Ruslan74
12th July 2006, 03:19 PM
Everybody now : Wii will rock you!
Firingsquad has an article (http://www.firingsquad.com/features/countdown_to_wii/) on the Wii and what it will do when its released.
What is known about the specs is that the processor is based on the IBM PowerPC design and that the graphics are being handled by a custom ATI chip code named “Hollywood” (ironically, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 processor and graphics chips are also being handled by IBM and ATI, respectively). Right now, there are no known speeds for the processor nor any known amount of memory for the graphics chip. It does have 512 MB of flash memory as well as a slot for SD storage cards. Two USB ports and support for up to four of the Wii’s unique wireless controller will be available. The disk format will be DVD based but the Wii will not apparently be able to play DVD movies on its own like the PS3 or Xbox 360 can (an optional add-on for DVD movies was announced but so far has not been seen) The Wii will have a built in WiFi card (something the Xbox 360 doesn’t have) for its Internet connection. It will also be backward compatible with Gamecube titles.
Perhaps the biggest tech difference for the Wii in comparing the system to the PS3 and Xbox 360 is the lack of native HDTV support. Nintendo execs have said that they feel that HDTV does not yet have enough of a foothold in the marketplace for the company to support HDTV systems. This sound suspiciously like Nintendo’s excuses for not trying to fully support online play for the original GameCube. Indeed, it’s been proven that sales of HDTVs are on the rise in the US and could surpass the sales of standard TVs in this country this year. Part of the reason for this rise? People want to play games on their Xbox 360 and the upcoming PS3 on their big screen TVs. This simple fact could keep at least a few hardcore gamers from picking up the Wii.
Firingsquad has an article (http://www.firingsquad.com/features/countdown_to_wii/) on the Wii and what it will do when its released.
What is known about the specs is that the processor is based on the IBM PowerPC design and that the graphics are being handled by a custom ATI chip code named “Hollywood” (ironically, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 processor and graphics chips are also being handled by IBM and ATI, respectively). Right now, there are no known speeds for the processor nor any known amount of memory for the graphics chip. It does have 512 MB of flash memory as well as a slot for SD storage cards. Two USB ports and support for up to four of the Wii’s unique wireless controller will be available. The disk format will be DVD based but the Wii will not apparently be able to play DVD movies on its own like the PS3 or Xbox 360 can (an optional add-on for DVD movies was announced but so far has not been seen) The Wii will have a built in WiFi card (something the Xbox 360 doesn’t have) for its Internet connection. It will also be backward compatible with Gamecube titles.
Perhaps the biggest tech difference for the Wii in comparing the system to the PS3 and Xbox 360 is the lack of native HDTV support. Nintendo execs have said that they feel that HDTV does not yet have enough of a foothold in the marketplace for the company to support HDTV systems. This sound suspiciously like Nintendo’s excuses for not trying to fully support online play for the original GameCube. Indeed, it’s been proven that sales of HDTVs are on the rise in the US and could surpass the sales of standard TVs in this country this year. Part of the reason for this rise? People want to play games on their Xbox 360 and the upcoming PS3 on their big screen TVs. This simple fact could keep at least a few hardcore gamers from picking up the Wii.