Will there be a system next-gen that could TOP PS3's graphics?

[thetonestarr]

OriGin said:

thetonestarr said:

Paperbag said:

This is an awful thread.

The next-gen platforms from Sony and MS will go way beyond what the PS3/360 can do visually. Way beyond. Please tell me you don't think things look so good now that there's nowhere to go... The designs for the next consoles are already well underway in terms of planning and what not. They won't be going backwards or standing still in terms of tech. Well, atleast not Sony or Microsoft.

It'll be a miracle if the next Nintendo system even reaches PS3 level graphics. God knows that Nintendo will not even try to keep up with the tech curve. I wouldn't be surprised to see their next console be only slightly more powerful that what the Wii is now. When it should atleast be about 1.5x the power of the PS3. Cost wise, they should be able to make system slightly more powerful than PS3, at $250 retail, and still make a profit in 3-4 years when it comes time for a new machine.

With all the money Nintendo has made and will make this gen, they sure as hell better step it up for the next machine in terms of tech.

You have seriously no clue. It's been everything but officially announced that the next system will pwn with the graphics. Where have you been hiding, Mr. Anti-Ninty?

Do you seriously think Nintendo will go back down the GFX = PWNAGE!!!!11 path next gen? I think you might have no clue my friend, it will be powerful graphically but nobody can claim that they no what will happen yet, this IS Nintendo we are talking about here at least.

 No, they won't go down that path.

 The path they'll go down is the path of, "Well, we have to improve our system. So, we're going to take the strategy that obviously worked with the Wii, do a little tweaking to perfect it... oh wait, that barely changes anything! Okay, well, it's gotta look better."

It's basically obvious that they'll make a powerful system. Seriously. They're not going to change their strategy with the controls any (save for some fine-tuning based on their studies on the Wii that are going on as we speak). They'll probably include more storage space (maybe even a hard drive?), maybe a better sensor-bar concept (dual IR emitter/sensor?), and be left with nothing else to improve except graphics.

 Of course they'll still keep it cheap - $200-$250 at release - but in 2011/2012, graphics that are 1.3-1.5x the power of PS3 should be easy to meet and keep the console less than $250. We ARE talking five years down the road, after all.