Wii helps PS3?

[Bodhesatva]

RolStoppable said:

Bodhesatva said:

I have an honest question that I ask whenever these "graphics matter" threads come up.

Do you honestly feel that the PS2 era actually saw a better group of games than, say, the SNES era? The NES era? The N64/PS1 era? Do you really feel you were actually having more fun last generation than you were, say, 10 years ago? 15? For my own sake, my answer is: absolutely not. In fact, if anything, I might say the opposite.

Yes, I can honestly say that I had more fun last generation than in the three generations I was playing before.

This is because the technological improvements allowed for new sub-genres in the last generation that weren't possible on weaker hardware (at least not in a form that would have been a great game). Also, I live in europe and we were getting more japanese RPG and the like than in the generation before. Developers improved their game design due to their experience from previous generations.

I am not saying that the games before the 6th generation aren't fun anymore or less fun.

The reason why I think the last generation was more fun than the previous ones is because their was more diversity in the game libraries than ever before, partly due to the graphical evolution.

The graphics of the PS3 and 360 aren't really significant enhancing the gameplay experience, since it was already possible to have 100+ characters on screen in the last generation.

The Wii instead offers new ways to control games and makes new sub-genres possible or improves existing ones, resulting in even more diversity in the game library. That's what next-gen should mean.

That's cool, Rol. I personally didn't have more fun, and I think you'll find a lot of people who agree with me. But if you prefer newer games, it can be for the reasons you stated: new sub-genres, not specifically because of garaphical improvements.