Poll: Who really wants a new console?
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Let's see. Recently upgraded PC + shitload of games on Steam, recently purchased 3DS...for now I'm good.
It's not like developers are suddenly going to write much better stories and characters anyway. And launch titles are either sequels to triple A franchises (more of the same just shinier) or mediocre crap everyone will have forgotten after a year or two.
Oh and lots and lots of shooters, obviously.
Graphical innovation, while good and all, is the standard kind of innovation. It is a given. Shit will look better in 6 years...FACT. But so what? What will it matter if you'll likely be playing another unimaginitive power fantasy?
It's not like developers are suddenly going to write much better stories and characters anyway. And launch titles are either sequels to triple A franchises (more of the same just shinier) or mediocre crap everyone will have forgotten after a year or two.
Oh and lots and lots of shooters, obviously.
Graphical innovation, while good and all, is the standard kind of innovation. It is a given. Shit will look better in 6 years...FACT. But so what? What will it matter if you'll likely be playing another unimaginitive power fantasy?
You're not the only one, sadly.Chairman Miaow said:
It's baffling how many think it's worth paying hundreds of dollars for some visual effects, less loading times, longer development cycles, less innovation, etc.
If they're willing to push the AI and physics as much as graphics, it would be nice, but the budgets would skyrocket, so it's not likely to happen.
A new generation of consoles means higher resolution, more RAM and less games/more expensive games for not much more fun or wow factor.
It's more than half a decade old tech, we've reached the limit of what we can do with this hardware and we need to move on to the next... However, it maybe a good thing to wait just a bit for some real innovation to come along in a form that isn't concentrating graphical enhancement... Which is the only reason I can think to delay a console release... but the entire thing is holding good developers back from bringing out the full potential of PC gaming... which is the worst part...
I would love to see a new console for whoever come out! Granted I wouldn't buy it until maybe 2 years after release so that I can finish up games with my Xbox 360 and also so I would be able to pick out the best games from those 2 years. I think developers also want it too so that they can start making biggers and better games too! Its a win/win for everyone!
The graphics in this gaming generation have impressed me (at first). NOTHING else about this generation has been very impressive. If all the gaming industry can do is tickling my eyes happy, then yes, I want a new console now because these current ones are starting to show their age and their ugly.
Before anyone says: OMG how much better do you think games can look? I would like them to look as good as all the scripted cinemas the game industry is now infamous for in their fake BS demos. That would be a good start. i am not going to complain about the monotonous themes or motion control BS of this generation - I've pretty much just succumbed to the idea that this is now what gaming is - but If games are going to be boring in every other aspect, at least make them that pretty.
Before anyone says: OMG how much better do you think games can look? I would like them to look as good as all the scripted cinemas the game industry is now infamous for in their fake BS demos. That would be a good start. i am not going to complain about the monotonous themes or motion control BS of this generation - I've pretty much just succumbed to the idea that this is now what gaming is - but If games are going to be boring in every other aspect, at least make them that pretty.
Finances. I'f prefer if there was not a new console generation until I'm finished uni. That being said, I can always do what I did when the 360 launched (PS3 came out like 18 months after the 360 in Australia).TheKasp said:
Play PC games and old games that I never got around to until the console is like $400.00 rather than $700.00
I'm up for getting the Wii U, but beyond that... not really.
I have a PS3, and there still seems to be plenty of life left in the old girl, so unless the PS4 makes the tea and dispenses Krispie-Kreme doughnuts free of charge, I can't really see myself going for an upgrade any time soon...
I have a PS3, and there still seems to be plenty of life left in the old girl, so unless the PS4 makes the tea and dispenses Krispie-Kreme doughnuts free of charge, I can't really see myself going for an upgrade any time soon...
These new consoles won't be around until 2013 at the very least. By the time they're actually released, I'll be ready for one.
Sony has a ten-year lifespan for their consoles (as in, console support). That seems reasonable to me, especially when the successor is released in the older console's twilight years. The new one gets geared up while the old one gets phased out. It's a good transition method, I think.
Sony has a ten-year lifespan for their consoles (as in, console support). That seems reasonable to me, especially when the successor is released in the older console's twilight years. The new one gets geared up while the old one gets phased out. It's a good transition method, I think.
Being a PC gamer, I want a new generation, purely so that PC games will stop being limited on graphical quality by awful ports.
Also, I want whatever Sony rolls out next anyway. I missed out with the PS3, so if PS4 comes out, PS3 will be super cheap and I can get the 15 or so games that were PS3 exclusive and play them!
Also, I want whatever Sony rolls out next anyway. I missed out with the PS3, so if PS4 comes out, PS3 will be super cheap and I can get the 15 or so games that were PS3 exclusive and play them!
"I feel like so much more could be done with the current technology."
Like what, exactly? Devs have had to cut corners for ages now: appalling FOV (like a fucking letterbox), no (or poorly implemented) anti-aliasing, an extremely selective use of good textures, etc.
Like what, exactly? Devs have had to cut corners for ages now: appalling FOV (like a fucking letterbox), no (or poorly implemented) anti-aliasing, an extremely selective use of good textures, etc.
While there is nothing wrong with the current gen of consoles, but we will reach a point, or have reached a point, where you can't make a game all it can be. Outdated and old technology will hold back the ever improving quality of games. Graphics and other trivial things, sure, but we need to improve where we can. The current gen has been around for a while. I'm not going to dig through Wikipedia to find out exact dates. I do think we're in need of an update. Maybe not in the immediate future, but soon.
Even though there will be a new Xbox I'm still going to hold on to my 360, there's no point in throwing away a perfectly good console.
Even though there will be a new Xbox I'm still going to hold on to my 360, there's no point in throwing away a perfectly good console.