On the topic of diminishing returns, the reason why generational leaps don't seem to be happening anymore for console gamers, as they did before, is because of the mid-gen refreshes. If there weren't a PS4 Pro and One X, then console gamers would've felt a bigger leap between the last generation and the current.
HD 7850 -> RX 6600xt level performance is a huge leap.
HD7850 -> RX 470 (bottlenecked by the CPU) -> RX 6600xt level of performance is much less so. That is more along the lines of PC gaming generations, which always felt more incremental than generational.
Consoles had essentially become closed-platform PC's for the last decade. Hell, and now the platforms are starting to open with GamePass and Playstation exclusives being available on PC's.
Nintendo is the main exception to this trend in that they didn't go the Switch Pro route with the Oled model and their games are only officially playable on their hardware.
Last edited by sc94597 - on 10 September 2023
