Square-Enix: "The Uncanny Valley will ALWAYS exist"

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happydolphin said:

In case you were wondering, I read the article, I just don't know exactly what to add.

I don't know if I agree with the uncanny valley point he's making however he is an expert. When you look at pre-rendered content like Avatar, in that movie the acting did not seem like a problem. He talks about adapting a new advancement in real-time graphics by upping the bar in other areas like AI and physics, but I don't see how that's an issue, since with each new plateau comes a new series of tweakage.

As much as I respect his expertise, I find his view a tad shortsighted. Others are breaking ground, so what exactly is the issue?

You and I have a very different perspective on how the acting affected the overal experience of Avatar. If that's an example of how extremely high quality in one area can compensate for low quality in another then it's far from being a universally accepted example.

Personally I think lots of things done to a high level of excellence can compensate for relatively low end graphics, and give us top notch games. But high end graphics can't compensate for anything that is done to a mediocre level to give us a top notch game.

I prefer the possibility of only modest improvement in graphics and major improvement in other aspects of game performance over vast improvement in graphics and only modest improvements in other aspects of performance.

Edit: And for me, I can happily wait another couple of years for PS4 to come out. ButI don't think the gaming industry can afford for PS4/720 to be too much longer in coming. I think 2013 HW and SW sales will show that the market is ready for new hardware from Sony and MS.