The inflection point for diminishing returns appears to be the PS3/360 generation

[SvennoJ]

I guess you haven't played Killzone SF on a 1080p projector. Plus MADDER audio adds a lot to immersion, the gun sound changes realistically as you move closer to a wall and through different environments.

And you're comparing late gen games to launch games.

Resistance fall of man:


Killzone SF



Diminishing returns, yeah right.