Does more power really mean a better game?

[Hynad]

Goodnightmoon said:

sergiodaly said:

@bold highly dependable on opinion and taste so... you're not right, there is no point. i just comment because he used the "/thread" like that was a universal truth and he and you are using arguments based on taste and opinions and the OP asked about hardware power that is a measurable quantification and we should stay on that ground don't you think?

also, do you disagree that LoZ BotW developers could make a better game given a chance to develop it to a more powerful machine? don't you think they have the talent for it?

I don't entirely disagree only because with better hardware it could run at 60fps, but the reason why they made a great game was talent, not power, when a console with 1/5 of the power can have the best game that shows you how little determinant the power is.

Food for thought: Would the physics based gameplay of Breath of the Wild be possible if not for the power [although quite modest by today's standards] of the Wii U? Would the game have been possible on the Wii? Most likely not. Now, imagine how much they could have pushed that aspect further if they had even more power. 

Hardware power may not be the be-all end-all of gaming, but the less limited creators are by the hardware, the more they can let loose their imagination and bring exactly what they have in mind.