Maybe I reminiscence too much. Times have change. I can recall a time when a gaming console wasn't supposed to be powerful. Didn't have to be powerful. We were just amazed with what we had and what kind of magic they could pull off. The arcades were like being able to play games from the future. PCs were some sort of mythical gaming creature with abilities we console gamers didn't even dream of.
Now, we (myself included) are so picky. So hard to please. We want the highest performance possible and a billion capabilities at the lowest possible cost. Where did it all go so wrong? Yes, the leap isn't that great. Yes, we still want to be wowed. But then when did that ever become the focus?
I reflect on the past quite often. The NES. The SNES. Gameboy. Playstation. Wii. PS2. It was never about power or performance. It was about the fun that we had. Before this gen, the most powerful never won. It was innovation, creativity, and gameplay that won the day.
*shrugs*
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO GET OFF'A MY LAWN!!
