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ReiGn said:
Early demos/trailers from Gears of War and MGS4 already look fantastic and movie like but those are just from beta kits and are only first gen games, And they still have room for improvement, which is something the devs themselves claim.
Beta stages always have room for improvement :rolleyes Besides, I have never liked the MGS series... This goes back to when Metal Slug was SNES and Genesis, if my recollection is right. Gears of War doesn't look to be in a genre I generally like, either. I can't recall, however.
But having more realistic graphics isn't the only thing developers will achieve from having more powerful hardware. AI, Physics, HDR, bloom, ragdolls, havaing a huge, breathing world with tons of characters in screen at once, etc all add to a more fun gaming experience. DMC3 for example, the PS2 couldn't handle on the fly style switching because of the limitations of the PS2 hardware. with better hardware not only can they have better graphics but implement other ideas that they couldn't achieve before. And every generation requires an additional # of people in their staff and increase in production costs, obviously.
Graphics = Pixels + Polygons =/> 1/2 improved specifications
All that people seem to talk about is "graphics this/graphics that." That is what everybody is trying to draw attention to. High-Definition graphics are all that Sony (Blu-Ray) and Microsoft (HD-DVD) appear, superficially, to be pushing. Sure, developers naturally have more to work with, but HD isn't even standard enough to reduce a good "small" screen TV to under a grand, which means that, even though the PS3 price is semi-confirmed to be under $500, will cost you a minimum of $1500 just to fully enjoy those pretty pictures the systems are pushing.
The PS2 was handling things by the end of its lifespan that nobody believed it could do. RE4, though not looking or feeling nearly as good as the NGC version (personal experiance), was an accomplishment and a half to pull off on what people said were the limitations on the PS2. There are, obviously, things that can be done with a stronger processor, but two graphics cards in the PS3 tell the tale of what Sony's concentrating on. Blu-Ray (and HD required for full enjoyment) tell what Sony is concentrating on. This system can, as my boss would put it, do everything but "kiss ya and call ya shuga daddy."
For less than half the price, on the otherhand, you have a truely remarkable idea on "mere" Enhanced Definition, 256-bit graphics. The 360 and PS3 are also 256-bit, and they both can handle improved AI because of it. However, they have massive power directed towards HD processing; which, in the end, creates lack of power to be shared. The
can handle more, but, in the end, I believe the Revolution, with less power devoted to massive graphics requirements, will be able to handle the same level of "additions" (AI, physics, et cetera) as the power-hungry systems. I
will own multiple systems. The only question for me is: Will the 360 have more promise, game-wise, than the original X-Box to warrant it over the PS3 or in addition to, once prices are down low enough.
I know the games available will be awesome, no matter the system, but, for my tastes, the Revolution automatically has a place on my entertainment shelf because it'll have the largest library, no challenge, at over twenty years. For my tastes, I have more NGC games that I like, and I love the NGC controller, personally. I've read up on the N5R controller, and Sega, EA, Namco, SquareEnix, CAPCOM, et cetera are impressed by it. The test group(s) w(as/ere) impressed by it. The only people standing off from it are those who stopped where I got my first impression. "Oh! It's new... It's weird... I'm afraid." Actually, I never got to the second two (weird, afraid), but I
was worried that it wouldn't work right in the market. Luckily, I don't just go by the word of the first place I read. I do read Nintendo's website and magazine, but I also read GameSpot and a few others (though tending to ignore IGN, but even IGN liked the N5R controller after a hands-on).
In otherwords, I know perfectly well what the new systems will be capable of, but I see all the focus on Sony's and Microsoft's on "Oh...pretty..." with lots and lots of drool. I like, personally really like, the direction Nintendo is going. It work with the DS, and I believe it will work here.
Why do you believe the industry is falling and needs rejuvination? Every console relased this gen and the last did nothing wrong to the gaming industry. Infact, it has grown into a much larger business since Microsoft and Sony came in the market. Believe what you will, but this generation was one of the best gens for gaming. Online console gaming is close to becoming mainstream thanks to xbox live and DC's online, even Nintendo is getting serious about online, the excellent 3rd party titles and 1st party games that MS, Sony and Ninty put out, all played using a regualar controller. You can argue all you want that games are getting boring but in reality they're just as fun as the snes/genesis era. Only those in denial are going to believe that. I mean surely you had fun with all those 1st party GC titles right?
I said "stagnating" not "stagnate". It's nowhere near as bad as the Atari days were masses of games were released with little to no quality control and the market for video gaming nearly crashed, but fewer quality games get to be seen. You get dull and boring gore fests and a concentration on "the only games worth getting are T and M" propoganda, which is why the awesome game selection of the NGC was ignored by the US audience as "kiddy", simply because they were "family friendly" at mostly G and T with few interlaced M.
With absolutely awful games like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Fist of the Ninety-nine Dragons, et cetera released, there is no way this can be called the "best" generation of gaming. This generation had as many over-hyped and under-rated games as any other. Awesome games like Tales of Phantasia didn't even see translation until this year, on the GBA, and it is still ranked as one of the best RPGs Namco
ever put out, and I love their Tales of Symphonia.
X-Box live was a failure when compared to what inspired Nintendo. Yes. It took off well in the US, but it practically made zero headway in Japan or Europe. DC Online was okay, but it's ultimate failure is what actually inspired Nintendo's
true first foray into Online, Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1&2 that everybody seems to conveniantly forget. Nintendo wasn't into online, at first, because of such failures. Their main audience remains the Japanese audience, even the European audience, which made them, once US sales are included, the #2 console gaming company in the world and, when GameBoys are calculated in, the #1 gaming company in the world and, when DS are calculated in, the indisputable champion of gaming and hardware sales in the world.
The DS sparked new life into the industry, and that is something that can't be denied. It's done absolute wonders for even the lush Japanese video gaming market, with such key titles as Nintendogs. Though not as hot in the US (that title specifically), it proves that Nintendo is thinking outside the proverbial box. It proves that there had to be some stagnation in the market. How else can you explain one-million plus copies of Nintendogs being sold in a month's time? Obviously, the market enjoys an interesting twist on control. Interestingly, the new controller actually gives the Nintendo systems, DS and Revolution, a more computer-esque (ala mouse) versus the X-Box 360
Computer Entertainment system or PlayStation 3
Computer Entertainment System. The Revolution Gaming Entertainment System will be a breath of fresh air, and I hope that it'll be as well recieved as early reports indicate it should be (ala GameSpot and even IGN of all places).
Those in denial will certainly fail to admit that Legend of Zelda: Windwaker (NGC), Tales of Symphonia (NGC), Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (NGC), Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (NGC), Panzer Dragoon Orta (X-Box), Digital Devil Saga (PS2), Xenosaga (PS2), and many others are not enjoyable titles. Those are just titles I could name off the top of my head! That's not even including recent GBA and NDS titles, but we are talking about consoles. Aren't we?
NOTE: Tales and FF:CC are third-party as are all PS2 and X-Box titles listed.
