i can't really recall the trailers and am too lazy to even search youtube for them, but i've seen some GT 5 game play and i think that looks incredible.

I agree, AA is something that has dissapointedd me. Some of the games from this generation looks great but still have too many jaggies. Before trying to duplicat physics 100% accurately, perhaps one should get rid of jaggies in games. I do't recall real life having too many of those! However, fear not, Microsoft has taken care of that with DirectX 10.1. All DirectX 10.1 and future versions of DirectX require a mandatory minumum of at last 4X MSAA.

I remember when I first saw the Motorstorm E3 05 trailer, it had me seriously pumped.  It was like jaw dropping, all the way to the vehicles in the open plains that reminded me of the movie Megaforce for some reason.  The mud and mayhem were amazing.  I remember I was at a job to where it and others were discussed.  The entire office was pro-Playstation to the place they thought the PS3 would dominate the world, and so awesome, and the masses would line up for it.  Well, funny how things turn out.  Anyhow, back to graphics, before this bit I describe gets me annoyed again.

Uncharted is a work of art.  Unlike MGS4, which is a simulation of a movie, Uncharted delivered for me in spades and felt like a movie, not just a simulation, with really good voice acting, and story, and of course the graphics.  What really gets me with Uncharted is the facial graphics and animation.  It seems ALMOST there.

Now, time to bring on the 05 stuff, PLEASE.  I don't want any more rationalizing.  Well, at least Killzone now and Uncharted are getting closer.  I would still expect the end of next generation AT THE EARLIEST (assuming we get a next generation) would start to get close to it.

It's true, Uncharted did feel like a movie. It's one of the few games that actually made me connect with the others. I thought that Mass Effect also has a very cinematic feeling to it, although I personally think the gameplay killed that appeal a little bit. Transitions from story to battles weren't as fluid as in Uncharted. 

CGI graphics?
i think FFXIII has CGI in game graphics
Uncharted 2.....looks a lil like CGI
ummm heavy rain looks CGI to me

but that just my opinion
i think CGI graphics is easy to acheive this generation we are only 2 years on ps3 and look at killzone 2....and GT5 the final version
its close.
real close i say FFXIV will have CGI graphics just depends on how long the system been out and how well the developers know the system

thanks for listening lol..

Final Fantasy XIII looks nice but it still has a long way to go. I guess that our perspective of CGI quality differ a bit. My perspective of it is Killzone 2/Motorstorm CG, something which will be difficult to achieve with the PS4 and Xbox 720;

I couldn't tell you.  Late this year maybe?  I want full 1080p games with AA and CG modeling. If only Heavy Rain was on the PC or 360...

Heavy rain looks good, but it isn't anywhere near the level that is being discussed here. 

Because I would rather get a desktop.