Re: XBox 360 - Official Thread
Add to your comments this: even many years into the current-gen console development cycle, a majority of games, PS2 or Xbox, are mediocre at best.
We're talking about a handful or two of games on either console that really matter in the grand scheme of things -- games that are revolutionary, or that have deep replay value, or that are actually worth $50.
No matter how sexy the specs of the next-gen consoles, I'm not looking for this to change significantly. In fact, the gorgeous, enhanced graphics of these new games will only serve to better hide a new generation of mediocrity once the excitement dies down.
To put it another way, the attention should be less on the console makers and more on game developers to really push the envelope.
Holio said:Though XB=>XB360 wont be as big a jump as PS2=>PS3, everyone has to remember that 1st Generation games are usually pretty damn poor to what machines do 2-3 years later. Look at the PS2, it's only just doing games like God of War now, that's about 8 years after developers have got been working with it.
The 360 will have a few games of quality at launch, PGR3 and Perfect Dark Zero I think will be AAA titles, but a year later or so, PGR4 and PDZ II will probably be pushing the machine much harder. So come on lads, lets get a grip, get gaming on whatever console ya like and post what games people might have missed, we're all beyond the school playground now I think
Add to your comments this: even many years into the current-gen console development cycle, a majority of games, PS2 or Xbox, are mediocre at best.
We're talking about a handful or two of games on either console that really matter in the grand scheme of things -- games that are revolutionary, or that have deep replay value, or that are actually worth $50.
No matter how sexy the specs of the next-gen consoles, I'm not looking for this to change significantly. In fact, the gorgeous, enhanced graphics of these new games will only serve to better hide a new generation of mediocrity once the excitement dies down.
To put it another way, the attention should be less on the console makers and more on game developers to really push the envelope.