| Hardstuck-Platinum said: It will not be a coincidence that GTA 6 will be the most technically/graphically advanced game and probably the most successful game of all time as well. |
Not really. If it didn't have the GTA license it would likely fail to recoup its development cost.
If what you're saying is true then Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga should be a top 10 seller this gen and Alan Wake II should also be ... and that's not even close to being reality. Senua's Saga is a flop and Alan Wake II is struggling just to break even. Other games with high end graphics have also put up middling/mediocre sales (Avatar, Star Wars Outlaws). None of the "graphics showcase" games this gen have really lit up the sales charts.
If you need a billion dollars to make a big leap forward, that isn't feasible for 99% of developers even big ones and you're treading into a territory that is just stupid frankly.
There's exactly 0 games on the PS5/XSX that would give me the same feeling of going from PS1 to PS2 honestly, the PS4 to PS5 leap has not been great, doesn't even feel like a real generational leap.
It feels like what used to be inter-generational jumps, like going from PS2 (2000) to the original XBox (2001). That's honestly what console generations feel like now. There's nothing that really feels like a full generation beyond the last God of War or Horizon Forbidden West. If GTA6 does it, that takes a billion dollar budget to pull it off, that's just not feasible for most devs and how then are devs supposed to top GTA6? 2 billion budget?
Looking at the poll, that's a pretty lopsided result to boot.
Also sure there are lots of games to play, but that doesn't mean I want just random games to play. If I'm a Zelda fan or something it does suck waiting 10 years in between games.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 17 January 2026
