the PS2 was the weakest system last generation. PS2 graphics were far from better than the cube or xbox
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3-25-2007 @ 10:10PM
Fanboyism said...
You do know that Graphics Engines all have different property's right?
Some Graphic Engines can be tweaked too meet specific framerates.
In this case, the Original engine was tweaked lower so it can have a smoother framerate so its playable on the PSP.
You gotta be a stupid idiot to think that the PSP is more powerful then the Wii.
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3-25-2007 @ 10:11PM
Fanboyism said...
Also, don't forget that its up to the GAME DEVELOPER who controls the graphics, and what Graphics Engine they wanna use to match up with the ART.
Fanboys are really stupid.
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