Technology advances at an ever increasing pace, why wouldnt there be a system with better graphics than the PS3 if we already have the technology that surpasses it(PC)? With SLI cards you can have several gigs of video memory, and RAM is quite cheap nowadays as well so you can have 4 gigs of ram easy. Dual core CPUs are also quite powerful, plus I was reading about advancements in the field of parallel processing(if Dual core is powerful, imagine 20+ core cpus) By the time next generation starts current consoles will have several price cuts and still be profitable so developers will be able to put in even more powerful technology at the price of current consoles.

Liquid has already hit "4-d" on the ps3, if the ps3 doesnt produce these maximum "4-d" graphcis, then there is the possibility another console around 2015 can exceed the ps3. But again people dont understand that games like uncharted only mannage to use as much as 30% of the power in the spu's(stated at e3 with gamespot). So pc gamers will say that direct x 10 is the "only way to produce 4-d graphcis" But its thier opinion. In terms of the 360, xbox fans claim to say that halo 3 will look better than gears of war, when epic stated they have brought out the maximum out of the 360, gamers dont realize it. Crisis is the only "4-d" game Ive seen so far, but ps3 has achieved like I said before "4-d" liquid giving it the possibility to produce intense 4-d graphcis.

Soriku you are kind of naive. Look at it this way, just how good can graphics get? Well the answer is pretty simple: as good as your eyesight is. Photo realistic graphics are gonna be the boundry that nothing can surpass.

Of course it might take a while until we achieve this kind of technology that would enable us to play a game utilizing such graphics but let's remeber just how fast progress is being made in that department.

 Dude, stop using the 4-d term. Do you even know what the fourth dimension is according to physics?

What the hell kind of topic is this?

Yeah, some console in 2011 or whenever will look better than PS3...that's how technology works.

I suppose once we hit photorealism though, then gaming technology will be improved more on intelligence and computing power for more objects, physics, and such.

This entire thread is ridiculous. Of course graphics will improve next generation. We'll probably see 4 or 8 core chips running at 4+ ghz, 1GB or more of RAM, native 1080p for every game, and video cards capable of running 1080p textures at 60fps. We'll also see some sort of storage format come to popularity that will hold all of this data.

Anyone who believes in "future-proofing" technology is either completely naive or hasn't been around the industry long enough to realize how much of a joke it is.

An example is your pic, that is 4-d true physical apearence. At least thats what sony calls it.

LoL, of course there will be a system with better graphics. Don't you realize? There's very few people with fresh ideas in this industry, and those are the ones who need graphics the most... Else, everybody would notice their game is the same as always, and wouldn't be as likely to buy it. Just as the song says:

"Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give 'em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather 'em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?

What if your hinges all are rusting?
What if, in fact, you're just disgusting?

Razzle dazzle 'em
And they'll never catch wise!"

 Gran turismo 5 looks more realistic than a real car have you seen the comparison? Photo realistic graphics can be surpassed gran turismo 5 did it.