Yes they have a ulterior motive in that they want the hardware to be as cutting edge as possible, because they are the high end engine maker, and if the ground is middling that will allow other engine makers to catch up to them. That said it isn't necessarily contrary to the best interest of gamers. Engines do more then just make games shiny, If the hardware sees a significant improvement then all game aspects will improve like collision detection, load times, artificial intelligence, and game hosting.
A small jump would only have a small potential for game innovation. While a big jump would have big potential. The latter would allow game developers to be more bold about what they are trying to do. Which will make the world of gaming more exciting. It would almost be tragic if the next generation weren't a proverbial quantum leap over the current generation.
Damn it I want to be able to host twelve man parties in a game like Skyrim, and I want to stream a playlist in the background to all my friends. Hell how fun would it be to just be able to drop in and out of games on the fly. Am I the only one who really wishes for this feature, because it would stop online handicapping in competitive play. I want the experience to seem fresh and exciting as compared to just a little better.
If in the end it is all of just a little better, and basically the same old. Then I probably won't be there on day one. I will probably just wait a couple years to pay what the hardware is genuinely worth. As far as I am concerned just a little better means I should just pay a little bit more. I have to agree with him there isn't any point in buying new hardware if it is already over five years outdated. I expect hardware to become severely outdated, but I shouldn't expect it to start out that way.
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