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Machiavellian on 05 April 2017
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V-r0cK said:
Machiavellian said:

Are you sure graphics did not play a role in a lot of the PS4 exclusives games people are looking forward to.  I am going to hege a bet that people do not get excited just because a game is exclusive.  Instead people get excited if a exclusive looks like the upcoming Spiderman or Horizon and its exclusive.

Graphics always plays a role because that's how it grabs your attention for first impression.  But Horizon, like many other amazing looking games, definite has a good first impression due to the graphics, but we all know that no matter good a game looks, if it plays like garbage then that's the final result.  Everybody knows gameplay is the #1 factor in an amazing game, it just doesn't hurt/or even more impressive if it looked good too.

Looking at 2017 PS4 exclusive, graphics wasn't the defining factor.
- Yakuza 0, the game just looks like a more polished version of its previous but anybody that plays the series loves it
- Gravity Rush 2, looks like a polished Vita version or the same as the PS4 remaster
- Kingdom Hearts 2.8, just looks more polished than previous KH games.
- Horizon, probably the only PS4 exclusive this year so far that shows really amazing graphics, but anybody that's played it talks more about how fun it is than its graphics.
- Nier Automata, a typical looking hack n slash by Platinum Games that only looks better than Bayonetta 2 due to power difference in console
- Persona 5, the graphics aren't close to top notch, but the artwork and style and amazing.

Most of these games are more like 'expected graphics' because it's on a console that has that power but nothing that PS4 owners screams for demand of needing high end graphics.  Or at least that's how I see it for myself.

As for Spiderman, I think people are just excited for a new spiderman game that's actually fun (gamplay wise, not graphics) because there hasn't been on in awhile.  I know alot of people haven't played a good Spiderman game since PS1 or PS2?

I was saying that people were excited about those games because they looked good.  This is way before anyone actually had a chance to play those games.  Graphics always bring the wow and even the ones you listed looked very polished and up to date.  None look like they were PS2 games or anything like that.  Today there is an expectation that games look a certain way and right now Horizon and Uncharted 4 gives games the expectation that games will look that good and also deliver on the gameplay goods.  

Another question would be if the X1 and PS4 both performed at the same level would Sony have as many 3rd party exclusives and would they also have such a big lead market wise.  When both release one of the major issue with the X1 was that it was weaker than the PS4.  Of course now with both system having a mature library, games start to be more of a selling point especially if they are top notch.