Goatseye said:
Slimebeast said:
Yeah, it would be better if they launched the next gen, 9th gen, a couple of years earlier instead of artificially extending this gen with these upgrades. Because I feel the upgraded machines are kind of a half-measure since the extra computing power won't be utilized very well as the games must run well on the base level console. For example, VR really needs the extra power of Neo and Jaguar (or Tiger? what animal was it?) to run well, but they can't split the userbase so they must develop the games to run with 60fps or 90 fps on the base level consoles too. So there's gonna be wasted potential. And stability like you guys said. Think about the stress some people will feel when the new consoles come out and split the audience.
Full blown leaps, that's what gamers want.
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How will that split happen if the same games can be played in those two tiered systems? Like B/C games on Xbox 1 and X360; or PC games.
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Psychologically, mostly among school kids. Some have the old and some have the new superior version.
The difference won't be very big in reality, but among many gamers it will be a big deal. And then there's all the critics and naysayers (kind of like me) who will cry the "split the audience" argument, blow it out of proportion and this will increase the feeling among console fans that the player base is split.
It's not a huge thing, but like you see in this very thread many people are sour about these plans and feel betrayed.
