For me the PS4 is already rough, some games run slower then I want, but its not the graphical level, which is usually fine, but when the frames are dropped I get anoyed, fast.

I voted for Wii U/PS3/360 because I still play on my PSVita on occasion and I still play some old games like Mass Effect and Red Dead on my PS3, but anything older is a real pain in 3d gaming.

The SNES games are still very acceptable however because the 2d style really holds up.

I want 60fps, nothing else really matters.
From the PS1/Saturn until now, I'm sick of developers pushing too hard and giving us crappy frame rates in exchange for eye candy.

I like those indy style retro shooters on PSN for example like Resogun.

Smooth, crisp, dynamic and CONSISTENT!

That's the point, it's easy to draw a line. Nobody wants to though. If MS for example had stuck to it's guns on minimum res for example on the Xbox 360.

We need enforced minimum frame rates (and pacing) and resolution on consoles. 60fps/900p on PS4/XB1 for example.

Sorted.

Uncharted 4

Anything lower is unacceptable.

PS1/Saturn level 3D, NES level 2D.

2D - Generally 3rd gen, though sprite flickering can be completely awful.
3D - Generally 6th gen; I do love many 5th gen games, but they often perform and look like ass, unfortunately. If I was a billionaire, I'd waste a lot of that money having my favorites be rebuilt like Crash Bandicoot (not necessarily like the FF7 remake).

As am I. In the last month alone I have rocked F-Zero X on N64 and Starfox on SNES, and I still enjoy them immensely.

I don't understand how some people claim that Standard Definition "hurts" their eyes. Yes, sometimes you get used to the HD levels of graphics, but some older games look just fine, and in some cases they look beautiful! (Granted, art style definitely makes a huge difference).

Recently I played Dirge Of Cerberus, a late PS2 game running at 480i using Component cables, and the cut scenes rendered with the IN GAME engine look GORGEOUS, the character design really shines and are all well animated, and this is a game that clearly went for some form of realism. 2D games age very well, take The Legendary Starfy... It holds up very nicely because the art style is so pretty.

While I agree that some games have aged horribly (Final Fantasy VII, Turok Evolution, Wave Race 64, etc), they're still playable in my opinion.

Maybe its just me, since I've been playing mostly PS1/PS2/PSP games for a while now, and I'm still amazed at how pretty some of them still look. 480i and 480p are more than acceptable for me, and I play on a HDTV.

Anyway, I can play older 3D games easily, but some of them (Deep Labyrinth on the 3DS) are just poorly animated and give me headaches. 2D wise I could play down to NES probably, I just don't like 2D games very much, much less the current gen indie shit like Shovel Knight. Give me any Contra, Castlevania, or Metal Slug and I'll play it for hours.

You just contadicted your opening sentence throughout your entire post.

I don't think people meant ALL low res games hurt their eyes. But anyone playing PSX/Saturn games that were using heavy 3D geometry will want to vomit, most of the time in sheer disgust.

Try playing a game like Driver 2 on the PSX a game that was a 10/10.

In that case the game like most 3D games on the PSX/Saturn is actually rendering at 320x240.

Anyone saying that 480i (not upscaled) makes their head hurt is simply neurotic attention seeking liar.

ps4 level