"We could make games look an order of magnitude more impressive than titles like L.A. Noire or its ilk - but it would cost a vast amount of money. and I suspect that we've hit diminishing returns on that kind of expenditure already."
So how can games like The Witcher 2 make money, selling for 20 dollars less and coming with lots of extras in the box? Plus it has to be designed to run on a vast range of hardware instead of just 1 or 2 systems.
"However, the upgrade cycle appears to have slowed considerably - with games that actually demand cutting-edge systems being few and far between, and core gamers far more likely to continue happily playing on two, three or even four year old PCs than they were in the past."
Well ofcourse you don't want to upgrade your graphics card just for 1 game, just as most people don't buy a console just for 1 game. I wouldn't say I'm happy the witcher 2 runs at 20-30 fps, but I'm not going to spend another 200 dollars for a graphics card and new power supply for 1 game.
I'll happily buy another 500-600 dollar console though, knowing it will have a steady supply of games that really use that hardware for 5 years.
