About the "eigth gen is only a prettier seventh gen" argument

[CladInShadows]

d21lewis said:

CladInShadows said:

Hynad said:

CladInShadows said:
Kind of a side note, but people are giving the PS360 generation a lot more credit than it actually deserves. It certainly didn't feel like as much of a generational leap as that from PSX to PS2. HD was being done on PCs for years at that point. So this sudden jump to HD didn't really mean much. And the jump to PS2 meant a jump from 240i (for the most part) to 480i/p anyways.

So, by your argument... Consoles barely ever made any kind of generational leaps since PC was always there much earlier than consoles... -__-

That was only one of my arguments.  Take it as you will.

My other one was that there was a clear increase in resolution from Gen 5 to Gen 6.  So why some people in this thread are making more of a deal in the increase from Gen 6 to 7 is baffling to me.

When I first saw the Xbox 360 dashboard with the ability to customize my soundtracks, jump into online games, chat, download DLC, send messages, etc. (I missed the original Xbox almost entirely), I felt like it was truly next gen.  Call of Duty 2 alone was quite amazing.  When I got my PS4/Xbox One, I was stunned to find that I actually LOST features that I'd relied on with my PS3/360.  So, yeah.

When I play, I'm not really concerned with soundtracks, messaging, etc. I'm focussed on how the game plays and looks.  I know a lot of people like these social features.  I'm just not one of them.  Online games and DLC, however, were possible on the previous generation.  But I do get what you're saying.