Yeah totally agree, like I said, I still think the PS4 will eventually get some exclusive content that will be worth getting, because it can still deliver great experiences, but at launch their is nothing that looks new or next gen, just rehases, in the case of the Xbone rehashes not even at 1080P, this is very poor for launch imho.
For people who also play on PC, consoles are there for the exclusive games. I want to get a PS4 for the first party Sony games that I like.
"Next gen" isn't a look, that's not how generations work. Also, if you're saying you're underwhelemed by the visuals the PS4 brings, then maybe you've not really looked in to it all that much?
I'm not sure why people are obsessing so much about what the Xbox one can do, surely it's irrelevant if you're not interested in the games that are on the Xbox One?
The same goes for the Wii U. Its hardware specs have been used by troglodytes to claim that it isn't part of the next generation of consoles. This isn't how generations work, and the hardware of the Wii U is only really relevant in relation to previous Nintendo consoles, so the Wii U is a big step up from the Wii. People don't buy Nintendo consoles to be at the forefront of graphical quality, they buy them to play Nintendo games, which are looking decent anyway.
Although the PC eventually surpasses consoles, at launch consoles are usually ahead of the PC. This is the first generation that at launch the consoles are already inferior in performance. It's very lackluster..
People who claim to have been around for a long time seem to claim this a fair amount, it's not actually true.
When the 360 game out, there were PCs available with more raw power than the Xbox 360 was capable of.
When the PS3 came out, it had a GPU with performance that was in between a 7800GTX and a 7600GT. The 8800GTX was out around the same time as the PS3's launch.
The main issue with this generation's release is that because the consoles are using very familiar hardware, only old fool can talk rubbish about stuff they don't understand, and claim that because the GPU performance is the same as a 7850, that games will look no better than what a 7850 can handle.
The actual raw performance is what matters, but because of the point of reference people can make, they get carried away and talk a load of crap. This generation's release isn't much different to the previous generation's releases, outside of the point of reference you can make.
The PS3 to PS4 is jump of around 1000% in graphical power available. Considering what can be done with the PS3's measly GPU even now, it's not something you should just flippantly dismiss the way you are.
No contribution to thread whatsoever, the whole point is consoles at launch usually are ahead of the PC, the PC then plays catchup and eventually surpasses the consoles, this time is very very different. The 'next gen' consoles are out dated in terms of performance before they have even launched.. Maybe you're just not old enough to remember previous console launches..
You can hardly judge the quality of replies to a thread with such a flawed premise. The whole point is that your premise is wrong, consoles are not usually ahead of PCs in terms of hardware, they are ahead in terms of what the hardware can do relatively.
This time is not very very different, and the only reason you can say they are outdated is because of what I said above, there is a point of reference that you can make (7850 GPU).
It's amusing that you suggest they are maybe too young to remember previous generations, whilst you demonstrate that you yourself can't remember them either. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
come on now...
