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MortienGerrux on 28 March 2016
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KBG29 said:
MortienGerrux said:

Next-gen is a stupid marketing term. Nothing is next-gen, those things are called "unreleased products".

I still can't belive how people and even news sites are still naming Xbox One/PS4 "next-gen". Those consoles have 4 year old hardware at this time. The 7870 in the PS4 was released on March 4 in 2012.

It would be best if there was a new generation of consoles every 4 years. And no games made for "last-gen" once the new consoles are released.

Now developers are seriously holded back by consoles, especially Xbox One. That's why games like Hellblade won't come out for it.

If you remember correctly, the Original Xbox was released in November 2001 and the Xbox 360 was released in November 2005.

Now that's a good releasing schedule to keep gaming evolving.

Next gen, quantum leap, whatever you want to call it, that is what consoles have always been about. They release over long periods of time waiting until tech eveloves to the point where the next console delivers something the last could not. The time and power diference required to make that leap is taking longer and longer. 

Yes, I agree that new consoles should release every 4 years, but not every 4 years should equte to a completely new platform. By releasing new tech every 4 years, it allows developers to continue to push the envelope, and it introduces new tech to in house developers. This is good for PC gamers, its good for PlayStation devs, and it's great for consumers that are looking for a higher quality experience. Best of all, it makes sure day one purchasers get to continue to see support for their product for a good chunck of time, if they are that kind of consumer.

By releasing these iteritive steps within a platform, they will be able to keep games up to date with display tech, wireless tech, and the latest non gaming software needs. This will help the industry continue to grow, and lead to bigger jumps in terms of player experince when the industry and tech are ready to move to a new format of game development, including new rendering tech, new physics tech, new lighting tech, new control inputs, and much more.

If only a open platform existed that wasn't owned by a single corporatition. Where gamers could happily play together no matter what platform they chose. Desktop, laptop, "TvBox", or even mobile. Where games weren't hold hostage, but where everyone could enjoy them. Where developers weren't hold back by ancient technology. Where talented developers like Naughty Dog could spend most of their time making the game, rather then squishing the most out of old hardware. Where players would discuss about games and new technology instead of fighting which plastic box is the best.

Hmm I wonder what we should call that platform. I think PC is a good word for it. Personal console. Yeah doesn't sound too bad.

But seriously, it would be the best for gaming if they released a new PS4.5 and a new X1.5 and then slowly dropping support for these current versions. Look at games like GTA 5 and you can clearly see they were made for last-gen especially when looking at things like AI of NPC's.