As long as our expectations exist... It seems like it

What a lame assed article. Of course they're still evolving, just look at The Order or Arkham City. In another year or two there'll be another big leap.

It's not bound by the tech nowadays, but by the sheer amount of time it takes to create a modern AAA game. It takes teams of hundreds years to make something like a GTA V or Destiny. People already resent paying $60 for games, so revenues aren't increasing. So don't expect the size of art teams to double to make noticeably prettier assets.

It probably has, if The Order was any indication. We're just a hair away from conquering the uncanny valley and while a lot of games have a ways to catch up, there doesn't seem to be any new territory to cover – just polishing it up. Visual technology's been the driving force of western games as much as games have been trying to outdo Hollywood since their inception. VR's the real gameplay change we have yet to put on store shelves. For now, that just means gaming's only as good as it's been up 'til now, which isn't too bad a loss.

There is no ceiling until we have reached the point the games mirror movies completely. It is almost there but not yet. Game mechanics should be focused on more often but you still have to have the right art direction, the right engine, the right resources you use in the right places. For a game to come together graphically in a perfect way.

It's not about triangles anymore. It's about lighting, lighting and realistic physically based rendering and LIGHTING.

Driveclub uses next-gen rendering techniques that really make it shine and look less video-gamey and more realistic. The lighting and the way different materials react to the light give the game a very believable look.

It's sad that I used to think Crysis 3 had the best graphics around even though now I look at it and it looks like a cartoon to me compared to next-gen games such as the Order 1886, Driveclub and AC:Unity.

Thanks for the feedback guys!

More like have Devs gotten lazier ? Cuz Naughty Dog continues to impress with each new game while others ( Infinity Ward ) just do the bare minimum.

I doubt its a graphical halt but i do think its too expensive for devs to take risks making games for certain systems... Also if they continue releasing broken games that need patches all the time to work well & milking people with DLC that should be in the game from the start, there might be another video game crash

Once you reach photo realism you really can't go any higher.

This Article was right on the money, this has been the weakest leap in graphics ever! I've never been so underwelmed with a new console generation .I had ps1 ps2 psp ps3 ps vita but no not ps4 or should I say ps 4 what?

that picture proves how the design have downgraded though, as the last tomb raider is the only one with stupid pants instead of shorts

Video games always have evolved even since Ralph Baer created the odyssey. We might have a halt in graphic due to the fact that it looks just very realistic right now, but that doesn't mean we will limit our creativity. This is when we start suplementing more surrealism into video games. More hyper realities and more inter activities. I'm sure more developer will focus on the future of VR as well.