The 3DS technical specs are revealed, and it's a big disappointment.

http://kotaku.com/5644430/report-nintendo-3ds-hardware-specs-revealed

And those idiots at IGN originally reported that it was going to be close in power to an Xbox 360 or Ps3. Ha! This is a letdown. What happed to all the talk of the Tegra 2 chip? Once again, Nintendo doesn't want to invest to make their system a bit more future proof.They've become the company that likes to build things cheap. I hope Metal Gear and Residetn Evil will be good enough to sway me toward purchasing one, because I'm rather underwhelmed at the moment.

Anyone actually believed that?

i am not surprised.

Cant say I care, or undertsand what the specs are. All I know is Ive seen the screenshots. Im impressed.

Oh well. The original DS didn't need the best graphics to have the best library.

Cant say I care, or undertsand what the specs are. All I know is Ive seen the screenshots. Im impressed.

Shirokishi_

Those idiots at IGN?.. They originally reported that because thats what developers said when they first got their hands on it >_>

And the games look awesome.. Theres obviously something going on that we dont quite know. These aren't official specs, It seems a little better than gamecube tech wise and games will look even better than that because of the screen size.. And its a handheld how good do we need graphics anyways? If I can play something that looks as good as re5 or even better on a handheld thats good enough for me...

3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

Did you actually think it would be as powerful as the 360 and PS3? Well the specs are pretty impressive for a handheld system and MGS and Resident Evil look pretty good.

3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

LegatoSkyheart

you should listen to this man TC. plus i highly doubt you even know what those numbers mean. we also already have a thread on this.

I don't understand why. The 3D works well (from what I hear), the games look like a blast, and this means it'll be cheaper (which was a pretty big worry when it was first announced). If anything, we should be releaved. I, personaly, can't wait until I get a chance to pick on up :)

I honestly don't think many people are THAT disappointed by this.

Not sure why everyone expected this to be godlike. It is a handheld title, stop expecting good console graphics, one step at a time people.

It's not really surprising that Nintendo would stick with the strategy that has given them success beyond their wildest dreams over the last 6 years.

"Of course, we are applying advances in technology. But when you use those advances just to boost the processing power, the trade-off is that you increase power consumption, make the machine more expensive and make developing games more expensive. When I look at the balance of that trade-off -- what you gain and what you lose -- I don't think it's good. Nintendo is applying the benefits of advanced technology, but we're using it to make our machines more power-efficient, quieter and faster to start. And we're making a brand-new user interface. I think that way of thinking is the biggest difference." - Iwata

Despite the success of the Wii, I have doubts that their hardware philosophy will work for home consoles in the long-term. But it makes a lot of sense for handhelds, anyway.

i'll sell you my old windows 98 pc if you want it, it has more power and is cheaper :P

Personally, I dont trust IGN at all, they are probably trying to get Nintendo to announce when the 3Ds will be released/ its actual specs before Sept the 29th. 2 annonomous people that know the system well? lol those were probably just 2 people who got to mess with the 3Ds at the E3 this year.

Also, who cares about the specs, they are better than the DS's and the psp's so, why worry? This is a Handheld system, not a home gaming system.

Let the games do the talk

3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

LegatoSkyheart

You showed me a trailer....Prerendered. Show me gameplay then we will talk. I dont doubt the 3ds will be awesome, I'm just saying dont show that to back up your point.

Not sure why everyone expected this to be godlike. It is a handheld title, stop expecting good console graphics, one step at a time people.

The_Gaming_Baby

I completely agree -points at my post-

Anyone actually believed that?

Lto_thaG

▲ Yes, yes they did. Some people are rather delusional. ▲

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3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

SRTtoZ

You showed me a trailer....Prerendered. Show me gameplay then we will talk. I dont doubt the 3ds will be awesome, I'm just saying dont show that to back up your point.

that was a realtime trailer. Capcom already siad its using MTframework Lite.

Given the screen size, the size of the device, and need to keep the temperature down, the specifications are just fine.

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3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

SRTtoZ

You showed me a trailer....Prerendered. Show me gameplay then we will talk. I dont doubt the 3ds will be awesome, I'm just saying dont show that to back up your point.

between the power of a gamecube and Wii? i don't see that as a disapointmentdarkspineslayer

My thoughts exactly.

I told myself the moment it was announced that all I wanted from a graphical standpoint was atleast something on par with the Dreamcast -- and to see it actually being compared to the original Xbox and even the Wii means it has totally surpassed my expectations for it.

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]between the power of a gamecube and Wii? i don't see that as a disapointmentTecmoGirl

My thoughts exactly.

I told myself the moment it was announced that all I wanted from a graphical standpoint was atleast something on par with the Dreamcast -- and to see it actually being compared to the original Xbox and even the Wii means it has totally surpassed my expectations for it.

Exactly, just look at Dead or Alive: Dimensions

If I can convince my parents, this will be a day one buy :D

▲ I remember when people would claim ownage or whatever because the 3DS was gonna have the best graphics and all....And for a while it will. But who buys a Nintendo system for graphical supiriority anymore? ▲

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3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

SRTtoZ

You showed me a trailer....Prerendered. Show me gameplay then we will talk. I dont doubt the 3ds will be awesome, I'm just saying dont show that to back up your point.

I showed you a trailer.

Running In Game.

Considering the Nvidia Tegra 2 was 4x more powerful than the Tegra 1, and the Tegra 3 and 4 are both coming soon, I would like to say that the 3DS will look dated very fast.

Considering the Nvidia Tegra 2 was 4x more powerful than the Tegra 1, and the Tegra 3 and 4 are both coming soon, I would like to say that the 3DS will look dated very fast.

NVIDIATI

I couldn't care less what its power is like. Its getting some great games... many better than all of the consoles this generation. Though, my only major disappointment is there isn't a TV-out port, like the one of the PSP-2000+ allowing users to hook it up to a television. Sure, 3D won't work, but it would be nice to hook it up to a TV and get some near-HD Ocarina of Time. Some games just work better on a larger display... the size of the handheld (for some, like myself) just limits the experience.

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3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

LegatoSkyheart

You showed me a trailer....Prerendered. Show me gameplay then we will talk. I dont doubt the 3ds will be awesome, I'm just saying dont show that to back up your point.

I showed you a trailer.

Running In Game.

Looks like awfully powerful specs for a handheld to me. Whats the disappointment about?djsifer01

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Considering the Nvidia Tegra 2 was 4x more powerful than the Tegra 1, and the Tegra 3 and 4 are both coming soon, I would like to say that the 3DS will look dated very fast.

JuarN18

Its better than PSP specs and there wasn't any game on any smart phone that can match the best PSP games graphics so guess this one will be great.

Exactly what I was expecting, if you thought you would see something else you were mistaken.

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3DS's technical Specs are...a Big Disappointment?

SRTtoZ

You showed me a trailer....Prerendered. Show me gameplay then we will talk. I dont doubt the 3ds will be awesome, I'm just saying dont show that to back up your point.

*stolen from neogaf

"MT Framework Mobile on 3DS

- Resident Evil Revelations
Revelations started for 3DS,it's not a project that was on another hardware and then moved to 3DS.
Takuechi says that at first people couldn't believe the results they were getting.
The game utilizes all the common rendering techniques on 360/PS3 like HDR rendering, surface shaders and normal maps, there are a lot more details in there and picture comparisons. Depth of field, gamma correction etc all are used.
In 3D mode it's 30fps (for each eye)

Left without HDR, right with HDR


Left without color correction, right with it.


Motion Blur, apparently it's not compatible with 3D and is only used in 2D mode.

Left without motion blur, right with it.


Depth of Field


Normal maps


Surface shaders, self shadowing


Anti-Aliasing, it seems that there is up to 2xAA in 2D mode and it's off in 3D mode.

they say that although polygon count and resolution is lower than RE5 but Revelations has similar expression, or something around this."

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Considering the Nvidia Tegra 2 was 4x more powerful than the Tegra 1, and the Tegra 3 and 4 are both coming soon, I would like to say that the 3DS will look dated very fast.

NVIDIATI

But do you want to pay for a $500 hand-held game system?

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[QUOTE="JuarN18"] just like the DS isn't?FireEmblem_Man

But do you want to pay for a $500 hand-held game system?

I'm not really disappointed because we actually have visual proof for what those numbers mean and the games look great. More importantly the 3DS is continuing in the legacy of the DS' great library so I'm happy.

It would be a dissapointment if it had 360/ps3 specs, as that would be Nintendo was trying to commit suicide by tossing out a handheld that'd realisticly need to be around 500 dollars.