CGI-Quality said: Which is why some of us will continue the support for The Uncanny Valley!

I am surprised that no one else brought up this point -- if the games are too lifelike, the negative reaction to the graphics can cause them to "fail."

Mike from Morgantown

Quote for the truth.
If gamers really cared about graphics they wouldn't be buying Call of Duty in droves and wouldn't be gaming on a console.

However, with that said... When a game does feature cutting edge graphics... Their is allot of word of mouth which can translate into some sales. Aka. Crysis 1 and Battlefield 3 for example.

This was precisely my thought.  We're not even close to what will be done visually as of yet.
 

considering that it takes more time, effort and money to produce games these i'd even say that more powerfull consoles are killing the gaming industry. The smaller game developers can no longer sustain the cost needed to develop games for these powerfull hd consoles.

take a look at the 1 dollar games and free shit available in the adroid market, cheap ass games that are fun. that's what high budget games are really missing these days. FUN!

CGI-Quality said: mike_intellivision said: CGI-Quality said: Which is why some of us will continue the support for The Uncanny Valley! I am surprised that no one else brought up this point -- if the games are too lifelike, the negative reaction to the graphics can cause them to "fail."   Mike from Morgantown Indeed, whih is why I study it the way I do. I've been at this now since just before I joined the site, and my findings are the same every time. The negative reaction to "The Valley" can make some people shy away from the movie they're watching, the game they're playing, or the robot they're observing. Sometimes you have something that The Uncanny Valley isn't strong enough to hurt the overall experience, which is what spared Heavy Rain, but other times, the repulsion is just too great (which is one of the reasons Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within wasn't the success it could have been).

It will be a great opportunity for a new breed of horror games. Emphasize the flaws to make some truly unnerving characters.
Horror games should benefit the most from realistic graphics to make everything seem normal while screwing with your head with a few things that are off.

Nah, hyper-real games is where it's at