Will we get much better graphics anymore in the near future?

[SvennoJ]

JetSetter said:

Darwinianevolution said:
Another question would be "Will improving the graphics of games more and more be finantially sound in the future?".

This is basically something I've thought about for a long time. The cost of making games look better and better has to get more expensive as time moves on right? So what happens when your audience doesn't grow as fast to offset the cost (or worst case shrinks)? 

Which is what happened to the movie industry, yet that's still advancing yearly with better CGI.
The tools advance every year too making it easier to make more complex things. As long as games target the average hardware they'll be fine. However designing a game for top end pc hardware of tomorrow (when the game releases) is not cost effective.