Will Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 big the biggest leap gaming has yet to see?

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Conina said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

1) The biggest leap is easily Gen 2 to 3.  Graphically it's a transition from 1D to 2D gaming.  On the Atari 2600, I'm controlling dots and stick figures, while on the NES I'm actually controlling discernable 2D characters, each with a unique look. 

Atari games like Pitfall 1 + 2, River Raid, Solaris, Pole Position, Battlezone, Atlantis, Kung Fu Master and H.E.R.O. don't look much worse than many NES games.

And they are not in 1D.

Those games definitely don't look shitty relative to average NES games, and they're definitely not 1D.  But, those are the best 2600 games.  And, gameplay wise, they are mostly more simplistic than many NES games.  

I agree with your underlying point though - the jump from 2600 to NES is not as big as TLL made it out to be.  (I agree with his underlying point too though, that it was a big leap between those generations, at least when viewed from 2020.)