| endimion said: nah it will be smaller and smaller because we'll get closer and closer to photo realism.... of course technically you could do better quality at 5 million fps or else but it will be close to useless because you won't see the difference with your bare eyes.... the limitation won't be the technology but the human body.... |
Good point.
I would add that with graphics reaching realism (even though I think we are still about three generations from that point) the focus will start shifting towards physics and AI, so in a way yes, the graphics will start to normalize, but physics especially will start putting the strain on "realism".
As with Gran Turismo, getting the graphics to look real is just one part of the story. Getting the game world to behave and interact realistically is something else.
Finally, graphics won't just die at 1080p. Even before the HD revolution/evolution computer monitors were able to push beyond 1920x1080. Even now there are specification drafts for the next HD resolution formats. So, I'm willing to wager that in five years' time console graphics, resolution and physics will still stagnate at near its current levels while PCs will have made significant strides in all the aforementioned fields.
