Black Ops 6 is coming to PS4 and Xbone

[Chrkeller]

Soundwave said:

Chrkeller said:

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.  

Nobody but a tiny niche audience gives a shit about Unreal 5 Engine demos, lol, let alone the games. 

Both Senua's Saga and Immortals Aveum (two games that are supposed to showcase Unreal Engine 5 from two huge publishers) both flopped, in Immortals Aveum's case half the studio got laid off afterwards. Senua's Saga on Steam is trending below a game (HiFi Rush) that bombed so bad the studio got shut down entirely. Like this is a disaster. 

There is no AI tool that's here and or even on the horizon that's going to significantly reduce the cost if I'm financing a game right now, there's no magic AI that's going to take my $150 million budget and make it $75 million let alone $300 million down to $100 million. That doesn't exist. As long as you have human beings making games you have to pay them a fair wage and if you're making a game that takes 4-8 years to develop with 80-400 people, you have to pay those people every 2 weeks and then you have to pay for a studio and keep the lights on, and pay for mo cap studio, etc. etc. etc. none of that is becoming free any time soon. 

Even OLED displays ... they're not selling huge numbers, so much so that Sony ditched OLED models for this year because by and large people don't pay the extra premium for those screens. Most people don't know or care about the Hz of their TV either. 

Goal post shift.  "Is there a difference" is a different question than "do people care."

Ferrari is niche compared to Honda.  But there is a massive difference.

Gaming is the same way.  Massive difference in high end, but yes it is niche

Same is true with audio.  Most people don't buy paradigm, but that doesn't mean TV speakers are the same as paradigm speakers.

What people buy and enjoy is there choice and I respect it.  Someone is super happy with a 3050 they just bought.  I'm happy for them, they will enjoy it. 

NTO has nothing to do with performance gaps.

The problem with AAA, imho, is the cookie cutter approach.  Those games all feel the same.  Make the games smaller and focus on new gameplay.  

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And AI is coming and not just in gaming.  Most industries are pushing AI.  There is a reason nvidia stock is up 3,000% in 5 years....  and it isn't because AI is a myth.  Predictive modeling is huge in the sciences.  

I'll close by pointing out that the internet and online shopping was laughed at in the mid 90s....  the world changes quickly and significantly.

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 05 June 2024