User Info: skermac skermac 5 years ago #1



One is I think graphics and the overall look of games have been pretty close to maxed out. The next step up I think would be photo realistic. Some don't want that in game plus the technology is years away, at least affordable technology for a console.



Second reason is do we really need more more power than we have now when the big majority of games are ports or sequels? Far Cry 10, Diablo 10, COD 30, and son on will look just as good 5 6 or 7 year from now as they do now.



There was a big jump in how games looked and played from PS2 to PS3, not so much from PS3 to PS4. Not much more a PS5 could do over a PS4 with current tech. I think it will be at least 10 years before there can be a big and affordable jump. Anyone with me?



And before anyone brings up pc's, I'm not a pc gamer but I know pc's aren't really getting more powerful either. They still have 3.x ghz processors, 8 or 16 gb of ram and it's been that way for a few years. I think w have seen all the power we will see on anything for a long time. To the edge of the universe and back, endure and survive 2 reasonsOne is I think graphics and the overall look of games have been pretty close to maxed out. The next step up I think would be photo realistic. Some don't want that in game plus the technology is years away, at least affordable technology for a console.Second reason is do we really need more more power than we have now when the big majority of games are ports or sequels? Far Cry 10, Diablo 10, COD 30, and son on will look just as good 5 6 or 7 year from now as they do now.There was a big jump in how games looked and played from PS2 to PS3, not so much from PS3 to PS4. Not much more a PS5 could do over a PS4 with current tech. I think it will be at least 10 years before there can be a big and affordable jump. Anyone with me?And before anyone brings up pc's, I'm not a pc gamer but I know pc's aren't really getting more powerful either. They still have 3.x ghz processors, 8 or 16 gb of ram and it's been that way for a few years. I think w have seen all the power we will see on anything for a long time.

User Info: thefabregas22 thefabregas22 5 years ago #2 Honk For Ponk You really think the next step is photo realism? You really don't think we still have a lot more to improve before that?

User Info: Foppe Foppe 5 years ago #3

Just how they kept the PS2 alive for 10 years and how they intend to keep the PS3 alive for 10 years. GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC It will stay alive for 10 years because Sony decides to do so.Just how they kept the PS2 alive for 10 years and how they intend to keep the PS3 alive for 10 years.

User Info: skermac skermac (Topic Creator) 5 years ago #4 thefabregas22 posted...

You really think the next step is photo realism? You really don't think we still have a lot more to improve before that?



What else is left? Graphics are about maxed. 4k could be the next step but it won't look much different and it will be about 10 years before 4k tv's are cheap enough to be widely available. 4k tv's aren't even being pushed to anyone know. I see no ads or commercials. I suppose a new console wouldn't need better graphics, just the ability to have more on screen and do more? To the edge of the universe and back, endure and survive What else is left? Graphics are about maxed. 4k could be the next step but it won't look much different and it will be about 10 years before 4k tv's are cheap enough to be widely available. 4k tv's aren't even being pushed to anyone know. I see no ads or commercials. I suppose a new console wouldn't need better graphics, just the ability to have more on screen and do more?

User Info: Matt_256 Matt_256 5 years ago #5 In some ways I agree. Yea, this generation released with rather dated hardware in comparison to some higher end PC's but this is not what console gaming is all about. 4k isn't going to be a thing for a while (maybe at least a decade) yes, the TV's are getting more affordable but there's still near ZERO content to support it. Hell, even majority of broadcast television channels aren't even 1080p yet and are all compressed to hell. We still have a while to go, it's just not universally sound yet.



I know there's a ton of people around here saying "Oh man, this gen is SO dated already, it's not even going to last 5 years" but in reality, I think this gen could be just as long as the last gen. Gamers are not completely in console gaming for graphics and if you are you're more likely to just upgrade your PC to top of the line performance and visuals. Look at Sony, they're pushing Indie games like crazy and are getting a TON of support. It's about connectivity and just a place to play and have fun. The PS4 and Xbox One to me feel like a more "refined" last gen. It's not leaps and bounds better visually speaking, but we're getting better draw distances, cleaner graphics, smoother framerates (sometimes lol) to the point where most of these games look respectable. I went back to play BF4 on my 360 and couldn't believe how bad it looked and how sluggish it felt. It's a much better experience on the new machines.



Also, the amount of money to front up a new console is just too risky. I don't think it's something Microsoft and Sony want to do every 4-5 years. They want to hold onto these machines as long as they can and get everything they can out of them for as long as possible. I just wouldn't be surprised to see this generation last just as long as the PS3/360.

User Info: TravisCombs TravisCombs 5 years ago #6 skermac posted...

One is I think graphics and the overall look of games have been pretty close to maxed out.



Not even close. The PS4 is grossly underpowered to what it could be. If anything, I'm hoping this gen doesn't last as long as the last one did.



skermac posted...

And before anyone brings up pc's, I'm not a pc gamer but I know pc's aren't really getting more powerful either. They still have 3.x ghz processors, 8 or 16 gb of ram and it's been that way for a few years.



There's a lot more to specs than speed or RAM. i5-760 @3.80GHz | 12GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 | MSI GTX 660Ti | Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Corsair TX650 | Antec 300 Illusion | Windows 7 Not even close. The PS4 is grossly underpowered to what it could be. If anything, I'm hoping this gen doesn't last as long as the last one did.There's amore to specs than speed or RAM.

User Info: TravisCombs TravisCombs 5 years ago #7 skermac posted...

4k could be the next step but it won't look much different and it will be about 10 years before 4k tv's are cheap enough to be widely available. 4k tv's aren't even being pushed to anyone know. I see no ads or commercials. I suppose a new console wouldn't need better graphics, just the ability to have more on screen and do more?



Surely you can't be serious. Every third commercial I see on TV is that damn Vizio 4KTV commercial. I recently bought a 1080p TV at Best Buy and the majority of TVs they had there were actually 4KTVs, which were only about $300-600 more than 1080p TVs, depending on how high end you went. 10 years? You're nuts. 4K will be outdated in 10 years. i5-760 @3.80GHz | 12GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 | MSI GTX 660Ti | Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Corsair TX650 | Antec 300 Illusion | Windows 7 Surely you can't be serious. Every third commercial I see on TV is that damn Vizio 4KTV commercial. I recently bought a 1080p TV at Best Buy and the majority of TVs they had there were actually 4KTVs, which were only about $300-600 more than 1080p TVs, depending on how high end you went. 10 years? You're nuts. 4K will be outdated in 10 years.

User Info: Acquire Acquire 5 years ago #8 Thrive on change. Embrace volatility. TC, look at PC games if you think current console graphics are as far as they're going to go. If anything, this generation may be one of the shortest because of how weak the consoles are. I hope it doesn't last anything above 5 years otherwise we'll end up with another gigantic gap between consoles and PC. PC games right now can look several magnitudes better than what consoles can do. PC hardware is several times as powerful as anything found in consoles and performance keeps going up every year for PCs.

User Info: Xenosheart Xenosheart 5 years ago #9 WORKS OF WORDS | http://dinoszachos.tumblr.com PS4 will last for as long as it sales.