F0X said:
TheJimbo1234 said:
EricFabian said:
TheJimbo1234 said:
Oh here we go, everything has to have two meanings when you mention something in a Nintendo thread. But to answer you question (which is not what I was implying, merely an annoyance as gamers misuse that term) I would go with what many large dev studios have said along with my own hardware knowledge which is no, merely due to the lack of new features it offers in power eg. dx11.1 30fps at 1080p with ~3-4 terraflops of power. And yes, this also means I would say the Wii was not current gen either, but heck, that sold well due to the cash cow casual gaming and motion controls Nintendo landed on.
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so which determine a next gen is only power? -
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Not just power, but gpu design eg. dx 9, dx 11 etc. All that combined would tell you were the consoles sit at in terms of correct technological generations.
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Are you saying that Microsoft decides what is considered "next-gen"?
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*facepalm*
Where do I even begin with a comment like that? You do know that dx has to be supported by hardware and was chosen over opengl because it was better to work with, not "because of Microsoft". Also I love how you ignore every other aspect, from media formats, cpu power, the algorithms nvidia, AMD, and game companies produce which make the dx/opengl possible etc.
MDMAlliance said:
TheJimbo1234 said:
Kyuu said:
The word Generation describes an era, not technology.
"and to be honest I think we’ve reached a point where we don’t need so much more hardware power – we need better games"
He's making a very good point. I don't think I'll ever see my X360 or PS3 as awfully weak consoles. But still, a more powerful system will expand the range of what developers can do. |
Wrong - that is only (for some reason) consoles. Take tanks, jets, guns, cars etc. A generation is only met when certain requirments which surpass the previous ones are met, NOT the construction date.
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I think you're just coming up with a definition yourself. People only started THINKING this, as it is EXPECTED. However, it isn't what DEFINES it. Generation is, and always will be, about time/order.
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So you just ignored the bit about every other piece of techonology following athe same style as each other bar consoles? Smooth.
And no, I think the people who work out what makes a fighter jet next gen or a nuclear reactor 5th gen or 4th gen know a bit more about it then - well I have a hunch that will be the case.
