Reasons why next gen consoles don't have to be much more powerful

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sales2099 said:
This sounds like a compromise thread. MS and Sony next gen systems should be on par with gaming PCs. We must hit the graphics wall

If you mean on par with high-end gaming PCs, it's simply not feasible and is not going to happen.  Regarding hitting a graphics wall, again, not going to happen.  It just takes too much time/money to develop on that principle and until there is a faster/more efficient way of doing that we won't be playing games in real time that look like the CG found in movies.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:  The next gen will be about more than just "more powerful hardware":

Nintendo:  Tablet controller dynamic

Microsoft:  Multimedia entertainment hub

Sony:  ???