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> The next gen consoles, with their power, are going to bring dynamic animation and procedural 3D environments and numerous innovative areas so that small teams
by teamonkey 13y ago
> The next gen consoles, with their power, are going to bring dynamic animation and procedural 3D environments and numerous innovative areas so that small teams can unshackle themselves from the legions of artists necessary today.
Ah, the dream. I've heard the same thing for the last 15 years.
- ekianjo 13y agoEspecially since the "next gen consoles" are about the same performance as today's mid-range gamer PC.
- teamonkey 13y agoSwitching to x86 architecture doesn't make it a PC in a box. These are highly tuned machines, designed specifically for developers to maximize performance. Yes, even the Xbox One.
- ekianjo 13y agoYeah well, the same thing was said about the Xbox360 when it came out, yet it didn't outperform the PC of that time very much even though it was "highly tuned" as well. And AMD APUs are not very powerful beasts either, as far as I know. Not matter how tuned the whole architecture is...
- teamonkey 13y agoThey'll do the job for the next 5 years or more. In 2005 a 360 was significantly cheaper than an equivalent PC and I'm sure the same will be true this time around. If you look at how the extra power on PC is used you'll see it's the same type of games, prettier. Almost universally. I can't think of a PC game that uses performance to do something significantly new or interesting, or even do some gameplay better. It's going to be the same this new generation too. What can we so with this extra raw power? Not much more except make the game games, prettier. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo know this, which is why they're all pushing for second screen integration, social features, online connectivity and (especially in MS's case) motion input.