Why this gen will last 7+ years

[dougsdad0629]

Nickelbackro said:
I really thing Sony Can skip a gen, what improvements can be made?

Fast Multicore Processors: Check

Physical Memory: Needs improvement

Disc space: Blu-Ray and Upgradable HDD so Check

Graphics Card: Since it handles 720p great i say check cuz i don't thing people will trade up just to get a console that plays 1080p for all the games.

I think at current we are getting to a point of diminishing returns, lets say in the past doubling processor speeds made graphics 2x as good, but now with systems already in the HD realm i don't see how creating a 16 core processor with 8 gigs of RAM is going to help to improve graphics dramatically.

I mean think about it, how much more detail will be apparent to the human eye. Lots of people have trouble determining 30FPS to 60FPS. And a good deal of the population doesn't have eyesight good enough to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.

Plus you can only have as much graphic detail as the programmers put into a game. And Devs are already moaning about how much they have to put in. Plus who wants sequels to release 10 years after the original?

 

 Some excellent points in this post.  The horsepower in future consoles will be used more and more for physics and AI.  The graphics are getting to a point where people will have a hard time judging the improvement.  With the time and budgets required to make a decent piece of software (hence the reason for less exclusive 3rd party titles), developers are likely pressuring the hardware manufacturers to stay the course.  However, they probably won't listen.  That will mean more and more shovelware/sloppy games/unfinished games.