You know, I kinda wish every concept would have succeeded. I'm not too jazzed about where we are now. The majority want "more power.", "higher resolution.", "better framerate." but that's so boring to me. Just a better performing version of what we already had.
I'm a fan of the days when each generation brought something new and unique as well as a little improvement in graphics. Analog controls, motion controls, online gaming, multi-media functions, two screens, mode 7, 3D gaming, new controllers, etc.
We let a vocal minority convince us that performance was all that matters and that's all we got. That's why I gravitate towards VR and the Switch, I appreciate what we've gotten but many of us would never have known or cared. Now we're buying new TVs and sound equipment to say "Yeah. I can see the difference. It's a little smoother. It sounds a little better." When all that mattered was the experience. We've been molded into to audiophiles and graphics whores.
When we get our "next gen games" how many of them will make us feel emotions that we couldn't feel on 8th gen hardware? Or even 7th gen hardware? Once that "wow" factor wears off, what new gameplay options will we have?
Sorry. Got off on a rant, there.
