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curl-6 on 05 June 2024
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Chrkeller said:
curl-6 said:

That we're 3 and a half years into the generation and many games are still crossgen is quite unprecedented; by this point last gen (2017) PS3/360 had been well and truly left behind.

AAA games cost so much these days that publishers don't want to let go of the last gen player base.

Regarding the gaps between gens, I do feel that they're getting smaller as a result of diminishing returns; with the exception of Hellblade II, PS5/Xbox Series games don't look massively better than PS4/XBO games to my eyes. Technically the gap is there, but its less noticeable than in the past cos last gen games already looked really good, to my eyes at least.

The problem is console gamers are still tied to the archaic "generation" classification that isn't fit for purpose anymore.  Games are scalable, there is no reason not to leverage sliders and supporr weaker hardware.

Console gamers are also struggling because they hung their hat on exclusives, which is dying.  And I think it is great.  Why buy 3 pieces of hardware when I can buy 1?  

The gap is there and has a long, long way to go till diminishing returns.  UE5 demos, like the forest and car, are mind blowing.  The big difference between now and the past, panel quality is the limiting factor for many.  OLED, large screen at 120 hz makes games look significantly better than LCD, small screen and 60 hz.  We have entered a period where extra hardware is required to get the most out of powerful gpus.  

And AAA games aren't going anywhere.  Necessity is the mother of invention.  AI tools like DLSS and RT are already here.  More will be coming to reduce development costs.  There are already NPC generators and voice acting AI being investigated.  

I dunno, looking at something like Spiderman on PS4 vs Spiderman 2 on PS5, or the PS4/PS5 versions of stuff like Horizon Forbidden West or God of War Ragnarok I'm really not seeing this giant leap.

I've played stuff like Final Fantasy 16, Hogwarts Legacy, and Diablo 4 on a 65 inch 4K TV and while they do look great, they don't give me that wow feeling that I got seeing something like Gears of War in 2006 or Rogue Squadron II in 2001.

It's not that the technical gap isn't there, it is, its more that PS4/XBO games already looked really good and the higher up the graphics ladder you go, the more subtle the improvements become.