Natal to X360 is what Wii to Gamecube

[steven787]

lapsed_gamer said:

steven787 said:

lapsed_gamer said:

I am a Wii owner and I am scratching my head at this thread.

Keep the 360 alive as Microsoft's secondary console until 2015, sure.
Satisfy all 360 gamers for six more years while some pretty substantial gains in hardware are made, no.

I do not agree.  I for one would love to still get first run content on my 7-10 year old consoles... I don't want to buy another $300-400 console, I would rather buy 6-8 good games.

Additionally, the graphical and technological leap just won't be there in another 18 months.  Programmers aren't maxing out the potential of any these three consoles yet (in means of input or output).

Bolded I don't understand. If you mean when it is released, then you are probably right, but we are talking years beyond that.

As for the italics: you are probably right, but in a few (2-3) years that might not be the case.

For the bold, I am using the time frame of 5 years.  If not 2015, when? 2009 would be 4 years (like the original Xbox).

As for the italics, yes. 

I would really like them to hit that graphical threshold in 2-3 years and then focus on being creative.  I would really like to see something replace QTE.  I would really like to see some originally themed shoots, with bold level design and innovative playmodes.

In 2-3 years the tools/SDKs will be better, so we may see some really innovative stuff come from smaller studios...

If a new console is released in 2012, then we start all over again with pumping out prettier browns and greys.