| Astral said: The best approach is the middle one in my opinion. The fans want exclusives that take advantage of the new hardware, and the general customers want cross-gen games that they can play on their existing platforms. Sony is kind of doing that, but they are leaning toward a cross-gen approach far too much IMO. Games like Demon's Souls, Returnal, and R&C Rift Apart are important for the PS5, but they are not nearly as impactful as fully "next-gen" GoW or Horizon. With that said, Horizon is the most "next-gen" game I have seen, despite being cross-gen, so... Microsoft got a backlash too when they announce that "all" of their games will be cross-gen. Which IMO is a mistake. They need a few games to show what the new hardware is capable of. |
They did that with Ryse last gen. Next gen graphics don't always have to be built from the ground up with games. Showcasing next gen effects with better frame rates and higher clarity is just as good in many cases.
Playing a game from 30fps to 60fps with effects like Ray tracing etc is just as much mind blowing than building a game from scratch. The games still have to be good, not many care for just visual tech demos.
