| Bodhesatva said: It's not a crutch, Kasz, it's a different set of emphases. Again, I think muscle cars are a great example. Is the extra acceleration and top speed of a Pontiac GTO a "crutch"? No, it's just a different set of priorities for what the car should be, and clearly some people prefer those priorities. |
I would argue that for games it is in fact a crutch.
I wouldn't compare extra acceleration and top speed to the sports car.
I'd compare it to how the car looks.
A good game is good game. Suddenly not being able to rely on good graphics isn't going to change that. A game like gears would still be good and sell well on the wii with worse graphics. (IMO.)
The only people this is a huge problem for rather then a slight bump are people like Epic who sell middleware engines.
