yup. been saying this for years now.

The games are rushed and the specs they thought would get are much lower and thats why all the downgrades we are getting.

Last gen was much better than this gen at this point

It's because they don't have to try as hard on consoles.

They got used to making basically the same game year after year after year on a static platform.

They didn't have to try to upgrade assets very much, because they were already at the limits of the machines for years.

Just reuse assets, add a few new ones, write a crappy story or a new configuration of a multiplayer map, hire some voice actors... and done. (of course there's lots more that goes into it, but innovation wasn't generally one of them).

They just got used to doing the same old thing, and suddenly for the first time in 5-7 years, they had to do something NEW.

Look, this is how it breaks down.

The good Sony/MS studios, have been able to make some decent games. They were held back, but since they were staffed pretty well and tried hard, they were able to make a few games that were more technically advanced.

But the ones that have really come out like gangbusters, are the companies that have been continually making better games because they have been making PC games.

DX11 effects to them aren't a big thing, they've been doing it since 2009! Hi-res textures? No problem, they've been making better textures for every game.. they didn't stop in 2007 like many 360/PS3 games pretty much did.

But you see, the vast majority of developers aren't the top notch first party or the all platform third parties.

Even then there have been growing pains, as even some of the big boys have shown that some of their teams weren't really prepared.

But overall, if they made a PC version of their games anytime in the last 7-8 years, they were more equipped to make better PS4/XB1 games.

Why could Crytek make a game look good on XB1 around launch? Because they've been making stunning looking games on PC for years.

That's what it all boils down to. Continuous improvement.

You can't do that very well if you are making all your games in a static environment (power wise). Because suddenly you have all this more power with a new console, and don't know how to use it.

Those that have been growing their games with the growth of power, which happens with each Intel/AMD/Nvidia release, are constantly thinking about what to do with these increases in power. So when a new console hits, they already know what to do WITH the power, it's more about getting it compatible with the consoles themselves.

They already know how to max out 1.3 and 1.8 TFlops, because they've been making games that can suck 3-5-10 TFlops of power to run right.

Now, there will be efficiency gains over the course of the console life, but that won't help them suddenly hit 1440p or use 8k textures, etc, etc. It just means cramming a bit more into various constraints that won't be increased.

Think of it this way. You won't be able to increase the strength or size of that medieval plate of armor, but you can put an artist to it and paint it better and put some polish on it.

Another way to look at it. You won't be able to make the car have a bigger engine, but you might be able to tweak the settings to slightly increase your gas mileage.

No, gamers were unprepared.

1. They thought the consoles were way more powerful than they are.
2. They thought game devs would have the time & budget to utilize the console's power.
3. They thought games would finally look like last gen's tech demos.
4. They didn't realize that with more power and features comes more bugs.
5. They didn't listen when people warned that the conventional gaming industry was dying.

Seeing as this gen of consoles (except Wii-U) are very PC architecture orientated I think there are other reasons for these broken games to be released.