| curl-6 said: Yeah, I remember that one,about the PS2 being ten times the power of the Dreamcast. No PS2 game ever went on to look 10 times better than the likes of Soul Calibur or Shenmue 1 & 2. |
That's not how graphics work. To have graphics 10x more impressive, you probably need hardware 500x more powerful.
As graphics are reaching closer and closer to realism, the differences between generations will shrink and the demands for hardware to improve will grow more, not less because each additional effect that makes graphics look more realistic costs more GPU power, not less. It won't ever be the same as going from 2D mario to 3D super mario. Not sure what people are expecting exactly. Their expectations are completely out of touch with reality regarding PS4/720 vs. PS3/360.
To go from this:
To this:
Requires 83x more GPU power.
Most console gamers might say the 2nd image looks what 3x better, maybe?
Reality: the 2nd image is 571x more complex (4 million triangles vs. 7000 triangles).
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/07/31/new_dawn_dx11_demo_compared_to_old#.URNJn6VZUeo
I think most gamers just don't understand how graphics works at all. They think going from PS3 to PS4 should be like going from PS2 to PS3. That's illogical.
