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Slimebeast on 08 January 2012
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KBG29 said:
Slimebeast said:

I agree with Xarx, the important thing is we get a true generational leap in processing power on at least two consoles in next gen so that multiplatforms can achieve a full generational leap in graphics.

I would be disappointed if Xbox 720 and PS4 were less than 10 times more powerful than a X360. I want them both to be 16 times as powerful than a X360. If that comes true then it's not a big deal for me if either of them is 20-30% powerful as the other.

And yes, it's extremely important we get the X720 and PS4 to be 10-16 times more powerful than a X360 or else the Wii U will be the lowest common denominator for all nexgen multiplatforms. From what we know the Wii U is at best 3 times faster than a X360, and if multiplatform games from 2014 and beyond were designed with those specs in mind it would feel like we were stuck in current gen (analugous to how a powerful gaming PC with two Nvidia 580 GPUs runs BF3 in 2560x1600 res and 8 AA in +60 fps but it still looks like a current gen game because the basic structure of BF3 is designed around the X360).

If this does not become the case, then at least there are first party offerings. In some ways I would like it if one of the two companies made a much more powerful system while the other tried a more casual offering. Maybe if we have either a Gears 4, or Uncharted 4 that blows away 3rd party offerings people will start to ask why. If Sony or Microsoft are willing to step it up, it could be very good for them, and PC gamers for the next 6 - 8 years.

My fanboy side says that Sony has built up a massive first party development studio just to make this a reality. They can sell a $500 PS4 that blows the competition away, and they can max out the graphics, while 3rd parties try to make the same game across all three platforms. In my fanboy world;

WiiU - $299 launch 2GB RAM/No HDD/IBM Power 7 4 core/AMD midrange 
XB3  - $399 launch 4GB RAM/HDD/IBM Power 7  8core/AMD top end
PS4  - $499 launch 8GB RAM/SSD/IBM Power 8 24 Core/Nvidia top end 1 series newer than xb3

No matter what I will have all three regardless though.

I like your fanboy vision but for me it's essential that two of the three nexgen consoles are hardcore powerful and not casual because all my favorite franchises are multiplatform (Elder Scrolls, Creed, Fallout, Battelfield, Half Life, Dark Souls, Bioshock, Dragan Age, Red Dead and so on) and i really really want their next iterations to look next gen.