[kupoartist]

Originally Posted by merylsilverburg

I can't help but feel like they're rushing it too much, don't you guys think? I mean, the PS2, GC, and Xbox still have potential to present some fantastic and great games, so what's the deal? There's hardly a good bulk of games for the PS2 as there were for the PS1. I don't know...I just feel like us consumers/gamers are being cheated or are becoming a little too demanding that they have to come out with the "next-gen" console every 5 years or something.

Console turn around has always been about 5 Years or so, so this is nothing new. Graphically, the last generation of consoles were looking long in the tooth as much as 3 years ago (particuarly the PS2, which was technically the worst). The fidelity of PC Games in the last 2 years has put the consoles to shame, and it's not just about graphics - physics, AI and all multitude of things are still reliant on dwindling power in the machines of yesterday. Killzone is a very good example of a game that is just too much for the console it's trying to perform on. The consoles are ancient tech. Most serious PC games update their PC at least every 2 years: I shudder to think of a scenario where I'm forced to play games on the machine I had 5 years ago :o

Though I will add that i'm pretty underwhelmed about the graphics of the next gen. I blame Epic for revealing Unreal Engine 3 last year (thus making the whole mega wonderful graphics thing old news...)... It seriously looks like everyone will be making games with Unreal tech in the next gen ^^