I think the biggest turnaround this entire generation is when Nintendo fans suddenly start caring about graphics and framerate...
Viper1; Graphics are a gimmick? What about surround sound or EAX support? Higher framerates for a smoother experience? Graphics evolve and its only natural, why should we sit on our behinds and stop developing? Believe it or not, there are actually games that have both good graphics and good gameplay, story etc.
Arguably, having a pissing contest with other consoles to show that you have slightly better visuals is somewhat of a gimmick but the thing is; most multiplatform games looked the best on 360 this generation and the ones crying the loudest about good visuals now are Wii U fans celebrating that they can finally purchase a console that beats the PS360. The whole "tech c3ll" has pretty much died down now.
Besides, Sony trying to use good visuals as a selling point this generation is certainly no worse than half-hearted waggle (mostly) as a selling point.







