When did graphics start having diminishing returns for you?

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shikamaru317 said:

Definitely didn't notice it until this gen. The fact that the gap between 7th gen and 8th gen was one of the largest ever (8 years), and yet still the graphics improvement wasn't huge, definitely shows the existence of diminishing returns. It didn't help that both MS and Sony cheaped out and decided to build practically off the shelf consoles to save money this gen, instead of the more expensive, more powerful, custom designs of the past. 

Compare the launch Xbox 360 games against a launch Xbox One game, the difference is dramatic.

If you go and compare a late Xbox 360 game against an early Xbox One game the difference is pretty neglible...
But that held true when you compared a late Original Xbox game against an early Xbox 360 game, the difference was neglible.

Although thanks to the PS4 Pro/Neo/4k and Scorpio, we are probably never going to see how clever developers get with the current hardware.