| TheMisterManGuy said: Sure, they promoted more power. But they largely sold because it was a new generation. PS4 also got a head-start thanks to Sony Capitalizing on Microsoft's draconian proposals and Nintendo's incompetence. Sony made a lot of smart decisions with the PS4, but let's be honest, their current leadership was practically given to them on a silver platter. Like I said, there is an audience for the Pro and X don't get me wrong, but it's not one big enough to replace the already perfectly fine base consoles for most consumers. |
And the entire new generation was marketed based on improvements in areas such as graphics.
Otherwise there is no need for a new generation.
I am not denying that Microsoft stuffed up in other areas, higher price, kinect, always-online didn't help matters... But the fact that Sony offered better graphics out of the box on top of it is one of many reasons why the Playstation 4 took a commanding lead.
| TheMisterManGuy said: And Like I mentioned, there's always room for improvement regarding graphics technology and power, but the differences are becoming less substantial going into each new generation, and while you're correct that early Xbox 360 games look night and day compared to the Xbox One, the differences start becoming less apparent the further you go into the generation. Many late-gen PS3 and 360 games don't look that much worse than current gen games, even 5 years into 8th generation. A lot of PS3 and 360 games from about 2009 onward can still look good on current gen hardware with a few improvements. It's a big reason why the PS3 and 360 lasted so long in terms of support, and its also a big reason why publishers still keep re-releasing games from that era. |
Not a fair comparison.
You don't compare a late generation title against an early generation next-generation title... Otherwise the Xbox and Xbox 360's differences look almost inconsequential.
You compare differences at similar points in a consoles release cycle.
| TheMisterManGuy said: 7th generation was the point where older graphics started becoming good enough for a lot of people, and if you think that generation lasted too long, current generation is likely to last even longer. Next gen consoles always bring better graphics and technology, and I'd be lying if I said those still aren't exciting because its always good to see ambitious game developers show that off. But we now at a point where consumers and developers no longer need to shuffle over to the next generation immediately as games on older or less powerful hardware are still perfectly playable. I again point to the PS3 and 360 where even in 2015, those consoles were still regularly receiving great AAA and indie games, and while everyone fully moved on by the following year, they're still getting annual Sports games and just dance until probably next year. Current generation will be even longer lasting since all the consoles are incredibly easy to develop for now that they'll continue to get a lot of great games until there's no longer a market for them. |
7th generation did last to long, stagnated technology for to long... And this generation I agree will likely be just as long, if not longer, which is incredibly saddening.
...But, guess what? The next generation consoles will be betting on power as a vital selling point, just like every console generation with the exception of Nintendo's efforts.
--::{PC Gaming Master Race}::--
