There are some games on the HD consoles that do stuff no earlier console could've done, and then there are some which are just the same old gameplay in HD. I'm kinda annoyed by how the latter group is still easily larger, but the former has gotten big enough for the HD consoles to be worth owning.
Not that there's anything wrong with making games that could've technically been developed on less powerful consoles, although I wish developers would stop hyping their next-gen this and that if they're only going to increase the amount of pixels on the screen.
I'm sure we all remember how some guy from Epic made a strong statement about never developing on the Wii because it's a step back in hardware... yet their biggest game this gen has been Gears of War. It's a fine game, but strip away the HD graphics, and all the gameplay elements would've worked just as well on the original Xbox. There was never more 20 guys on the screen at a time (rarely even 10), destructable terrain was pretty basic, and the levels short and crowded.
The things people remember from the game are the brilliant cover system (not exactly a horsepower hog), and possibly the saw, but unlike most people excited over HD, I've using one on people since Doom. The sequel is looking interesting, but I simply don't see the original Gears as "next gen" in anyway.
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