CG buddy.

But is such quality needed in terms of gameplay? Has it been used in active gameplay?

That's nice, I can't wait for The Last of Us.

I don't think the PS3 has had any problems being the generator of great graphics, but even the PS3 is not totally out of the blame game: The Cell could have had a lot more support in terms of help from Sony for developers having trouble using the processor. Using multi-core and parallel processing techniques are still relatively new, so Sony should have had an constantly updated engine to combat the industry's lack of experience.

Some developers got a hold of it really well early on (factor 5, Ninja Theory, Evolution), but many others could not grasp the depth of what either technique could do to develop games very well; heck, even Crytek (which I think are one of the best devs out there) had a problem translating Crysis over, and the Cry engine (from what I thought) used parallel-processing.

You may be right overall, I just think Sony could and still can help people bring out the best on the PS3 and hopefully have The Cell with much better developer support in the PS4.

@ godmars:

"But is such quality needed in terms of gameplay? Has it been used in active gameplay?"

I believe so, and here's why:

Immersion is the key to games like The Last of Us and other games like Resident Evil, or any game which uses a degree of realism; or else things that have nothing to do with the active area like draw distance or such as voice syncing in cut-scenes would not make gamers dislike a certain game.

These things accumulate to make the overall gaming experience worth your money, plus worth the investment of time. When you see things like a blurry object "load-in" like in Gears, or loading in general like Killzone 2, it does take away from the experience, despite how the game plays you always have a reminder that it's only a game; sometimes, you can get into a game so much you lose yourself in the moment, and the longer a game can do that, the better the game is. I love both Gears and Killzone, and both had moments of losing yourself in it, but if they can hold-up and give a flawless experience for the whole game, those games will elevate to and above what even games like Halo or Call of Duty can do in terms of fans and sales.

I agree, but there are some games I'll only play on PC, and others I'll only play on consoles, graphics or not because of the potential community on one or the other.

The best Next-gen games will have cross platform play, I would think; Dust 514 is shaping up to be a powerhouse. I was in the beta (still am) and I hated it at first, but that game is developing to be something that will pull me off of just about every multiplayer game with the exception of PlanetSide2.

But I must add that when you look at this gen, there really wasn't much of a difference in terms of releasing games for a console or PC; the gameplay is preserves 100%, and in some instances you saw things consoles did before the PC this gen, like how MAG for the PS3 had 256 players in a game with modern graphics before the PC did, even though once the PC did, the graphics were better lol.

@pixel the original planetside had like 600+ characters in mp.

@ zebra:

I know, but what I'm saying is with modern graphics; that's why mods working with Valve's and Unreal engines could not get it above 128 without a lot of lag and a bunch of problems; it was only the Bad Company devs, I think? That did it. PlanetSide 1 had more than 256 not doubt, but it had graphics that were not modern.

PC's are held back by their inability to standardize, while consoles are held back by their inability to constantly advance.

It's all about when and where devs put out the effort to make the most of whats available.

Extra players doesn't mean **** if the game isn't designed around it. *looks at BF3 metro map on PC*

*facepalm*

im not saying that PC gaming is being held by consoles, what im saying is that devs on the PC need deeper access into the hardware on PC components so ports and game development be easier on PC's.

go research before replying with BS or disagreeing.

thank you bubbles up.

unfortunately most my disagrees most likely came because my choice of user name. lol

Doesn't seem like we have the same understanding of the word "innovation". I'm interested in PC, don't think I'm a console only gamer just because I'm taking their side. But Journey, Mario Galaxy, Starhawk, Alan Wake (although I play it on PC and it may not be too good of an example but I like the way it uses light.), Valkyria Chronicles and Little Big Planet are all examples of console titles that brought fresh new and innovative gameplay experiences.

That is a handful of arguable titles. Nothing as crazy and unique as Thomas was alone a game about giving character and personality to a quadrilateral or Octodad or any of the other smaller titles that are so far from the norm and all only on PC.

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse